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The Google Chrome DevTools is a set of developer tools integrated into Google's Chrome browser. Use this tag for questions related to the usage of Chrome's Developer Tools.

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Open Chrome DevTools command menu with single shortcut in macOS

On macOS, you can open the DevTools and then press Command+Shift+P to open the command menu. But is it possible to open the command menu without having to first open the DevTools?
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Chrome HAR logs - does collection only start when the Network tab is opened?

We're troubleshooting something that needs the Chrome HAR log collected. Just to confirm the timing, it appears that we have to press F12 and switch to the Network tab BEFORE we do anything of ...
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Downloading video from JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments)

I'm trying to download this video from JoVE; to do so I used the developer tools (Network --> Media), but, when I play the video, no information are available there. How can I download it without ...
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Chrome DevTools pages dark theme

Is there way for the devTools pages (chrome://inspect) to use the dark theme ? Chrome is Dark, my DevTool is dark but not theses few pages.
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Is there any way to export a file from Chrome's local storage?

So I have save file of an HTMl based game in Chrome's local storage,which I can easily find in Application bar in developer tools. So is there any way to export that file from local storage?
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How to programmatically change viewport dimensions (like DevTools can?)

When viewing a website in Devtools with the Responsive Viewport, you can customize the screen dimensions in pixels. Is this accomplished on the browser end according to CSS/JS rules? , or are the ...
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Did Chrome max_old_space_size parameter stop working?

Some years ago, it was possible to start Chrome or Chromium based application with a --js-flags="--max_old_space_size=8196" parameter and pass beyond the default 2GB or 4GB heap limit. For ...
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Google Chrome: persist devtools setting per site

Is it possible to get Google Chrome's Devtools to apply the "Rendering" feature "Enable automatic dark mode" automatically, for a given list of websites? One potential problem is ...
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How to pick DOM elements in inspector if they have low Z-index using Firefox or Chromium dev tools?

When I open the inspector pane via Shift-Ctrl-C and click somewhere on the page, it selects that element in the DOM tree, but if that element is masking a dozen other elements with lower z-index, I ...
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Google Chrome UI Turned Black Randomly, but the hovering UI is still there and any new windows I open still work

I was in middle of watching a movie on Google Chrome in fullscreen, and suddenly my whole screen turned black. This just happened to me yesterday, and I fixed it by resizing my window that time, so ...
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Some remote addresses missing from chrome developer tools

For example, if I go onto the quantum computing stack exchange, lsof lists stackoverflow.com, with the ip address of 198.252.206.25. Or if I go onto reddit, it lists ec2-52-87-69-120.compute-1....
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How Can I Have the Chrome Development Drawer, Network Panel, to autoscroll along with new lines?

Up to yesterday, the Network Panel of Chrome's Development Drawer would display the new http requests, and the scrolling handle would stay at the bottom of the scrolling guide. The image linked below ...
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Get the list of all hostnames a website fetches resources from

My VPN service allows me to black/ or whitelist certain hostnames. If for example I want to connect to Youtube not through VPN I need to add to my list not only the youtube's main domain but also a ...
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Simple code worked in Chrome DevTool but not in TamperMonkey

Foreword: I am amateur, just trying to make my own js script to make some task easier on myself. I'm using and learning JavaScript. The code(s) I've tried: window.history.go(-1); history.back What I ...
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Chrome overrides only work when DevTools panel is open

I would like to remove a particular result from the Google Image Search page. To do that I have the following code: const path = "//h3[contains(text(),'بیاموز')]"; const matchingElementSet = ...
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Prevent Chrome Recorder devtool from refreshing the page

I'm starting to use Chrome's new "Recorder" devtool. It's really nice; however, I don't like that it starts the automation by refreshing the page. Is there a way to prevent this behavior? I ...
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Find Network Request on Site Given Known Text

So, I have a website I'm interested in writing an API for. I go to the Network tab under dev-tools to find the API call, but am not finding it given that there's just a lot. Is there a way to find a ...
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How to add a Authorization header into a HTTP request by using Chrome Dev Tools?

Is there a way to add a token into my HTTP request without using Postman or cURL?
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How to set custom zoom in Chrome developer tools Device Toolbar?

I have custom screen sizes set up in my Chrome dev tools, but the zoom levels for how big the screen appears are limited to: 50%, 75%, 100%, 125%, 150%, Fit to window Is there a way to add custom ...
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Source of animation in Chrome tab between favicon and title?

I recently noticed this small animation appearing in Chrome tabs while testing a web app I'm working on. It appears and disappears while the page is loaded and I assume it indicates Ajax activity ...
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Replace command isn't working on console for Chrome 92.0

I wanted to use replace command for my code but I'm getting two different output in two different version of chrome. var v = "[\"P10033592\",\"P10057941\"]" v.replace (/\...
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Is there any way to keep the Payload tab open in Chrome's network inspector?

Am using a graphql endpoint, so to find out what the operation was, I need to see the payload. However, now that said payload is in a new tab, I have to reselect it every time I check another fetch ...
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How can i open DevTools from my pc in my android?

I'm wondering how can I open DevTools from my Windows PC in my android phone? is this possible? EDIT: My question was not clear enough, an example of what I want is: I open a DevTools on a page (Using ...
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Is it possible to disable tab pinning in Chrome? Or prevent pinned tabs from loading when I open Chrome, until I click on them?

I use a productivity extension that can be bypassed via pinned tabs on Chrome launch. So I'd like a way to disable pinned tabs, or alternatively prevent pinned tabs from loading when Chrome opens, at ...
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Google Chrome Dev Tools keeps popping up on refresh

On every page refresh in Google Chrome, the Dev Tools keeps popping up. I have to manually press Esc each time. Also, I have already tried the settings suggested by some of the other people like below,...
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How do I start Chrome or Edge in a new isolated window with DevTools open?

Sometimes I want to open Chrome or Edge just to access its JavaScript console for a quick scripting experiment, similar to that in Node/Deno REPL mode. I don't want to use F12 with a currently open ...
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How to disable zoom (ctrl + scroll wheel) in chrome dev tools?

I want to disable zooming in and out chrome dev tools when I hold ctrl and scroll. One way is to completely disable this action from mouse settings for all applications but that I don't want. Can I ...
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Is there a shortcut key or an extension that can active specific Google Chrome devtool panel?

This is a Chrome devtool, there are some panels in it... "Network", "Console","Sources","Elements", Is there any shortcut key or extension that can active ...
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Chrome DevTools - Network - Remove overview time filter

Once you click, and thereby filter, on the network timeline overview, I cannot find a way to undo the filtering. When double clicking, it increases the filter to all, but subsequent requests won't be ...
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Is there a shortcut for opening the dev tools Network tab in Chrome?

I want to know if there is a shortcut for opening the Network tab in dev tools in Chrome. I know there is a shortcut for opening dev tools and the Console tab, but not for opening the Network tab. ...
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How can I copy a list of class attributes as a CSS selector from Chrome's Elements tab?

I'm copy/pasting a lot of class attributes from the HTML of a web page from the Elements tab in the Chrome Dev Tools like <label class="s-label mb4 d-block" for="wmd-input"> ...
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Chrome Dev Tools Color Picker Contrast Ratio not showing up

According to the dev tools docs, you can view the contrast ratio of a text element in the Color Picker as of Chrome 65 - January 2018 However, sometimes the functionality appears buggy, as identified ...
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Chrome terminal offset so can't see what I'm typing

I have this issue where I have only half a text showing when I'm typing. How to fix?
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How do I change Chrome's formatted indent spacing from 4 spaces to 2 spaces?

The feature: Chrome > Dev Tools > Sources > {page}:formatted default tab indent is 4 spaces, can I change it two 2? How do I configurate it? Thanks
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How to intercept a flash game's network traffic that doesn't show up in chrome's developer tools

Go to fairgocasino.com in chrome and open any game (let's take for example the first slot in alphabetical order, "5 Wishes"). Open the network tab of developer tools with rightclick -> Inspect -> ...
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What's the keyboard key of defocus in address bar in Google Chrome?

I was using extensions like Vimium, Saka Key( to use only keyboard to control web browser ) sometimes, I want to leave focus, in the current tab, so that I can active those extensions with keyboard ...
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Google Chrome DevTools failed to parse SourceMap: chrome-extension

I am developing on Rails5 with jQuery. All of a sudden, this afternoon, I started getting these messages in my DevTools console. It happens even running DevTools under StackOverflow. I cleared ...
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Rearranging Panes in Chrome Dev Panel

When Chrome's dev panel is placed on either side of the screen and is not too wide, this is how the panel looks: I particularly like how the Styles pane and the Computed pane are side by side. For ...
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Chrome (Brave) DevTools Sources Panel missing JS colors and tooltips

Suddenly my Brave app's Dev Tools Sources Panel is missing colors and tooltips for JavaScript files. Here's what I see in Brave: Here's that same file JS file on the same breakpoint in Chrome, ...
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How can I purposely freeze the page at start in google dev tools?

I want to watch what happens the moment my page starts loading. How can I pause the page immediately? (before any js)
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Set Unique proxy per tab in chromium

I am trying to customize chromium-browser such that each tab in the browser has a unique proxy, so connections from one tab do not appear to come from the same IP as another tab. I used chrome.proxy....
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How to Enforce Dark Mode on Chrome Web Store?

All extensions are disabled on Chrome Web Store, for security reason I believe... However, I like to browse for extensions a lot and I want to save my eyes. Is there a way to tweak some Chrome ...
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Chrome Network Panel - Html5 Video Explanation

In Chrome Developer Tools Network Panel I see my HTML5 video (MP4). I do not understand why it shows up 4 times. What does this mean? What means section "time" and "size" in this context? It seems ...
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Chrome Developer Tools SCSS Syncing

When I add a workspace in chrome developer tools it links the css file I'm using but not the scss file it is generated from. No source map file is generated either. However when I compile the scssfile ...
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How do I dismiss the "Drop HAR files here" box in Chrome network panel?

My Chrome console's network panel has become unusable today because it keeps getting overlaid with a drag/drop UI for HAR files. How do I dismiss it, or turn this feature off? Never encountered this ...
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Atom is always opening developer console.How could i disable it

I installed atom text editor and compeleted a project.But now,i cant open my project.Its always opening chrome dev tools/debugging console in atom.I uninstalled it and install is again.But its not ...
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Headless Chrome hangs when trying to print page as PDF

At our organization we use headless-chrome for converting web pages into PDFs. We have a special Java application for that, that uses the following CDT client for launching the chrome instances and ...
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Chrome dev tools not showing on Mac

Whenever I try to open the dev tools in Chrome, nothing seems to happen. I've tried right-clicking the window and opening it from the drop down menu, opening it from the "more tools" menu found in ...
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Chrome Developer Tools - Network "Content Download" column

I've got a question about the Chrome Developer Tools - Network Tab - "Content Download" part in the waterfall column. What exactly does this mean? Is latency somehow relevant to this? Retrieving ...
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Modifying Page files - "Changes to this file were not saved to file system"

When you open google chrome devtools, and go to Sources and look at the files under Page, how can you modify them and observe changes? To be more specific, I want to modify some files inside top/...
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