Dom Size Analyzer

Dom Size Analyzer

Google Chrome DevTools Extension for analyzing DOM size

What is Dom Size Analyzer?
The 'Dom Size Analyzer' is a Chrome DevTools Extension. Its purpose is to make analyzing your webpage's Document Object Model (DOM) easier, faster, and more convenient. It helps check if the webpage conforms to optimal DOM properties like having less than 1500 nodes, a maximum depth of 32 nodes, and no parent node with more than 60 child nodes. The extension also enables you to scroll any DOM element into view and highlight it. Optimize your page loading speeds by managing your DOM size with the Dom Size Analyzer extension.
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By: Anand R
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 3.58 (12)
Version: 1.25 (Last updated: 2019-09-04)
Creation date: 2019-08-31
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 59.43K
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Summary

According to (https://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthouse/audits/dom-size), an optimal DOM tree has the following properties: -Has less than 1500 nodes total. -Has a maximum depth of 32 nodes. -Has no parent node with more than 60 child nodes.

We can use this devtool to analyze a page's DOM to easily find out which parts of the page are adding weight to it.

NEW* Scrolling the DOM element into view and highlighting it when hovered in this devtool.

User reviews
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Pros
  • Useful for developers to analyze DOM size
  • Installs easily
  • Works quickly
Cons
  • May require a browser restart to work
  • Some users experienced issues with the tab not displaying in dev tools
  • Not intuitive for first-time users
Most mentioned
  • Useful
  • Does what it's supposed to do
  • Doesn't work without a browser restart
Recent reviews
by Ate Keurentjes Ate Keurentjes, 2024-03-11

Takes a restart to work and shows up in the inspect element view. A little unintuitive to get working at first, but once it works, 5 stars! Very useful.
by Justin Golden Justin Golden, 2023-06-21

could be useful if it did anything
by Mr Velocity Mr Velocity, 2023-06-18
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Safety
Risk impact

Dom Size Analyzer may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Dom Size Analyzer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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