Web Inspector

Name: Web Inspector
Rating: 3.5161290322580645 (31 reviews)
Author: bensampaio

Have you ever wanted to know which is that stylish font used on a certain website? Or the text color used? Or have you ever wanted…

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Web Inspector is a handy Chrome extension designed for web enthusiasts and developers who want to easily inspect web page elements. Instantly identify stylish fonts, text and background colors, image dimensions, and media source URLs without downloading files.

Simply activate the extension, hover over an element of interest, and click to reveal detailed information in a handy overlay. Easily toggle the extension on and off as you explore any webpage. Open source and available on GitHub, Web Inspector makes inspecting web content straightforward and efficient.

Extension Developer Tools Design Productivity

By:

bensampaio

Users:

10,000

Rating:

3.52

(31)

Version:

0.6.0 Last updated: 2017-03-09

Creation date:

2017-03-08

Risk:

Permissions:

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

Size:

1.63MB

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-08

Ranking

# 8,299 ▼ 32

Other rankings

#6828 in Workflow & Planning

#126 in web page keyword 74 ▲ 51

#159 in website usage keyword 62 ▲ 54

#159 in website usage. keyword 62 ▲ 54

#232 in element keyword 24 ▲ 12

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User reviews

User feedback on the Web Inspector extension is mixed. While a few praise its usefulness and recommend it, multiple reviews report it does not work at all, raising concerns about potential security issues. Some users find it unintuitive or limited in functionality, though it remains interesting for advanced users.

Pros

Some users find it to be a good or great tool.
It is recommended by a few users.
Useful for advanced users or 'true geeks'.
Described as a helpful or interesting tool by some.

Cons

Multiple users report that the extension does not work.
Several users suspect it might be a virus.
Some find it unintuitive or difficult to use.
A user describes it as useless and only showing a magnifying glass icon.

Recent reviews

It used to be a very great one, Unfortunately it's not working anymore.

Le*****, 2024-09-12

This absolutely useless tool is in short just a magnifying glass icon that on click gets a + sign. Does nothing else. Why is this even here in store, should be removed

Kr*****, 2022-04-02

Really good, I used it

tu*****, 2020-09-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Web Inspector requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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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.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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