BigConsole

Adds a multiline JavaScript console to the Chrome developer tools.

BigConsole enhances Chrome Developer Tools by adding a multiline JavaScript console panel similar to Firefox's split console. It features a vertical split layout with syntax highlighting powered by Ace Editor, pretty-printed outputs, and useful controls like a "Run" button (or CTRL+Enter) for executing code, a "Clear" button for resetting the REPL, and a "History" dropdown to revisit previously run scripts.

Designed for rapid code iteration, BigConsole is simpler and more focused on quick testing than Chrome's built-in Snippets editor. Note that it does not support Manifest V3 and will be incompatible with Chrome versions 127 and above (June 2024). The extension's source code is available on GitHub at https://github.com/IceCreamYou/Chrome-BigConsole.

By:: Isaac Sukin (IceCreamYou)
Users:: 2,000+
Rating:: 4.24
(29)
Version:: 1.2.3 (Last updated: 2023-12-06)
Creation date:: 2019-03-08
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: http://*/*
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storage
Size:: 2.43M
Email:: ch*****@isaacsukin.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 15 hours ago

Ranking

# 18,627 ▲ 176

Other rankings

#7145 in Developer Tools ▼ 36 #63 in console keyword 13 ▲ 1 #118 in developer tools keyword 60 ▲ 3

User reviews

BigConsole is praised as a powerful and helpful Chrome extension that improves upon the native console by allowing multi-line JavaScript input and offering a user-friendly UI similar to Firebug. Users appreciate its role as a valuable alternative to Chrome DevTools. On the downside, frequent requests include adding hotkey support to run code, improving or replacing the left-side console output, displaying error line numbers for debugging, and providing autocomplete functionality. Overall, it enhances developer workflow despite some areas for feature improvement.

Pros

Provides an improved console experience compared to Chrome's native console.
Allows entering and running multi-line JavaScript code in the console.
Has a nice and user-friendly UI reminiscent of Firebug.
Helpful and powerful tool that enhances development workflow.
Offers a good alternative to Chrome DevTools for console scripting.

Cons

Lacks a hotkey shortcut for running code, which would improve usability.
The console output on the left side is considered less useful by some users.
Does not display error line numbers in code, making debugging harder.
Autocomplete feature is missing, which some users desire.

Recent reviews

could not get it to work its garbage

LANDON DANIELS, 2024-03-20

cool! but will be cooler if will be hotkey for run code! hope it will be done.

bender, 2024-03-19

ITS A SCAM DONT DOWNLOAD

Nikolas, 2023-01-31

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Extension safety

Risk impact

BigConsole requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

BigConsole 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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