SP Insider

SP Insider (SPI) for Chrome is a free SharePoint Discovery tool for Developers and supports SharePoint Online/Office 365, 2016 and…
What is SP Insider?
SP Insider is a Chrome extension that provides a streamlined way to discover and explore SharePoint sites safely. Geared towards developers, the tool supports SharePoint Online/Office 365, 2016 and 2013. It runs in read-only mode allowing for investigation without accidental changes. Using SP Insider, developers can explore various aspects of SharePoint sites, view REST requests and JSON data, and open SharePoint locations in a new browser tab. Importantly, no additional installations on the server are needed.

Extension stats

Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.86 (21)
Version: 1.1.6.35 (Last updated: 2017-06-13)
Creation date: 2017-06-13
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
  • chrome://favicon/
Size: 289.79K
URLs: Website

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

SP Insider (SPI) for Chrome is a free SharePoint Discovery tool for Developers and supports SharePoint Online/Office 365, 2016 and 2013. It runs in read-only mode so you can investigate your SharePoint Sites and explore SharePoint object properties without risking making any accidental changes. It runs standalone in the browser and doesn't need anything to be installed on the server.

To use SP Insider:

  1. Add it to the the browser

  2. Login to your SharePoint Site. You can navigate to a sub-site if you want to investigate that.

  3. Once your site is loaded in the browser launch SharePoint Insider from the Chrome browser toolbar.

Note: If you are already on SharePoint then reload the SharePoint page after installing the extension

Now you can

  1. Explore and investigate Sharepoint sites, libraries, lists, items, features, columns, content types, pages, users, groups and plus a lot more
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User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 for SharePoint development and administration
  • Saves significant time and effort for users
  • Provides convenient access to SharePoint properties and REST API information
  • Powerful tool for testing and fetching JSON data easily
  • User-friendly interface with valuable insights
Cons
  • Does not work with SharePoint App (SP AddIn) web
  • Lacks functionality for copy-pasting from within the extension
Most mentioned
  • Great tool for SharePoint development
  • Saves time for users
  • Provides a lot of useful information on the fly
  • Must-have for developers and admins
  • Incredible REST support
Recent reviews
Great Tool! I use it a lot during SharePoint Development. Now Bugs since now. Fantastic job!
by Felix, 2020-12-17

Looks great for when I am working in normal SharePoint, but doesn't work with an App (SP AddIn) web.
by Vincent Rothwell, 2020-11-17

Do you know how much time this is going to save me? I don't even know how I managed before this. Thank you! Do you take donations?
by Jose Zaldivar, 2020-04-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

SP Insider requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

SP Insider has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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