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Chrome DevTools

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What is Chrome DevTools?

Chrome DevTools is a set of authoring, debugging, and profiling tools built into Google Chrome.

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What is Chrome DevTools?

Chrome DevTools is a set of authoring, debugging, and profiling tools built into Google Chrome.

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What is Chrome DevTools?

Chrome DevTools is a set of authoring, debugging, and profiling tools built into Google Chrome.

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AEM isn't really like Chrome DevTools but offers some ability to crop images once you see how the content would look on a particular device. So I would say AEM compliments this tool, rather than be considered as a replacement or competitor.
July 09, 2022

Chrome DevTools

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have not used any other tools that are similar to Chrome DevTools. However, I have been thoroughly impressed by the Chrome DevTools service and its features. With its extensive features, I would imagine it would serve as a top leader in comparison to similar products and services provided by other organizations.
Laura Glover | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
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I find them pretty much the same, they have the same tools except Firefox doesn't provide the lighthouse functionality. I do prefer firefox's dark theme and colour palette. But I use Chrome Dev tools because of the Light house functionality that analyzes the page load and scores the website on desktop and mobile experience.
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Chrome DevTools is a library of tools where others like a visual studio can only offer some under level. Chrome DevTools let also debug websites on the internet even if you don't own them. Chrome DevTools is really easy to use and you don't need a lot to understand how it is working.
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
We can use code editors but by using DevTools we can write code and see output on the fly. We have similar alternatives like Firefox, and Microsoft edge but they did not provide this much flexibility and options. Chrome DevTools introduced some features like full screenshots. Google given documentation for understanding and learning dev tools.
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
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The main factor is that it does not need its own installation package, as it is part of the Google Chrome browser, other tools such as SysInternals and Wireshark have a certain release resistance on the part of IT and Information Security teams. Another reason is that with any user permission level, it is possible to use it, which simplifies and speeds up support services or quick analysis of web content.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Although it uses a lot of memory, we chose Chrome DevTools over Sentry since it comes pre-installed with the browser and has better performance overall. Manipulating the Document Object Model (DOM) and pseudo-classes in Chrome DevTools is a breeze, and you can even do it from the browser's intuitive interface. This makes Chrome DevTools superior to equivalent tools in other browsers like Safari.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
1. Chrome dev tools is easy to use
2. It has so much feature like lighthouse , application etc.
3. A console to execute our own code
4. A way to generate performance report , best practice. for the website.
5.Flutter web tools has better element view but lack in performance report.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We selected DevTools against Firebug as there is no need to install any additional plugin because DevTools is part of the browser and the performance is incredible in spite of the amount of RAM it consumes.

Chrome DevTools outperforms similar tools in other browsers such as Safari as it is a piece of cake of manipulate the DOM and pseudo classes even using the console which is also easy to use.
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
  • FireBug
The only other comparable product I've used is FireBug, which is good but not quite as fully featured as Chrome DevTools in my opinion. It does a lot of similar things but it isn't built into the browser, it's an add-on that must be installed, updated, and if you decide you want to use it you have to reload the page. This may seem like a small thing but it can be very frustrating when you're in the middle of debugging.
Nate Dillon | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The main tool I've used that compares to Chrome DevTools is the Firefox built-in development tools. The one thing that I know I like better about Firefox is the screenshot support, which has many great features. Firefox even has a special developer edition of their browser specifically made for web developers. I've used several other browsers built off Chrome that also include the Chrome DevTools. I've used the Safari dev tools a bit, but they don't seem to be quite as intuitive and powerful as the ones in Chrome. There is also a Chrome-based browser called Blisk that I have yet to try.
Jan Peterson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Unable to enter Firefox Developer Tools above, but that was the main alternative. We do still use it on occasion as sometimes things look/work well in Chrome but not in Firefox. In general, however, Chrome DevTools are more commonly used as that is the browser most of our users are familiar with and use.

We do test with BrowserStack, but it is not necessarily a tool that competes directly with DevTools. It does offer some instrumentation and automation that we like.
Jake Tolbert | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
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While I like the look and feel of Firebug a lot better than DevTools, the Chrome version is just better. Firebug has (or had? I haven't used it in several years) some serious performance issues that would slow Firefox down to a crawl if you didn't forget to turn it off. Unfortunately, that was a deal breaker for me--I can't be bothered to make a decision about every single webpage, ie. wehther I might need to look at the source code for something. With DevTools, I don't worry about it.
Taylor Morgan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Chrome DevTools is our team's go-to solution for development and debugging, but most major browsers include similar tools. Firefox and Edge include tools that do just about every major item DevTools does, but Chrome's implementation is at least as polished as Firefox's and significantly more user-friendly than Edge's. Chrome is also constantly pushing updates with new helpful features. For instance, a few versions ago Chrome added an optional "Changes" tab that keeps track of all CSS changes made while experimenting on a page. So helpful!
Joel Tanzi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
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Chrome DevTools stacks up well against similar browser tools like those offered by Microsoft Edge and Firefox. It has plenty of strengths and while it may not stand out strongly from the crowd amongst its peers it has built a strong user base around it due to its constant improvement and the popularity of the Chrome browser. It is an easy pick for us to lean on for the majority of our front-end development needs.
Rahul Kumar Singh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I generally use the Internet Explorer developer tool that is also good but not as good as Chrome DevTool in every aspect. In Chrome DevTool one can just hover over the object and can see the all detail but in IE developer tool you manually have to console it.
Miguel Useche | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Because Chrome is the most popular tool out there, you can guarantee that if your website works for this browser, it will for the majority of people on the Internet. Also, for the same reason, you can find a lot of tutorials and documentation on how to use these tools.

Also, Chrome DevTools include the best support for Javascript development; it has support for all the new updates and standards for this language.

Their CSS tools support preprocessors automatically, so you can see the original source from the browser without installing any additional tools or add-ons.

If you need more features, you can extend DevTools' functionality with add-ons from the Chrome Webstore and increase all the things you can do.
Christiaan Bollen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Firebug and Firefox Developer Tools
Chrome is my browser of choice and so Chrome DevTools is the tool to use here. In the past I used Firebug in Firefox (now Firefox Developer Tools) and had a good experience with that tools too. They are very similar.
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