Spector.js

Explore and Troubleshoot your WebGL scenes easily.

What is Spector.js?

Spector.js is a Chrome extension which proves to be a boon for WebGL developers. It captures all the information from a frame, allowing developers to explore the entire commands list with their associated visual states and context information. It simplifies exploration and troubleshooting of WebGL and WebGL2 scenes, and is compatible with any WebGL capable browser and all the web-based 3D engines, including vanilla scripts.

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By: babylon.js

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Users: 31,393 ▲ 156

Rating: 4.77 (35)

Version: 0.9.28 (Last updated: 2022-08-02)

Creation date: 2020-03-16

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 364.54K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 4937 ▲ 184

Other rankings

#67 in Developer Tools ▼ 2 #93 in explore keyword 23 ▼ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Spector.js (v0.9.8)

3.00 (2) 5,171

Summary

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Spector is a tool aim to WebGl developers willing to know what happens on their context. It enables capturing all the available information from a frame. You will be empowered to look at your entire commands list with their associated visual states and context information.

You will be able to Explore and Troubleshoot your WebGL and WebGL2 scenes easily. This is compatible with any WebGL capable browser and all the web based 3d engines as well as vanilla scripts.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Very useful tool for debugging and understanding draw calls and command calls
Compatible with notable Javascript libraries like Babylon.js and three.js
Easy to use and very powerful

Cons

Occasionally causes significant lag, dropping FPS considerably
Has deprecated calls making the extension currently inoperable on the latest Chrome version
Lack of a tutorial or guide, specifically a YouTube tutorial was suggested

Most mentioned

Useful for WebGL development
Considerable power and ease of use
Incompatibility with newest Chrome version due to deprecated API calls

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Safety

Risk impact

Spector.js 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 Spector.js if you trust the publisher.