Automatically reload your chrome extension during development with an http request
Users
9
−4 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#205K
#172K among extensions
Version
0.0.1
updated 2 May 2023
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:9 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.
About CRX Reload
During chrome extension development every time you make updates to your code the unpacked extension needs to be reloaded or toggled off and on.
With this extension you may automate this process triggering reloads at any time you like:
- install "socket.io" npm package
- create new server like
const io = new Server(PORT)
- emit reload events when needed(like on build end or file change)
io.emit("crx-reload")
In the extension popup you may configure which port you would like to use and toggle extension off when needed. Since this extension uses websockets you would not want to keep it turned on all the time and only enable it during development.
Popup label will be colored red or green depending on if it was able to establish connection with your server.
Please note that changes made to your 'manifest.json' will not be reflected with these reloads because chrome API only allows to toggle extensions on and off and not actually reload them. A full reload is only possible manually.
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
−2
−18.2%
0
0.00
30 days
−4
−30.8%
0
0.00
6 months
0
+0.0%
0
0.00
1 year
−3
−25.0%
0
0.00
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where CRX Reload appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change