Spector.js

Explore and Troubleshoot your WebGL scenes easily.

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Spector.js: Your WebGL Exploration & Troubleshooting Tool

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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Extension stats

By: babylon.js

Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.65

(46)

1 new ratings

Version: 0.9.32 (Last updated: 2024-10-15)

Creation date: 2020-03-16

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage
activeTab

Host permissions:

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

Size: 378.88K

Email: va*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 4,844 ▲ 33

Other rankings

#84 in Developer Tools ▼ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Spector.js (v0.9.28)

4.44

(18) 1,332+

Spector.js (v0.9.8)

3.00

(2) 5,911+

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Extension 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

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Pros

Essential tool for debugging WebGL applications
Helps improve performance in games by allowing detailed debugging
Highly praised by users for its functionality and utility
Great companion for other frameworks like Babylon.js and three.js

Cons

No longer supported due to new Chrome policies
Doesn't work in any browser as it fails to populate the canvas list
Frequent issues with broken functionality and layout
Requires updating to comply with recent changes in Chrome API

Most mentioned

Issues with working correctly in newer versions of Chrome
Request for updates and support for the extension
Praise for its debugging capabilities and usefulness

User reviews

Dmitry Levykin, 2025-01-15

The only way to debug webgl. Can't imagine learning without it. Also helpful while debugging opengl code compiled to wasm. Can't believe google is going to delete it from store