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auchenberg/chrome-devtools-app

Chrome DevTools packaged as an app via Electron observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/auchenberg/chrome-devtools-app · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4307
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1619
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1580 stars · 91 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Chrome DevTools packaged as a standalone macOS desktop application using Electron, allowing developers to inspect and debug Chrome targets via remote debugging without opening the browser. The project is discontinued and superseded by inspect.dev.

Use cases

  • debug chrome tabs outside the browser
  • inspect web pages with devtools in a standalone app
  • connect to chrome remote debugging port
  • use devtools as a separate desktop application

When to choose

  • you want a standalone devtools app on macOS and don't mind an unmaintained project
  • you're studying how DevTools can be decoupled from Chrome

When to avoid

  • you need maintained, up-to-date tooling
  • you need Windows or Linux support
  • you want to debug Safari or iOS WebViews (use inspect.dev instead)

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

developer-tools http-client developer-tools web-development chrome-devtools remote-debugging discontinued electron-app debugging macos electron desktop

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Member repositories

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