Pause page

Instantly pause the page when DevTools is open using a keyboard shortcut.

Pause page - Chrome extension

"Pause page" is a Chrome extension that allows you to instantly pause the page when DevTools is open using a keyboard shortcut. This makes it easy to inspect an element at a specific point in time.
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Extension stats

Users: 667
-17
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2021-11-23)
Creation date: 2021-11-23
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 6.09K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Instantly pause the page when DevTools is open using a keyboard shortcut. This makes it easy to inspect an element at a specific point in time. For example, for elements like popovers or dropdowns, visibility is often controlled using JavaScript events like mousemove/mouseleave, so when we try to inspect these elements, they disappear from the page because the cursor moved or keyboard focus changed. If we pause the page once the element is visible then it won't disappear when we move the cursor or change keyboard focus, thereby allowing us to inspect the element and its styles.

User reviews

Works like a charm, pauses next page loads in my case, great work!
by Portal Contact, 2024-05-27

Very useful. Thank you!
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Pause page does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Pause page has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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