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Extensions Reloader

by Arik W

v2.0 Updated Mar 10, 2025 16.19KiB
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★ 4.36
138 reviews
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⚠️Not updated in over a year ⚠️Requests 2 sensitive permissions

Description

If you've ever developed a Google Chrome™ extension, you might have wanted to automate the process of reloading your unpacked extension without the need of going through the extensions page. "Extensions Reloader" allows you to reload all unpacked extensions using 3 ways: 1- The extension's toolbar button 2- Browsing to "http://reload.extensions" 3- Keyboard shortcut The toolbar icon will reload unpacked extensions using a single click. The "reload by browsing" is intended for automating the reload process using "post build" scripts - just browse to "http://reload.extensions", and chrome will open with freshly reloaded extensions. Whenever a refresh is executed, a green "OK" badge will appear on Extensions Reloader's toolbar icon. ** This extension is open-source and available on GitHub: https://github.com/arikw/chrome-extensions-reloader
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Reviews (16 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2018-11-27
n ascentt

Exactly what I wanted, especially the url functionality (http://reload.extensions) however neither the url nor the button actually do anything, extensions have the blue restore button but this addon does nothing to toggle them, so I still need to manually restore them.

★☆☆☆☆2018-09-12
Avi Wasserman

Click this button twice in a row, but nothing seemed to change in the extension I'm developing.

★☆☆☆☆2016-04-26
Jan Stankiewicz

didn't reload my extensions upon clicking.

★☆☆☆☆2015-02-04
Гамлет Гущян

not reload!!!

★☆☆☆☆2014-10-10
Vlad Savitsky

Currently I'm using only keyboard shortcuts to update extension and update page. Could you implement shortcut to update extensions? Right now I feel that developement slows down with this extension.

★★☆☆☆2017-10-14
Stahn

Doesn't work now. For example when i change browser_action->default_title and click on extension - it does nothing but flashes screen...

★★☆☆☆2015-09-15
Cyrus BK Ravandi

Does not work for my extention

★★☆☆☆2015-02-15
Acezprowler

How Do You Reload

★★☆☆☆2013-01-31
Luke Kysow

Doesn't work when you change cross-origin permissions in your manifest.json

★★★☆☆2023-12-30
Aaa Bbb (Ccc)

Importantly this does NOT work when you edit your `manifest.json` file. So those of you new to writing extensions be aware of this. Also shortcuts are configured for ALL extensions in one combined menu, not in the extension itself in chrome, just look in the top left when managing extensions.

★★★☆☆2022-12-04
Igor Shcherbachenya

Reload extension but break content script injecting after reloading (doesn't inject).

★★★☆☆2019-08-06
S҉p҉a҉r҉r҉o҉w҉

they are not the same between re-launch and re-load, the extension name is re-load extension, it is wrong.

★★★☆☆2017-11-30
Michael Flanakin

Needs to be able to auto-reload when manifest.json (or any file referenced in it) changes. Barring that, a keyboard shortcut to reload. I also want the ability to re-run extensions without refreshing the page.

★★★☆☆2017-03-16
Salvador Morales León

I vote with a 3 because I can not "not vote". I thought that this one was intended to reload all the extensions at once, no such thing.

★★★☆☆2014-12-23
Matt Durr

Great idea, but doesn't seem to update all files (e.g. manifest file).

★★★☆☆2012-11-13
WENG CHEONG

Why i click it, it doesn't have any reaction?? Cant use!!!!

Permissions (4)

Permissions

management Can manage other installed extensions storage Can store data locally in your browser tabs Can see your open tabs and their URLs webRequest Can observe and analyze network traffic

Details

Version 2.0
Updated Mar 10, 2025
Size 16.19KiB
First Seen Mar 26, 2026