# Angular DevTools

> Angular DevTools extends Firefox DevTools adding Angular specific debugging and profiling capabilities.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/angular-devtools?hl=zh-CN](https://chrome-stats.com/d/angular-devtools?hl=zh-CN)

## Overview

- **ID:** `angular-devtools`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Angular
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 9,249
- **Weekly downloads:** 115
- **Rating:** 3.35 / 5 (26 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.20.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2022-05-05
- **Size:** 873 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/angular-devtools/)
- **Website:** [https://angular.dev](https://angular.dev/)

## Description

Angular DevTools is a powerful Firefox DevTools extension designed specifically for Angular developers. It enhances the standard Firefox debugging tools by adding Angular-centered debugging and profiling capabilities. This allows developers to efficiently inspect Angular component trees, understand change detection cycles, and analyze runtime performance.

Supporting Angular versions 12 and later, Angular DevTools simplifies complex debugging tasks, making it easier to optimize Angular applications and improve development workflows. Whether you need to profile your app or debug component states, Angular DevTools provides intuitive insights directly within Firefox DevTools, streamlining your Angular development process.

## Rankings

- #812 — Overall
- #78 — Web Development
- #17 — tools
- #37 — debug
- #81 — profile
- #117 — cool

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`
- `file:///*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find Angular DevTools valuable and long-awaited for debugging, but multiple reviewers report serious issues: it can break Microsoft AD/SSO (freezing login), the selector highlights stack and don’t clear, it causes slowdowns, and it may stop working after a page refresh requiring the inspector to be reopened.

### Pros

- Useful for Angular development—helps with debugging and inspection
- Provides DevTools integration/inspector for Angular components
- Users appreciate that the add-on exists (long-awaited functionality)

### Cons

- Breaks Microsoft AD/SSO login screens (SharePoint) and can freeze the browser
- Selector/inspector highlight bug: hovered components remain highlighted and highlights stack until refresh
- Performance issues: can slow pages and is slow when selecting components
- Stops working after a page refresh; requires closing/reopening the inspector to restore

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/angular-devtools?hl=zh-CN)