# MarshallOfSound/electron-devtools-installer

An easy way to ensure Chrome DevTools extensions into Electron

Repository: https://github.com/MarshallOfSound/electron-devtools-installer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electron-devtools-installer
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-11-15T10:37:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 52, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3738, "days_push": 291, "days_rel": 623, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1222, forks 150 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:02.539733+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: electron, devtools, chrome-extensions, react-devtools, redux-devtools, vue-devtools, nodejs

## Member repositories
- MarshallOfSound/electron-devtools-installer (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.539733+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:15:36.279491+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MarshallOfSound/electron-devtools-installer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.539733+00:00, sha caf02b4fbdf4)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-devtools-installer (fetched 2026-08-29T12:23:50.505724+00:00, sha beb34f7bc1b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.