Source vs Render SEO icon

Source vs Render SEO

by Julian Cordes · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Compares raw HTML vs. rendered DOM for SEO fields and shows indexability/rendering changes in the icon.

Users
44
−3 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#114K
#95K among extensions
Version
1.2.1
updated 16 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months
02346May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 44 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 5 months
001May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Source vs Render SEO

Source vs Render SEO compares the raw HTML source of a page with the rendered DOM and shows whether JavaScript changed important SEO fields such as canonical, meta robots, title, meta description, H1s, or hreflangs. What It Does Many SEO issues only become visible after JavaScript has run. This extension checks both versions of a page: - Source HTML: the raw HTML returned by the server before JavaScript execution - Rendered DOM: the final document after JavaScript has modified the page The extension then highlights differences directly in the popup and updates the toolbar icon to show the current indexability and rendering state. The toolbar icon show green, red, yellow or a combination, depending on the changes. Toolbar colors 🟩 indexable 🟥 not indexable 🟩🟨 indexable, but JavaScript changes content 🟥🟨 not indexable, but JavaScript changes content 🟩🟥 indexable, but JavaScript changes to not indexable 🟥🟩 not indexable, but JavaScript changes to indexable Key Features - Compare raw HTML vs rendered DOM - Detect JavaScript changes to SEO-critical fields - Check indexability via meta robots and canonical - Show a state-aware toolbar icon for each page - Switch between Compare, HTML-only, and Rendered-only modes - Display inline source-vs-rendered differences next to each field - Works on regular websites and local test files when file URL access is enabled - Plain JavaScript, no build step, no bundler

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days−3−6.4%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Source vs Render SEO appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
source#43−6

Version history

6 versions recorded
1.2.116 Jun 2026
1.1.48 Jun 2026
1.1.33 Jun 2026
1.1.230 May 2026
1.1.019 May 2026
1.0.014 May 2026

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
14 May 2026
Size
91 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
ldaaogajdkhnfhdjcdoaodfnaagapcje

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 3, likelihood 3
Permissions
activeTaboffscreenscriptingstoragetabswebNavigation
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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