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

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.64 (45)

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

# 4838 ▼ 8

Other rankings

#86 in Developer Tools

Other platforms

Spector.js (v0.9.28)

4.41

(17) 1,381+

Spector.js (v0.9.8)

3.00

(2) 6,110+

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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 game performance through effective debugging
Great for understanding draw calls and command calls
Supports Babylon.js for debugging automatic processes

Cons

No longer supported due to Chrome policies
Issues with canvas selection and broken functionality
Inoperable due to deprecated API calls in Chrome
Not working in any browser as of January 2024

Most mentioned

Doesn't work anymore
Please update the extension to use the latest optimized API
Need for canvas selection
Love for the debugger and how it helps improve performance

Recent reviews

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