What does Hard Refresh Button do?

Hard Refresh Button focuses on refreshing Firefox pages while bypassing cached files and resources. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who is Hard Refresh Button for?

Hard Refresh Button is an open-source project built for firefox users and web developers.

What platforms does Hard Refresh Button run on?

Hard Refresh Button runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Is Hard Refresh Button still active?

Unverified. Hard Refresh Button has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Hard Refresh Button?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Hashrate Lens, SaveAI, and Codex File Drop.

Who develops Hard Refresh Button?

Hard Refresh Button is developed by electrotype.

When did Hard Refresh Button launch?

Hard Refresh Button first shipped in 2017.

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Hard Refresh Button

Name: Hard Refresh Button
Author: electrotype

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Hard Refresh Button is an open-source Firefox extension that adds a toolbar control for forcing a page reload while bypassing cached resources. It is intended for Firefox users, particularly developers testing website changes.

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Overview

4 features

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, Hard Refresh Button takes a focused approach. It focuses on refreshing Firefox pages while bypassing cached files and resources. Hard Refresh Button is an open-source project aimed at firefox users and web developers. Hard Refresh Button is open source under the Open Source license. It runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Behind Hard Refresh Button is electrotype, and it first shipped in 2017. Among its 4 catalogued features are hard refresh, toolbar button, and cache bypass.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Hard refresh
Toolbar button
Cache bypass
Firefox integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinux

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 07:52 UTC
Hard Refresh Button verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Hard Refresh Button

What does Hard Refresh Button do?: Hard Refresh Button focuses on refreshing Firefox pages while bypassing cached files and resources. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Hard Refresh Button for?: Hard Refresh Button is an open-source project built for firefox users and web developers.
Is Hard Refresh Button free?: Yes — Hard Refresh Button is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Hard Refresh Button run on?: Hard Refresh Button runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Is Hard Refresh Button still active?: Unverified. Hard Refresh Button has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Hard Refresh Button?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Hashrate Lens, SaveAI, and Codex File Drop.Hashrate Lens SaveAI Codex File Drop
Who develops Hard Refresh Button?: Hard Refresh Button is developed by electrotype.
When did Hard Refresh Button launch?: Hard Refresh Button first shipped in 2017.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 9 Sept 2026
Built for: Firefox users and web developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Refreshing Firefox pages while bypassing cached files and resources.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: hard-refresh-button

Developer

electrotype

Index record

Indexed: 9 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 9 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: hard-refresh-button-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 9 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/electrotype/firefox-hard_refresh_button

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