VisBug

Name: VisBug
Rating: 4.788461538461538 (260 reviews)
Author: https://visbug.web.app/

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VisBug is an open-source Chrome extension that acts like a FireBug for designers, providing powerful browser-based web design debug tools. With VisBug, you can point, click, move, resize, and tweak any page element live. It enables editing and styling on any page in any state, allowing designers to work as if the web is their artboard. You can inspect styles, spacing, distances, alignment, and accessibility, nitpicking layouts and content on production or prototype pages at any device size.

Designed to complement your existing Adobe or Sketch skills, VisBug empowers designers and content creators to make front-end decisions without waiting for developers. Edit text, replace images, and design in complex environments including simulated latency, internationalization, media queries, and platform constraints. This tool bridges the gap between design and development by bringing interactive design tools and hotkeys directly into the browser for immediate testing and execution.

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By:

https://visbug.web.app/

Users:

200,000

Rating:

4.79

(260) 1 new ratings

Version:

0.4.10 Last updated: 2024-11-20

Creation date:

2020-06-26

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
scripting
storage

Size:

5.38MB

Email:

ar*****@google.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,223 ▲ 101

Other rankings

#26 in Developer Tools

#45 in chrome extension keyword 92 ▼ 2

#73 in design keyword 37 ▼ 2

#85 in state keyword 23 ▼ 6

#192 in extension keyword 96 ▼ 22

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Other platforms

VisBug (v0.4.6)

2,496 5.00

(31)

VisBug (v0.4.7)

35,740 4.50

(11)

User reviews

VisBug is praised for its user-friendly interface and efficiency in helping frontend developers and designers quickly check and adjust styles directly in the browser. It saves time and is highly recommended. However, multiple users report issues with the extension not opening consistently, lack of an undo feature, bugs in the Inspect tool with pop-up layers, absence of a close button and device preview, and problems disabling the tool once active.

Pros

User-friendly and easy to use, suitable for frontend developers and web designers
Helps quickly check, adjust spacing, padding, and consistency directly in the browser
Saves time and streamlines design checks and on-the-fly edits
Highly recommended and considered one of the best similar tools available
Versatile and useful for inspecting and editing web page styles

Cons

The extension sometimes fails to open or tools don't show up when clicked
Lacks an undo function, making complex edits difficult
Issues with multiple pop-up layers stacking in the Inspect tool
No close button or device viewer feature for previewing before and after changes
Some bugs causing the tool to remain active when trying to disable it

Recent reviews

отлично, но не с 1 раза открывается

On*****, 2025-05-28

The best one I've found yet

Fi*****, 2025-05-02

it didn't open up when i clicked on it

br*****, 2025-04-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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VisBug does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

VisBug has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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