Alternatives to Chrome DevTools
The web developer tools built into Google Chrome for editing pages, debugging and profiling performance. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Chrome DevTools
The web developer tools built into Google Chrome for editing pages, debugging and profiling performance.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Chrome DevTools.
Firefox Developer Tools
The web developer tools built into Firefox for inspecting, editing and debugging HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Firefox Developer Tools are built into Firefox under MPL-2.0 and test Firefox's engine instead of Chromium, with remote debugging for Firefox for Android and no Gemini-based AI features.
Firefox Developer Edition
A pre-release build of Firefox for web developers, with the newest developer tools and platform features.
Firefox Developer Edition is a pre-release Firefox build with the newest developer tools early, switching from Chromium to Firefox's engine at the cost of some stability.
Eruda
Developer console that runs inside a mobile browser page.
Eruda is an MIT-licensed console added to a page by script tag, letting you debug on a real phone without a cable, though it is less capable than full browser devtools.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Chrome DevTools as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
VisBug
Point-and-click editing tools for any live web page.
Chrome DevTools is built into Chrome with editing, performance tracing and network inspection, but changes go through developer panels rather than a point-and-click toolbar.
Web Developer
Toolbar of web development tools for inspecting and manipulating a page.
Chrome DevTools is built into Chrome with nothing to install and adds performance tracing, network inspection and an MCP server, but it only tests the Chromium engine.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Lighthouse
Automated audits for performance, accessibility, SEO and best practices.
Polypane
Multi-viewport browser with accessibility and performance tooling built in.
Responsively App
Developer browser that renders many device viewports side by side.
Blisk
Cross-device testing browser with hot reload and synced scrolling.
Can I use
A searchable web tool with browser support tables for HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other front-end features.
Yellow Lab Tools
An open-source tool that audits a webpage for performance and front-end code quality issues.
