Never let "Try again later" or "Still watching?" error interrupt your YouTube experience again!
Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.1 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
8
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#27K
#23K among extensions
Version
2.5
updated 30 Apr 2026
Users
monthly, 9 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 9 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:8 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 YouTube Auto-Refresh
Detailed Description
Never let a "Try again later" or "Still watching?" error interrupt your YouTube experience again!
YouTube Auto-Refresh is a lightweight, smart utility designed to keep your binge-watching or playlists running smoothly. Occasionally, YouTube encounters transient errors, rate limits, or "Video unavailable" glitches that require a manual page refresh to fix. This extension handles that for you automatically.
🚀 Key Features
Smart Detection: Uses advanced DOM monitoring (MutationObserver) to detect error messages the instant they appear, even on dynamic page transitions.
Fully Customizable Triggers: Don't just stick to the defaults. Use the built-in settings dashboard to add your own trigger phrases like "watching?", "Video unavailable", or any custom text that interrupts your flow.
Case-Insensitive Matching: No need to worry about capitalization. The extension matches your triggers regardless of whether the text is uppercase or lowercase.
Anti-Loop Safety: Built-in protection ensures the extension won't get stuck in an infinite refresh loop. It intelligently limits retries to 5 attempts per session, keeping your browser stable.
Bulk Management: Easily manage dozens of trigger phrases with select-all, bulk delete, and "Restore Defaults" features.
Privacy-First: Works entirely locally in your browser. No data is sent to external servers, and it only requests the permissions it absolutely needs to function.
🛠️ How to Use
Install the extension.
Left-click the extension icon in your toolbar to open the settings popup.
Add any specific phrases you want to trigger a refresh.
Sit back and relax—the extension will monitor YouTube in the background and only act when an error is detected.
✨ Perfect For:
Users experiencing frequent "Content isn't available" errors.
Leaving playlists or music running in the background.
Overcoming the "Still watching?" prompt interruptions.
Stop clicking refresh and let YouTube Auto-Refresh do the work for you!
Growth
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Ratings
Rating
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30 days
0
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6 months
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+5
−0.88
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where YouTube Auto-Refresh appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change