Web Socket Client

A tool for manual web socket testing.

What is Web Socket Client?

'Web Socket Client' is a Chrome Extension designed as a straightforward user interface for manual web socket testing. This tool can be easily accessed either by clicking on the 'WS Client' icon adjacent to the address bar or through the 'Options' under chrome://extensions. Primarily catered to web developers, it facilitates the testing of web socket endpoints during the development process. Interestingly, this extension does not require any permissions. For source code and tracking issues, one can visit: https://github.com/mschurr/chrome-web-socket-client.

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Extension stats

By: mschurr

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Users: 9,000+

Rating: 4.25 (12)

Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-07-25)

Creation date: 2017-02-01

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 42.05K

Email: ma*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 10211 ▲ 12

Other rankings

#6675 in Developer Tools ▼ 15

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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A simple in-browser web socket client UI. This extension is primarily intended for use by web developers looking for an easy way to test web socket endpoints as they develop.

To use this extension, click the 'WS Client' icon that appears to the right of your address bar or click 'Options' for this extension in 'chrome://extensions'.

Requires no permissions.

Source Code & Issue Tracker: https://github.com/mschurr/chrome-web-socket-client

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Nice and clean UI
Complete and detailed information
Only extension that allows for protocol to be sent
Detects WebSocket disconnects

Cons

Cannot use custom ports
Message text field is small and not resizable
No option to clear history
Doesn't support Basic Authentication

Most mentioned

Clean UI and information is complete and detailed
Need for more features like resizing message field
SecurityError with custom ports
Lack of support for sending custom HTTP headers

Recent reviews

Nice and clean WS client extension. I really like it. But for 5 stars I would like to see a lfew more features like being able to extend/drag the 'message text' field (it is pretty small) and some 'clear history' would be nice.

Maarten Bezemer, 2019-10-04

Shame, wanted to use it but can't use custom ports: Unable to open connection: SecurityError: Failed to construct 'WebSocket': The port 6667 is not allowed.