Web Developer

Adds a toolbar button with various web developer tools.
What is Web Developer?
'Web Developer' is a Chrome extension that offers a range of useful developer tools within a toolbar button. It is the officially ported version of the Web Developer extension for Firefox. For help and support, visit the official Web Developer site. Full release notes are also available there.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000,000+
Version: 3.0.1 (Last updated: 2024-06-29)
Creation date: 2020-01-12
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • browsingData
  • contentSettings
  • cookies
  • history
  • scripting
  • storage
  • tabs
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 587.78K

Other platforms

Web Developer (v3.0.1)
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Extension summary

The Web Developer extension adds a toolbar button to the browser with various web developer tools. This is the official port of the Web Developer extension for Firefox.


The best place for support is not in the reviews section below, but on the Web Developer site in the help:

https://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/help/

Also available there are a full set of release notes:

https://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/history/chrome/

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Very useful for web developers
  • Incredible value as a free extension
  • Essential features like removing all CSS with one click
Cons
  • Issues with security and accessing cookies
  • Overrides and locks notification settings
  • Leads to unwanted notifications and potential spam
Most mentioned
  • Useful for troubleshooting and development
  • Concerns about security and hacking incidents
  • Problematic behavior regarding notifications
Recent reviews
çok kullanışlı bir uygulama. tavsiye ederim.
by ATBD, 2024-09-02

This is lovely, can you add disable cors feature too?
by Melih TOY, 2024-08-14

Nice update! Using it along with SuperDev Pro. Fix the DNS checker, it passes the full URL instead of the domain. You can use the PSL npm library created by Mozilla for this.
by Choudhary Abdullah, 2024-08-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Web Developer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Web Developer if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Web Developer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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