Page Load Timer - Hero Section
Free Browser Extension

Page Load Timer

Get Page Load Time Effortlessly.

Free browser plugin to get page load time. Get auto alert when page performance goes down.

25K+
Installs
15K+
Active Users
24+ Reviews
⚠ Performance Drop Detected
Load time increased to 4.8s
Page Load Timer Logo
0.00
seconds
Load Time
1.2s
Performance
98/100
TTFB
0.3s
pageloadtimer

Page Load Timer Get Page Load Time Effortlessly.

Free browser plugin to measures page load time and displays it in the toolbar. Get auto alert when page performance goes down.

How to use?

Page Load Timer — Offline Build Install
Offline Installation

Get the Offline Build Up & Running

Prefer a self-hosted setup or working in a restricted environment? Install Page Load Timer directly in Chrome in just a few simple steps.

01

Download the ZIP file

Click the Download Offline Build button above to grab the latest offline build of Page Load Timer.

02

Extract the archive

Right-click the downloaded file and choose Extract All (Windows) or double-click to unzip (macOS). Remember the folder location — you'll need it in step 5.

Steps 3 – 6 in action
chrome://extensions/
Page Load Timer
Extensions
Developer mode
Page Load Timer
Page Load Timer
Get page load time on any page.
On

Open extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → Pin it.

03

Open Chrome's extensions page

In Chrome, paste chrome://extensions/ into the address bar and press Enter.

04

Turn on Developer mode

Look for the Developer mode toggle in the top-right corner of the extensions page and switch it on. Three new buttons will appear.

05

Load the unpacked extension

Click Load unpacked, then select the folder you extracted in step 2. Page Load Timer will install instantly and appear in your extensions list.

06

Pin it and start measuring

Click the puzzle-piece icon in Chrome's toolbar and pin Page Load Timer for one-click access. Open any webpage and click the icon to instantly see the page load time and performance metrics.

Heads up: Keep the extracted folder where it is. Deleting or moving it will break the extension. To update later, simply replace the folder contents with a fresh download and click the refresh icon on the extensions page.

Trusted by Testers Worldwide

See what developers are saying about Page Load Timer and discover the companies that rely on this powerful tool to enhance their web development process.

“Really useful, great page load time tool”

Cameron

Cameron

Backend Developer

“Very useful to understand page performance. Highly recommended.”

Mary Johnson

Frontend Developer

“One of my favourite tools to test #PageLoadTime. Must have plugin for all developers and testers!”

mike kevin

full stack developer

“Very useful to understand page performance. Highly recommended.”

guy hawkins

James Lee

QA Engineer

“Simple yet very useful Page Load Time extension”

Daniel Carter

Guy Hawkins

DevOp Engineer

“Best extension to test website loading time quickly.”

Esther Howard

WordPress Developer

Features of Page Load Timer Chrome Extension

  • Description: Tracks the time taken for any HTTP redirects before the final page is loaded.
  • Benefit: Helps identify and eliminate unnecessary redirects, which can speed up page load times.
  • Description: Measures the time taken to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
  • Benefit: Provides insights into DNS performance and helps identify issues that could be addressed with faster DNS services.
  • Description: Captures the time taken to establish a connection to the server after the DNS lookup.
  • Benefit: Highlights network latency issues that could be mitigated with better server configurations or hosting services.
  • Description: Calculates the duration from the initiation of the request to the server to the start of the server response.
  • Benefit: Identifies delays in server response times, indicating potential areas for backend optimizations.
  • Description: Tracks the time from the server’s initial response to the completion of data transfer.
  • Benefit: Provides insights into server performance and efficiency, suggesting where improvements can be made to reduce data transfer times.
  • Description: Measures the time taken to construct the DOM (Document Object Model) after the HTML document is received.
  • Benefit: Helps identify and optimize heavy DOM manipulations or complex HTML structures that slow down page rendering.
  • Description: Calculates the time taken to parse the HTML document.
  • Benefit: Identifies inefficiencies in HTML parsing that can be optimized to improve overall load times.
  • Description: Tracks the time taken to execute JavaScript on the page.
  • Benefit: Highlights slow or blocking scripts that can be deferred or optimized to enhance page performance.
  • Description: Measures the time when the main content of the page is loaded and the DOMContentLoaded event is fired.
  • Benefit: Indicates how quickly users can start interacting with the main content, which can be improved by optimizing critical rendering paths.
  • Description: Tracks the time taken to load additional resources such as images, scripts, and stylesheets.
  • Benefit: Identifies slow-loading resources that can be optimized, deferred, or lazy-loaded to improve overall load times.
  • Description: Measures the time when the load event is fired, indicating that the page and all its resources are fully loaded.
  • Benefit: Provides a comprehensive overview of the total time taken for a page to be fully interactive and functional.
  • Description: Provides a summary of the total time taken for the page to fully load from start to finish.
  • Benefit: Offers an overall performance metric that can be used to gauge the effectiveness of various optimization strategies and improvements over time.

Benefits of the Page Load Timer Chrome Extension

have Any questions?

Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please live chat to our friendly team.