Chrome extension · Free, no account
OtterRefresh reloads your tabs on a timer and tells you when something changes, like “In stock”, a new price or a new ticket. It pauses while you type, so you never lose what you wrote.
Free plan forever · Optional one-time Pro upgrade · Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeOS
How it works
Set it up once and get on with your day. OtterRefresh watches the page for you.
One click from the Chrome Web Store. Pin it to your toolbar so it's always a click away.
Open the popup on any tab and choose a preset from 5 seconds to 1 hour, or type your own, like 45s or 2m.
Optionally tell it what to look for, such as “In stock”. When it shows up, you get a desktop notification.
Features
Simple on day one, with power options when you need them.
Each tab gets its own timer, and you always see when the next refresh is coming.
Tell OtterRefresh what to watch for. It alerts you once when it appears, not on every refresh.
Set the days and hours, and let rules start the timer for you.
See every running timer in one place, and pause, refresh, stop or jump to any of them.
The timer waits while you type, then resumes after a short idle time.
After each refresh you're back where you were on the page.
Right-click menu, Alt+Shift+R and “Refresh all tabs in window”.
The settings you last used on a site come back next time.
Refresh at a random time between a min and a max.
An alert sound, a flashing tab title and bring the tab to the front.
Hard refresh, refresh only in the background, or stop after N refreshes.
An alert history log, plus export and import of your settings and rules.
Privacy
OtterRefresh runs entirely in your browser. There are no Otter servers, no analytics and no remote code. Your settings, rules and alert history stay on your computer.
| Your workflow | Refreshing by hand | OtterRefresh |
|---|---|---|
| Your time | Click, wait, repeat | Runs on its own |
| Missed changes | Easy to miss | Desktop alert on a match |
| Typing in a form | Lost on reload | Waits while you type |
| Account | Not needed | Never needed |
| Price | No cost | Free, or pay once for Pro |
Made for waiting games
Know when “Sold out” turns into “Add to cart”.
Keep the sale page fresh as tickets are released.
Visa, DMV and campsite openings.
Keep the listing current as the end gets close.
Trading, analytics and status pages that don't update on their own.
See new tickets without pressing reload.
Catch a seat when it opens.
Pricing
No subscription and no surprise charges. The free plan is yours to keep.
$0forever
Everything you need for everyday refreshing.
One-time payment
Pay once and it's yours. No subscription.
Upgrade from inside OtterRefresh in one click. Secure checkout by Stripe through ExtensionPay. Use Pro on another computer by restoring your purchase with your email.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Auto refresh tabs at once | 3 | Unlimited |
| Presets and custom intervals | Included | Included |
| Countdown, pause while typing, keep scroll | Included | Included |
| Right-click menu, shortcut, refresh all | Included | Included |
| Dashboard, per-site memory, dark mode | Included | Included |
| Page monitors | 1 (text appears) | Unlimited |
| Regex, CSS selector, any change, disappears, page area | Not included | Included |
| Alert sound, flashing title, focus tab | Not included | Included |
| Random intervals | Not included | Included |
| Schedules | Not included | Included |
| Auto-start rules | Not included | Included |
| Hard refresh, background-only, stop after N | Not included | Included |
| Alert history, backup and restore | Not included | Included |
FAQ
Yes. The free plan auto refreshes up to 3 tabs at once and watches 1 page for text to appear, with no account and no time limit. Pro is an optional one-time upgrade for unlimited tabs and monitors, schedules, auto-start rules and stronger alerts.
No. OtterRefresh pauses the timer while you type in a form and resumes after you stop (15 seconds by default).
Yes. Timers keep running on tabs you're not looking at, and Pro can refresh only while a tab is in the background.
The presets go from 5 seconds to 1 hour, and you can type a custom interval from 1 second up to 7 days. Very short intervals (under about 30 seconds) can drift by a second or two.
No. Install it and start. If you buy Pro, ExtensionPay asks for your email, so you can restore the purchase later.
OtterRefresh has no analytics or tracking. Page monitoring runs locally, and your settings, rules and alert history stay in your browser. Pro licensing uses ExtensionPay; purchases are processed by ExtensionPay and Stripe. Normal page refreshes still connect to the websites you visit. See the privacy policy.
ExtensionPay is the payment provider for Pro. The extension includes its small library, which runs only on extensionpay.com to confirm a purchase. It doesn't run on any other site.
No. Pro is a one-time payment. Pay once and keep it. The current price is in the Pricing section above.
Install OtterRefresh, open the popup and choose “Restore purchase”, then log in with the email you used to buy.
Timers stop when Chrome closes. With Pro, auto-start rules start them again when you reopen a matching site.
Email support@espinallab.com.
Set a timer, pick what to watch for and get on with your day.
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