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Chrome DevToolsFirefox Developer Edition
Free

Free and included with Google Chrome.

 Free

Free to download and use.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Built into Chrome with nothing extra to install
  • Performance tracing and network inspection
  • Newest developer tools before they reach stable Firefox
  • Builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, including ARM64
  • AI features rely on Google's Gemini service
  • Tests the Chromium engine only
  • Pre-release software, so it can be less stable than the regular release
  • Not supported on Windows 8.1 and older or macOS 10.14 and older
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: MPL-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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