How to Automatically Refresh a Page on Brave Browser

To auto refresh Brave on a timer you need an extension, because Brave has no built-in auto refresh. Install Auto Refresh Page, a free Chrome, Edge and Firefox extension that also runs in Brave, from the Chrome Web Store. Open the page, click its icon, pick an interval like 5 Seconds or 5 Minutes, and click Save.

Does Brave Have Built-in Auto Refresh?

No. Brave reloads a page only when you click the reload button or press F5 or Ctrl+R (Cmd+R on Mac). No setting reloads a tab every few seconds or minutes.

Brave does reload tabs by itself in one case, and it isn't a timer. With Memory Saver on, Brave deactivates tabs you aren't using, and an inactive tab reloads when you go back to it, as the Brave Help Center explains.

Auto Refresh Page adds what Brave lacks: six presets, custom times, a countdown, stop rules, a Refresh List and, with Premium, keyword alerts.

How to Auto Refresh a Page in Brave, Step by Step

You install the Chrome version of Auto Refresh Page, because Brave supports "nearly all extensions that are compatible with chromium."

1. Add Auto Refresh Page from the Chrome Web Store

In Brave, open the Auto Refresh Page listing in the Chrome Web Store, click Add to Brave, then Add extension. Brave's guide to adding extensions to Brave shows the same steps.

2. Pin the icon to Brave's toolbar

Click the Extensions icon (the puzzle piece) to the right of the address bar, then click the pin next to Auto Refresh Page.

3. Open the page you want to refresh

Load the website in a normal Brave window. If the tab was open before you installed the extension, reload it once, or the popup shows "Please reload this page to start auto-refresh."

4. Click the extension icon and check the URL

The popup opens on the Time Interval tab, with the tab's address in the URL box. To refresh every page on that site, tick Include sub-pages under Advanced Options.

5. Pick an interval

Under Presets, choose 5 Seconds, 10 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes or 15 Minutes. For any other time, click + Custom Time and fill in Hours, Minutes and Seconds.

Auto Refresh

English 

Running 

Time Interval

Refresh List

Detect Keyword

URL

https://www.example.com/

Presets 

5 Seconds

10 Seconds

15 Seconds

✓ 5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

Add custom time 

+ Custom Time

Save

6. Add stop rules if you need them (optional)

Under Advanced Options, Stop after [number] number of auto refresh ends the timer after that many reloads, and Refresh Behavior on User Interaction stops, pauses or restarts it when you click or type on the page.

7. Click Save

Click Save. The popup shows "Auto refresh saved", the countdown starts, and the page is added to the Refresh List tab. The switch at the top of the popup should read Running.

Using another browser? See how to set up auto refresh in Chrome, auto refresh a page in Edge or auto refresh Firefox tabs.

How Often Should Brave Refresh the Page?

The shortest interval is 1 second and the longest is 24 hours.

Each reload is a new request to the site, and some sites block visitors who reload every few seconds, so use the longest interval that works. More on custom refresh intervals.

How to Stop Auto Refresh in Brave

To stop every page at once, click Running at the top of the popup so it reads Paused. To stop one page, pause or delete it in the Refresh List tab.

• Hotkey: press Control + d on the tab (see Your current hotkey in Refresh List).
• After a set number of reloads: tick Stop after and enter a number. See how to stop after a number of refreshes.
• When you use the page: tick Refresh Behavior on User Interaction and choose Stop.
• Everywhere: open brave://extensions and switch Auto Refresh Page off, or click Remove.

Auto Refresh Not Working in Brave?

Usually the page is one Brave blocks, the switch reads Paused, or you're in a private window.

"Auto Refresh does not work on Chrome Web Store or internal browser pages"

Extensions can't run on the Chrome Web Store or on Brave's own pages, such as brave://settings and the New Tab page. The message names the Chrome Web Store because Brave uses the Chrome version of the extension. Open a website that starts with http:// or https:// instead.

"Please reload this page to start auto-refresh."

The tab was open before the extension was installed or updated. Reload it once, then click Save again.

"Extension is paused. Change to running."

The main switch is off. Click Paused at the top of the popup so it reads Running.

It doesn't refresh in a private window

Brave turns extensions off in private windows. Open brave://extensions, click Details under Auto Refresh Page and turn on Allow in Private (see Brave's guide to extensions in private windows).

Brave reloads a tab when you switch back to it

That's Memory Saver, not Auto Refresh Page, which asks Brave not to discard a tab while its timer runs. For other tabs, go to Settings → System → Performance and turn off Memory Saver, or add the site under Always keep these sites active.

It refreshes once, then stops

Stop after or Refresh Behavior on User Interaction may be ending the timer. Step-by-step fix: auto refresh stops after one cycle.

Can You Auto Refresh Brave on Android or iPhone?

No, not with an extension. Brave on Android and iPhone doesn't run extensions, so Auto Refresh Page works only in Brave on Windows, macOS and Linux. Brave has started building Android extension support behind an experimental flag (Brave GitHub issue #59354), but as of November 2026 it isn't in the regular app.

Conclusion

Brave can't reload a page on a timer by itself, but Auto Refresh Page fills the gap: open the page, choose an interval and click Save. For keyword alerts, auto-click and more, browse the Auto Refresh Page features.