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+
Rating: 4.45 (2,829)
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)
4.28 (481) 87,042+
Not available on Edge
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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Good for troubleshooting
Cons
  • Issues with the DNS checker
  • Auto-allows all notifications from sites
  • Extension window lacks a dark theme
  • Problems removing the extension
Most mentioned
  • Useful for web development
  • Complaints about notifications
  • Issues with DNS functionality
Recent reviews
I developed a GPTs that analyzes the data extracted with TBL Scraper, and I am extremely satisfied with the performance of this extension. It proves to be a powerful and reliable tool, perfect for automating my analyses. Kudos to the developers!
by Said Imatoukene, 2024-11-08

bro where is the dark theme at (not just the text editor theme, the extension window entirely)
by Bill Smartt, 2024-10-31

çok kullanışlı bir uygulama. tavsiye ederim.
by ATBD, 2024-09-02
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Web Developer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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