# auchenberg/vscode-browser-preview

A real browser preview inside your editor that you can debug.

Repository: https://github.com/auchenberg/vscode-browser-preview
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-browser-preview
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-04-30T05:33:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2792, "days_push": 1221, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4380, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:46.962602+00:00)

## What it is
A VS Code extension that embeds a real headless Chromium-based browser preview inside the editor, supporting in-editor debugging via Chrome DevTools and Debugger for Chrome. It has been deprecated in favor of Microsoft's Live Preview extension.

## Use cases
- preview web pages inside vscode
- debug javascript in an embedded browser
- open multiple browser previews in editor
- attach chrome devtools to vscode preview
- render html css live while coding

## When to choose
- you are on an old VS Code setup where Live Preview is unavailable
- you need the original headless Chromium preview workflow

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use Microsoft Live Preview instead
- you need actively maintained tooling or support
- you don't have Google Chrome installed

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, frontend
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vscode-extension, browser-preview, headless-chromium, deprecated, live-reload, debugging

## Member repositories
- auchenberg/vscode-browser-preview (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.962602+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 2026-08-29T18:21:18.084474+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/auchenberg/vscode-browser-preview (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.962602+00:00, sha 3c54cd729fa8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.