Best alternatives to <view-source> (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to <view-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-source> alternatives, compared
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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 5.0× more users than <view-source>
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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Quick source viewer
View current page sources: HTML + Javascript + CSS
≈20K users3.6★ from 115 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago1 permissions- A similar number of users to <view-source>
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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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 10× fewer users than <view-source>
- Updated more recently
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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 6.7× fewer users than <view-source>
- Updated more recently
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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 20× fewer users than <view-source>
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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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 20× fewer users than <view-source>
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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View Rendered Source
View source is dead. See how the browser renders a page, not just what the server sends.
≈30K users4.4★ from 41 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- About 1.5× more users than <view-source>
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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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 20× fewer users than <view-source>
- Updated more recently
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Sourcegraph
Connect Sourcegraph to GitHub. Open repos, compare revisions and search code directly from Chrome's Omnibox for faster development.
≈60K users4.5★ from 169 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago3 permissions- About 3.0× more users than <view-source>
- Updated more recently
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Source Detector
A powerful tool for developers to automatically detect, collect, and analyze source maps and CRX files from websites
≈2K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- About 10× fewer users than <view-source>
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
<view-source> alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to <view-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 Chrome extension source viewer.
Which <view-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-source> alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Quick source viewer asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for <view-source>.
How many alternatives to <view-source> are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to <view-source> on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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