Pesticide for Chrome - The Complete Web Development Booster

This extension inserts the Pesticide CSS into the current page, outlining each element to better see placement on the page.

Pesticide for Chrome - Debug Your Web Layouts Easily

Pesticide for Chrome - The Complete Web Development Booster is an essential tool for web developers that visually highlights element boundaries on a webpage. It simplifies CSS debugging and improves your workflow by allowing you to instantly see how elements are laid out. With features like easy toggling via keyboard shortcuts, interactive usage tips, and the ability to visualize the DOM, Pesticide enhances your layout understanding and speeds up development time. Perfect for both beginners and experienced developers, it's a must-have extension for anyone serious about web design.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
Version: 2.3.3 (Last updated: 2025-03-06)
Creation date: 2024-10-29
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
  • storage
Size: 155.65K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Best tool for web developers.
  • Great Assistant during development.
  • Really useful for frontend development projects.
  • Helps learn how CSS works.
Cons
  • The section at the bottom of the screen can be distracting.
  • CSS change on hover can be distracting; need option to turn it off.
Most mentioned
  • Great for frontend development.
  • Helping with learning CSS.
  • Can be distracting due to screen space used.
User reviews
Extremely practical, useful and crucial for design / frontend debugging...thanks for this!
by Colin Muriithi, 2025-03-10

perfect actually helping new programmers to debug and know what are the problem with css code
by med yasser, 2025-03-10

very helpfully tool
by Imanariyo Baptiste, 2025-03-06
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Pesticide for Chrome - The Complete Web Development Booster does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Low Request access to the following domains:
Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Pesticide for Chrome - The Complete Web Development Booster. Use it at your own risk.

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  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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