Best alternatives to Web Inspector (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Web Inspector, 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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cc-inspector
Debug Cocos Creator Games with easy, display node trees and node properties, it works with both Cocos Creator v2 and v3
≈7K users4.9★ from 123 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago8 permissions- About 7.0× more users than Web Inspector
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
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IC Inspector
Decode network responses from the Internet Computer blockchain.
420 users5.0★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.4× fewer users than Web Inspector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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UI5 Inspector
With the UI5 Inspector, you can easily debug and support your OpenUI5 or SAPUI5-based apps.
≈50K users4.6★ from 114 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions- About 50× more users than Web Inspector
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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JWT Inspector
Display JWT bearer tokens in a new tab in Chrome's Developer Tools
≈10K users4.6★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 10× more users than Web Inspector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Site Inspector
Inspect. Analyze. Understand. All-in-one tool for web developers and SEO professionals. Comprehensive web analysis and insights.
≈10K users4.8★ from 55 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago7 permissions- About 10× more users than Web Inspector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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Font Inspector
Click on any HTML element to get the font info in a popup!
≈10K users3.3★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than Web Inspector
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LWC Inspector
Inspect, edit, and debug Lightning Web Components (LWC) and Apex classes. Includes component view, network monitoring, code editor.
515 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago14 permissions- About 1.9× fewer users than Web Inspector
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 3)
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SSE Inspector
Capture and visualize Server-Sent Events (SSE) in DevTools
196 usersNot rated yetUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions- About 5.1× fewer users than Web Inspector
- Updated more recently
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Image Inspector
Inspect all images on the current page with their format and size details
112 users5.0★ from 3 ratings2 permissions- About 8.9× fewer users than Web Inspector
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Open Inspector
Inspect layout, styles and design tokens on any page. Free, open source, and never sends anything anywhere.
695 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Web Inspector
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
Web Inspector alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Web Inspector?
By users, the most popular alternative is UI5 Inspector with ≈50K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is cc-inspector.
Which Web Inspector alternative has the best rating?
cc-inspector has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 123 ratings.
Is there a Web Inspector alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
IC Inspector asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Web Inspector.
How many alternatives to Web Inspector are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Web Inspector on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.