Varnish Indicator (forked, improved) is a simple Google Chrome extension that provides users with information about the freshness of a page being served up via a Varnish web accelerator. This extension is a fork from the original Varnish Inspector created by barciajo and can be found on GitHub. The developer of this improved version has made enhancements to ensure compatibility with different flavors of Varnish, eliminating the dependency on the order of headers. The extension has been extensively tested with Fastly, a popular CDN that utilizes Varnish as its underlying technology.

With Varnish Indicator (forked, improved), users can easily determine if the page they are viewing is fresh or not. This information can be valuable for website administrators and developers who utilize Varnish as a web accelerator. By providing this indicator, the extension helps users understand the caching behavior of the web pages they visit, allowing them to make informed decisions regarding cache clearing or updating. The extension is free to use and is available for the Google Chrome browser.