livereload/LiveReload
LiveReload.app for Mac and Windows. See “develop” branch for the latest Windows release and LiveReload 3 progress. (NOTE: renamed from LiveReload2.) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5587
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3597
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1424 stars · 162 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
LiveReload is a desktop application for Mac and Windows that monitors files in a web project and automatically reloads the browser when changes are made. It is a popular paid developer tool for streamlining front-end web development workflows.
Use cases
- auto-reload browser when css or javascript changes
- live reload during web development
- avoid manually refreshing browser while editing html
- speed up frontend css iteration
- watch files and refresh browser on save
When to choose
- you want a polished native desktop app for live reloading on mac or windows
- you prefer a gui over command-line build tooling
- you work on classic web projects with css, html, and js
When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the last release was in 2016
- you prefer free open-source alternatives like browser-sync or vite
- your workflow is already handled by modern bundlers with hot module replacement
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
developer-tools web-framework web-development developer-tools frontend windows live-reload css-injection web-development proprietary-license objective-c macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/livereload/LiveReload · fetched 2026-08-28 · ddee1719d46d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| livereload/LiveReload | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="livereload/LiveReload")
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