See also the archive page for Web Developer Mini.

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Web Developer

by Chris Pederick · chrispederick.com · Developer Tools
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Adds a toolbar button with various web developer tools.

Users
1M
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
−0.17 in 30 days
Ratings
2,832
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#289
#270 among extensions
Version
3.0.1
updated 29 Jun 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
300K650K1MAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
9001,8682,835Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2,832 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 Web Developer

The Web Developer extension adds a toolbar button to the browser with various web developer tools. This is the official port of the Web Developer extension for Firefox. -------------------- The best place for support is not in the reviews section below, but on the Web Developer site in the help: https://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/help/ Also available there are a full set of release notes: https://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/history/chrome/

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%−1−0.17
30 days0+0.0%+1−0.17
6 months0+0.0%+1−0.17
1 year0+0.0%−5−0.17

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Web Developer appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
web#10
developer#10
developer tools#20
toolbar#4+3
chrome extension#4+1
extension#4+2
chrome#5+12
web store#7+34
details#11+13
tools#12new
browser extension#12+8
tool#13+53
google chrome#62new
website usage#65new

Version history

3 versions recorded
3.0.129 Jun 2024
0.5.525 Aug 2023
0.5.412 Jan 2020

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
12 Jan 2020
Size
574 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
chrispederick.com
Support
chrispederick.com
Extension ID
bfbameneiokkgbdmiekhjnmfkcnldhhm

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
browsingDatacontentSettingscookieshistoryscriptingstoragetabs
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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