diff --git a/arduino_logique.py b/arduino_logique.py
index 05d4c60..78260f9 100644
--- a/arduino_logique.py
+++ b/arduino_logique.py
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ def main():
     board = Breadboard(canvas, sketcher)
     board.fill_matrix_1260_pts()
 
-
-
     # Creating the toolbar instance
     toolbar = Toolbar(parent=win, canvas=canvas, sketcher=sketcher, current_dict_circuit=sketcher.current_dict_circuit)
     # Placing the secondary top bar in row=1, column=1 (spanning only the canvas area)
@@ -83,10 +81,9 @@ def main():
 
     # Draw the circuit
     board.draw_blank_board_model(50, 10)
-    
 
     # Creating the Sidebar instance after canvas, board, sketcher, component_data are defined
-    _ = Sidebar(
+    sidebar = Sidebar(
         parent=win,
         chip_images_path="Assets/chips",
         canvas=canvas,
@@ -95,6 +92,13 @@ def main():
         toolbar=toolbar,
     )
 
+    def refresh_sidebar():
+        sidebar.refresh()
+        win.after(5000, refresh_sidebar)
+
+    # Start the periodic refresh
+    refresh_sidebar()
+
     # Creating the Menus instance with proper references
     menus = Menus(
         parent=win,
diff --git a/object_model/circuit_object_model.py b/object_model/circuit_object_model.py
index 42978d4..29a099e 100644
--- a/object_model/circuit_object_model.py
+++ b/object_model/circuit_object_model.py
@@ -453,6 +453,19 @@ def get_all_available_chips() -> dict[str, Chip]:
     return all_chips
 
 
+def get_chip_modification_times() -> dict[str, float]:
+    """
+    Returns a dictionary of chip modification times.
+    """
+    chip_mod_times = {}
+    chips_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "Components", "Chips")
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(chips_dir):
+        for filename in files:
+            if filename.endswith(".json"):
+                chip_mod_times[filename] = os.path.getmtime(os.path.join(root, filename))
+    return chip_mod_times
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     available_chips = get_all_available_chips()
     print("--------------------LOADED CHIPS:--------------------")
diff --git a/sidebar.py b/sidebar.py
index 4de2a2f..8af9978 100644
--- a/sidebar.py
+++ b/sidebar.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from toolbar import Toolbar
 from component_sketch import ComponentSketcher
 from dataCDLT import FREE, USED
-from object_model.circuit_object_model import Chip, get_all_available_chips
+from object_model.circuit_object_model import Chip, get_all_available_chips, get_chip_modification_times
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -62,19 +62,8 @@ def __init__(
             - canvas: The canvas where the chips are placed.
             - sketcher: The component sketcher object.
         """
-        self.current_dict_circuit = current_dict_circuit
-        images = self.load_chip_images(chip_images_path)
-        self.available_chips_and_imgs: list[Tuple[Chip, tk.PhotoImage | None]] = [
-            (chip, images.get(chip.package_name)) for chip in get_all_available_chips().values()
-        ]
-        # Sort the chips based on the number after 'HC' in their chip_type
-        self.available_chips_and_imgs.sort(key=lambda chip_img: int(chip_img[0].chip_type.split("HC")[-1]))
-
-        # Create a reverse lookup dictionary for chip names to their index in the list
-        self.chip_name_to_index = {
-            chip.chip_type: index for index, (chip, _) in enumerate(self.available_chips_and_imgs)
-        }
-
+        self.initialize_chip_data(current_dict_circuit, chip_images_path)
+        self.chip_images_path = chip_images_path
         self.canvas: tk.Canvas = canvas
         self.sketcher: ComponentSketcher = sketcher
         self.toolbar = toolbar
@@ -102,6 +91,25 @@ def __init__(
         self.create_chips_area(sidebar_frame)
         self.create_manage_button(sidebar_frame)
 
+        self.chip_files_mtimes = get_chip_modification_times()
+
+    def initialize_chip_data(self, current_dict_circuit, chip_images_path) -> None:
+        """
+        Initializes the chip data for the sidebar.
+        """
+        self.current_dict_circuit = current_dict_circuit
+        images = self.load_chip_images(chip_images_path)
+        self.available_chips_and_imgs: list[Tuple[Chip, tk.PhotoImage | None]] = [
+            (chip, images.get(chip.package_name)) for chip in get_all_available_chips().values()
+        ]
+        # Sort the chips based on the number after 'HC' in their chip_type
+        self.available_chips_and_imgs.sort(key=lambda chip_img: int(chip_img[0].chip_type.split("HC")[-1]))
+
+        # Create a reverse lookup dictionary for chip names to their index in the list
+        self.chip_name_to_index = {
+            chip.chip_type: index for index, (chip, _) in enumerate(self.available_chips_and_imgs)
+        }
+
     def load_chip_images(self, img_path) -> dict[str, tk.PhotoImage]:
         """
         Loads chip images from the specified directory and scales them down.
@@ -494,3 +502,16 @@ def on_search(self, _):
                 or any(query in func.__class__.__name__.lower() for func in chip_data[0].functions)
             ]
         self.display_chips(filtered_chips)
+
+    def refresh(self):
+        """
+        Refreshes the sidebar with updated chip data.
+        """
+        current_mtimes = get_chip_modification_times()
+        if current_mtimes != self.chip_files_mtimes:
+            self.chip_files_mtimes = current_mtimes
+            self.initialize_chip_data(self.current_dict_circuit, self.chip_images_path)
+            self.on_search(None)
+            print("Sidebar refreshed with updated chips.")
+        else:
+            print("No changes detected. Sidebar not refreshed.")