React Developer Tools

Name: React Developer Tools
Rating: 4.626 (369 reviews)
Author: React

React Developer Tools is a tool that allows you to inspect a React tree, including the component hierarchy, props, state, and more. To get started, just open the Firefox devtools and switch to the "⚛️ Components" or "⚛️ Profiler" tab.

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React Developer Tools is a powerful Chrome extension designed for developers to inspect and debug React applications efficiently. It provides an intuitive interface to explore the React component tree, view component hierarchies, and examine props and state with ease. Simply open the browser's developer tools and navigate to the "⚛️ Components" or "⚛️ Profiler" tab to get detailed insights into your React app's structure and performance.

This extension requires permission to access the page's React tree but ensures complete privacy by not transmitting any data remotely. Being fully open source, developers can review or contribute to its source code at the official GitHub repository: https://github.com/facebook/react/tree/master/packages/react-devtools-extensions. It's an essential tool for React developers aiming to enhance debugging capabilities and application optimization.

Developer Tools Programming Productivity

By:

React

Daily users:

184,188+ -406

Rating:

4.63

(369)

Version:

6.0.0 Last updated: 2024-10-04

Version code:

5815712

Creation date:

2015-09-01

Risk:

Permissions:

scripting
storage
tabs

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

1.66M

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

14 hours ago

Ranking

# 94 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#16 in Web Development

#1 in developer tools keyword 59

#2 in tools keyword 54

#3 in developer keyword 64

#6 in reach keyword 2 ▲ 1

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User reviews

Users find React Developer Tools powerful, well-implemented, and promising for future use. However, some report high memory consumption on Linux and issues with the component backlight feature not working as expected.

Pros

Powerful and well-implemented tool
Promising and useful for future development
Provides component backlight feature

Cons

High background RAM usage (4GB) on Linux
Component backlight feature does not work reliably

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Extension safety

Risk impact

React Developer Tools requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

React Developer Tools has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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