sourceditor

A simple and minimal extension that enables you to edit the source code of any website and save it.

sourceditor is a minimalist Chrome extension designed to let you edit the source code of any website directly within your browser. With this tool, you can modify the HTML of a webpage and save those changes locally, so every time you revisit the site, your edits remain intact.

Whether for web development practice, custom personalizations, or testing, sourceditor provides a straightforward and efficient way to customize web pages without complex setups. Its simplicity ensures a clean user experience focused solely on source code editing and saving.

By:: littlen4
Users:: 1,000+
Rating:: 4.40
(45)
Version:: 1.0 (Last updated: 2019-03-08)
Creation date:: 2019-03-08
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 179.20K
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 16 hours ago

Ranking

# 23,019 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#1783 in Developer Tools ▼ 3 #5 in source code keyword 27 ▲ 6 #51 in source keyword 29 ▲ 19

User reviews

Users generally find sourceditor a valuable alternative to traditional developer tools, praising its speed and ease for small to medium projects and when regular tools are blocked. However, recurring issues include difficulties editing iframe sources, lack of search/filter features making element location difficult, and occasional bugs affecting code formatting. Its functionality is somewhat limited to certain webpage types, such as archived pages, and it may be URL-specific without wildcard support. Overall, it is appreciated but could benefit from improved robustness and usability features.

Pros

Works well for many users as an alternative to Inspect Element/Developer Tools, especially when those tools are blocked.
Helpful for quick on-the-fly edits and small to medium projects, allowing easy viewing and changing HTML.
Fast and user-friendly, appreciated for ease of use and its functionality.
Useful especially as one of the few working extensions available for editing webpage source elements.
Can save changes on archived webpages, which is beneficial for certain use cases.

Cons

Issue with finding and editing iframe HTML, particularly with embedded content like Notion; functionality seems to stop working for some users.
Lack of search or filter functionality makes it hard to locate elements in the source code quickly, leading to inefficiency.
Some users experience bugs such as line breaks being removed or lines grouped into one, reducing readability and ease of editing.
Extension can be URL specific and lacks wildcard selector support, limiting its versatility.
Does not save changes on all webpages, only on archived ones, restricting practical use.

Recent reviews

works very well

Karthikeyan Kaushi Devasena (Grps), 2024-04-25

doesnt work for me

Inge Venema, 2023-03-22

这是目前唯一可用的插件，其他的都已经失效，希望这个可以一直可用

果子煎饼, 2023-02-07

View all user reviews

Extension safety

Risk impact

sourceditor requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

sourceditor 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.
Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* ********* ** * ******* ********* ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******