WhatRuns
A free browser extension that shows the technologies a website is built with.
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About WhatRuns
WhatRuns is a Chrome extension that identifies what powers the website you are viewing. One click lists frameworks, content management systems, WordPress plugins, fonts, analytics and tracking tools, paid web apps and the CDN the site uses.
You can also follow websites and be notified when they start or stop using a technology. No sign-up is needed. It suits developers, designers and marketers researching how other sites are built.
Strengths
- One-click technology detection
- Covers plugins, fonts, analytics and CDNs
- Notifications when followed sites change technologies
- No account needed
Limitations
- Proprietary
- Only a Chrome version is mentioned
- Detection relies on the service's own technology database
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree extension with no sign-up required.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- WhatRuns
- Platforms
- Browser extension
- How it runs
- Browser extension
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Checking which frameworks, plugins and services a website uses
- Categories
- Browser tools, Developer tools, Website testing
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to WhatRuns
Compare allSoftware that can replace WhatRuns for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Wappalyzer
Identifies the technologies a website is built with.
Wappalyzer also identifies the technologies behind a website from the browser, but it uses a freemium model and the company monetises technology data.
W3Techs Site Info
A free web lookup that shows the CMS, programming language, web server and host a site uses.
W3Techs Site Info identifies CMS, language, web server and hosting provider, offers Firefox and Chrome extensions plus an API, and its website carries advertising.
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