Web Developer

Web Developer

Adds a toolbar button with various web developer tools.

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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.

Merlin
Stats
Stats date:
Version: 0.5.5 (Last updated: 2023-08-25)
Creation date: 2020-01-12
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • browsingData
  • contentSettings
  • cookies
  • history
  • storage
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
Size: 1.15M
Email: Click to see
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Web Developer
Web Developer (v2.0.5)
4.27 (463) 100,005
Not available on Edge
Merlin
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
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Useful for web developers
  • Lots of very useful tools
  • Helps with accessibility testing
  • Good for validating HTML
  • Great for full stack developers
  • All-in-one practical tool
Cons
  • Overrides and locks notification settings
  • Potential security risk
  • Can spam advertisements
  • May not work properly in Microsoft Edge
Most mentioned
  • Useful
  • Web developers
  • Notifications
  • Security risk
  • Microsoft Edge
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Safety
Risk impact

Web Developer is not very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

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Screenshots
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