Best alternatives to View Rendered Source (2026)
9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to View Rendered Source, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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View Rendered Source alternatives, compared
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<view-source>
View source code of online HTML, CSS & JavaScript files
≈20K users3.0★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than View Rendered Source
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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view-current-source
View the source code of a page at its current state.
≈1K users3.1★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago5 permissions- About 30× fewer users than View Rendered Source
- Rated 1.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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View Page Source
Get access to the page source with the click of a button.
≈3K users4.6★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago3 permissions- About 10× fewer users than View Rendered Source
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Chrome extension source viewer
View source code of Chrome extensions, Firefox addons or Opera extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from the Chrome web store and elsewhere.
≈100K users4.6★ from 435 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago7 permissions- About 3.3× more users than View Rendered Source
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
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Chrome Extension Source Viewer
Use Chrome Extension Source Viewer to check all extensions' source code and analyze extension stats directly from your browser.
≈2K users5.0★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago3 permissions- About 15× fewer users than View Rendered Source
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Quick source viewer
View current page sources: HTML + Javascript + CSS
≈20K users3.6★ from 115 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago1 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than View Rendered Source
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Source Code Viewer
Displays and downloads the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript source code of the current page. Now with accurate file sizes and modern UI.
≈1K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions- About 30× fewer users than View Rendered Source
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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SourceViewer(zvSource)
View the original source code of the current page in an in-page editor with syntax highlighting and line numbers.
≈1K users4.3★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 30× fewer users than View Rendered Source
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Save Rendered HTML
A Chrome extension that saves the fully rendered HTML of the current tab.
≈1K users3.0★ from 5 ratings3 permissions- About 30× fewer users than View Rendered Source
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
View Rendered Source alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to View Rendered Source?
By users, the most popular alternative is Chrome extension source viewer with ≈100K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is <view-source>.
Which View Rendered Source alternative has the best rating?
Chrome extension source viewer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 435 ratings.
Is there a View Rendered Source alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Quick source viewer asks for 1 permissions, against 4 for View Rendered Source.
How many alternatives to View Rendered Source are there?
We list 9 close alternatives to View Rendered Source on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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