ChromeDevTools/devtools-frontend
The Chrome DevTools UI observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 4205
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4021 stars · 711 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The client-side frontend of Chrome DevTools, a web application written in TypeScript and CSS that provides the browser developer tools UI (Elements, Console, Network, Performance panels, etc.). It is mirrored on GitHub, published to npm as chrome-devtools-frontend, and integrates with Chromium via the Chrome DevTools Protocol.
Use cases
- inspect and debug web pages in Chrome
- contribute features or fixes to Chrome DevTools UI
- embed or reuse the DevTools frontend in other tools
- build tooling on top of the Chrome DevTools Protocol
- profile and analyze web page performance
When to choose
- you want to hack on or extend the Chrome DevTools UI itself
- you are building an ecosystem tool that integrates with Chromium DevTools
- you need the DevTools webapp frontend for a custom Chromium-based browser or embedding
When to avoid
- you just want to use DevTools to debug a site - use the built-in Chrome DevTools instead
- you need a generic JavaScript debugging library - consider CDP client libraries like Puppeteer
- you want a lightweight inspector for production apps
Facets
application · maturity active
developer-tools ui-components developer-tools web-development frontend browser chrome-devtools devtools-frontend debugging-ui web-inspector chromium browser-devtools typescript-webapp debugging instrumentation web-server typescript nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/devtools-frontend · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5f9b37c9b5ec
- homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/refs/heads/main/docs/README.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · bcaffc8ff414
- site_page: https://chromium.googlesource.com/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/refs/heads/main/docs/styleguide/README.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · 34e537f143d7
- site_page: https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gitiles/+/master/Documentation/markdown.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2d18c96d1a00
- site_page: https://chromium.googlesource.com/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/main/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1614adba48a9
- site_page: https://chromium.googlesource.com/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/refs/heads/main/docs/playbook.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · a0fb7ed82601
- site_page: https://chromium.googlesource.com/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/refs/heads/main/docs/ecosystem/README.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · 25e2ec0b5637
- site_page: https://chromium.googlesource.com/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/refs/heads/main/docs/get_the_code.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6886969e1b45
- site_page: https://chromium.googlesource.com/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/refs/heads/main/docs/contributing/README.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · 61418ed09f93
- site_page: https://chromium.googlesource.com/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/refs/heads/main/docs/styleguide/ux/README.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · 09110d29b596
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ChromeDevTools/devtools-frontend | main | 77 |
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