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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 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is well suited for web application development and mobiles, enhancing the performance due to functionality such as the inspection of web elements, debugging Java script codes, and changing front-end frameworks. The tool is very comprehensive so not sure of any scenarios where it is less appropriate.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Google Chrome DevTools is the number 1 feature for anyone coding a web application on supporting one. Its usability is better than any other browser tool and it's the best for you easily check how responsive your site is. But it is not recommended if you don't know how web applications work or are still leaning how to code.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Google Chrome DevTools is extremely helpful if you are a content creator and/or a web designer. As someone who curates content or designs web pages, it's important to always know how your content will look on various devices, such as an iPhone vs a Samsung. By using this tool, you can easily confirm if an image crop would work, or if it needs to be adjusted.
July 09, 2022

Chrome DevTools

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Overall, I am quite happy with the service and there have been various instances where the software has been beneficial, some of which include: - easier to make changes to interfaces/browsers - making edits - improved productivity - identifying problems - improving efficiency - removing bugs from the interface
Laura Glover | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Chrome DevTools is best for web developers, front end designers and anyone who is developing a website. It's great for SEO optimization to get advice and info on the assets and resources the website uses and how it performs. Also great for checking if your website is mobile friendly. Great for debugging
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
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Chrome DevTools is really well suited for debugging frontend HTML/CSS. It helps to give a focussed view for developers and parts they want to test, correct, or play with But Chrome DevTools is not appropriate for backend debugging with REST web services where Postman is a better tool Introduce Postman features in Chrome DevTools could be great
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
1. It is very useful for debugging javascript. 2. Check CSS style. 3. We can check element structure. 4. It is very useful for network call checking. 5. We can check the responsiveness of websites like mobile, and tab simulators 6. This tool is very useful for traffic reports 7. We can check the score of the accessibility report.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
A great support tool for quick analysis and on-the-fly troubleshooting, but it should be used by technical personnel with good programming skills. Very practical for testing visual changes in the page's source code, and measuring the performance and security of all components used on the website, regardless of the technology adopted as the back-end.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
All-in-one platform for creating websites. It's simple to inspect the dom structure and source code, which facilitates JavaScript code debugging. Modifying the CSS and stylesheets on the fly is a breeze. To aid with performance troubleshooting, the network tab lists each HTTP request in great detail. Refactoring and improving legacy web applications by integrating modern front-end frameworks like React.
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
It is beyond useful within Chrome itself, to identify pieces of code and preview sites on different devices. Any and almost all job that revolves around website or content creation needs should use DevTools. It's probably less well suited for "amateur" website builders, but in order to QA work, designers, developers, SEO analysts, and writers can all benefit from using these tools.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
1. If you want check a website performance
2. Check the website data like cookies , local storage etc.
3. Check how the website will look in mobile , desktop or tablet.
4. Check the security info
5. Check the notifications or Push Messaging info
6. Check the network info like , which files are loaded first
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Comprehensive web development tool. It is easy to see the source code and dom structure which helps in debugging JavaScript code. Easy to manipulate the styles and CSS on the fly. The network tab provides detailed information about the HTTP requests which helps in performance debugging. Making changes to existing old stack websites and enhancements with new frontend frameworks like react.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Works Well with desktop websites.
Well suited for jQuery websites.
Luckily Chrome Dev Tools is faster than firebug and it is not an extension but part of the browser which makes it very useful.
Pretty printing is another feature than Chrome Dev Tools does incredibly well.
Chrome Dev tools could improve the console interface to allow multi-line scripts as smoothly as Firebug.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Chrome DevTools is excellent for a few scenarios:
1. Web development
During web development, the "Elements" tool is very good for inspecting the frontend appearance of the web site. The "Network" tool is very good for inspecting whether the requests and responses go as expected.

2. Monitoring the behaviour and performance after a web app is created
The "Performance" tool can show the behaviour and bottleneck very easily.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Chrome DevTools are well suited for any front-end project and should be utilized by everyone who does web development. It provides a massive amount of functionality and gives the developer the ability to control the page at a very granular level.
October 23, 2019

Chrome DevTools Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Chrome DevTools works great if you have a problem with the page you are building. You can get all the information needed: DOM elements, source files, requests and more. Console tools are very handy if there is a need to test a JavaScript code.
Nate Dillon | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Chrome DevTools (or something similar) is almost essential for front-end development. It allows for inspection of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and allows you to debug issues right in the browser. DevTools also enable you to apply changes within the browser and see the changes immediately without accessing the actual code. In addition, it works very well at testing service workers, viewing and testing page performance, testing different network speeds, and testing responsive sites at different resolutions.
Jan Peterson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Given that DevTools is always available, it is well suited to impromptu inspections and investigations. It is less useful for automated testing where running Chrome may be more difficult (in a headless environment, for example). It would be nice to see some type of headless interface to DevTools where it could be accessed via some type of external API.
Jake Tolbert | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If Chrome is your main browser (and seriously, what else are you going to use?), and you need to look at the source code of a website for any reason, you should be using DevTools. It's the most efficient way to get the most info, and a great way to dig into the back end of your site, the CSS, the javascript, general performance, etc.
Taylor Morgan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We utilize DevTools heavily while developing the front-end of a website. By default, it provides a helpful hierarchical view of the Document Object Model (DOM) alongside a linked pane of applicable CSS rules. It is by far the easiest way to try out combinations of HTML and CSS while developing an existing site, and even rivals dedicated environments and sandboxes for isolated experimentation (i.e. when not developing a full website). It gives the developer complete control over everything client-side (i.e. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript). Would these CSS rules I'm tinkering with work better if they were nested under another <div>? I'll just modify the DOM, add the rules to it, and find out -- all within DevTools.

DevTools is also irreplaceable helpful for debugging issues -- whether HTML/CSS related, JavaScript, or even in the loading process of a page. You have to know how to use it, but if you do DevTools gives you all of the tools you need.
Joel Tanzi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you are developing, testing or debugging web applications, then it would be hard to make a case against relying heavily on Chrome DevTools to help you along. It has kept pace with the development of other browser tools with similar features (Firefox and Microsoft Edge come to mind) and while it doesn't stand out as especially strong compared with the competition it remains a popular choice among developers and will likely be so for the foreseeable future. While it is a good idea to test across browsers and make use of their development tools as well, it is a strong choice for your default option.

It works best as a tool for developers and designers building pages through direct development of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or through a CMS such as WordPress or Drupal. It is also useful for theme design for tools such as WordPress or Drupal. It is probably best avoided by those relying on visual drag-and-drop style platforms for web site building, such as Squarespace or Wix, since it is likely to offer more confusion than help.
Miguel Useche | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
When you find a JS bug in your web application, you can use Chrome to check its console for details, the JS editor to add new JS code or their CSS editor to add new rules to see if that solves your problem. You can do this without altering files and seeing results in real-time, so you don't have to lose time on saving and refreshing.

Also, you can use other tools to see if additional problems exist.
Christiaan Bollen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It is a great tool for improving your website.
  • The design with making changes in the HTML/CSS but also your javascript code.
  • Making changes and immediately getting the result in the browser without having to upload anything to a web server.
  • If you are looking for some of the used resources in the website you are viewing there is a handy overview in the sources tab.
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