MarshallOfSound/electron-devtools-installer

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1222 stars · 150 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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A TypeScript library that simplifies installing Chrome DevTools extensions into Electron applications by handling download, path resolution, and loading automatically. It exposes an installExtension API plus predefined IDs for popular extensions like React, Redux, and Vue devtools.

Use cases

• install react devtools in electron app
• add redux devtools extension to electron
• load chrome extensions in electron automatically
• debug electron app with vue devtools
• install devtools extensions from chrome web store id
• make devtools work with file:// urls in electron

When to choose

• You're developing an Electron app and want framework devtools (React, Redux, Vue, etc.) installed with minimal setup
• You want to avoid manually downloading extensions and configuring load paths per machine
• You need to install extensions by Chrome Web Store ID programmatically

When to avoid

• You're building a production Electron app and don't want devtools bundled
• You're not using Electron
• You need extensions that aren't compatible with Electron's loadExtension API

Facets

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developer-tools plugin-system developer-tools web-development cross-platform cross-platform electron devtools chrome-extensions react-devtools redux-devtools vue-devtools nodejs

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