/chrome-devtools-app

Chrome DevTools packaged as an app via nw.js

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Chrome DevTools App.

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Chrome DevTools packaged as an app via nw.js.

This project is an exploration of how much work it would take to separate Chrome DevTools from Chrome itself and to explore what separation from the browser itself would bring to the table in terms of new functionality, etc.

I've written an article about this project, where I go in detail, and provide a few perspectives on what this project could evolve into. https://kenneth.io/blog/2014/12/28/taking-chrome-devtools-outside-the-browser/.

Intro Tools

How to get started with a release

  1. Download and start Chrome DevTools.app
  2. Start an instance of Chrome with remote debugging enabled
  3. Wait a second or click the refresh button.
  4. Targets should show up. Click "Go" next to your target.
  5. Bam. There go you.

How to get started from source?

  1. Run npm install
  2. Run npm start

How to start this app from source?

  1. Run npm install nw if you haven't already
  2. Run grunt run

How to start a debug version of this app?

Run grunt runDebug


How to make a new build?

Run grunt build


This project is highly experimental.