What does Tab Refresh do?

Tab Refresh focuses on preventing browser pages from timing out by automatically refreshing selected tabs. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who should use Tab Refresh?

Tab Refresh is an open-source project built for people who need browser pages to stay active.

Yes — Tab Refresh is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Tab Refresh run on?

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

Is Tab Refresh still active?

Unverified. Tab Refresh 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 Tab Refresh?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AutoTabRefresh, Refresh All Tabs, and Tab Refresher-by Hussain.

Who develops Tab Refresh?

Tab Refresh is developed by jhonatasrm.

How long has Tab Refresh been around?

Tab Refresh first shipped in 2019.

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Tab Refresh

Name: Tab Refresh
Author: jhonatasrm

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Tab Refresh is an open-source browser extension for automatically reloading a selected tab at a configurable interval. It helps users keep session pages, dashboards, and other browser connections active and avoid timeouts.

Open SourceWebEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinux

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Overview

5 features

Tab Refresh is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on preventing browser pages from timing out by automatically refreshing selected tabs. Tab Refresh is an open-source project aimed at people who need browser pages to stay active. Tab Refresh is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

It is developed by jhonatasrm, and it first shipped in 2019. Among its 5 catalogued features are scheduled refreshes, configurable intervals, and tab selection.

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

Scheduled refreshes
Configurable intervals
Tab selection
Default interval
Firefox support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinux

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Sept · 12:51 UTC
Tab Refresh verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Tab Refresh

What does Tab Refresh do?: Tab Refresh focuses on preventing browser pages from timing out by automatically refreshing selected tabs. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use Tab Refresh?: Tab Refresh is an open-source project built for people who need browser pages to stay active.
Is Tab Refresh free?: Yes — Tab Refresh is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Tab Refresh run on?: Tab Refresh runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Is Tab Refresh still active?: Unverified. Tab Refresh 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 Tab Refresh?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AutoTabRefresh, Refresh All Tabs, and Tab Refresher-by Hussain.AutoTabRefresh Refresh All Tabs Tab Refresher-by Hussain
Who develops Tab Refresh?: Tab Refresh is developed by jhonatasrm.
How long has Tab Refresh been around?: Tab Refresh first shipped in 2019.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 10 Sept 2026
Built for: people who need browser pages to stay active
Model: Open source
Solves: Preventing browser pages from timing out by automatically refreshing selected tabs.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: tab-refresh

Developer

jhonatasrm

Index record

Indexed: 10 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 10 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: tab-refresh-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 10 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 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: 10 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/jhonatasrm/tab-refresh

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