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Eruda vs Chrome DevTools: catalog facts
Eruda	Chrome DevTools
Free The open-source tool is available without a license fee.	Free Free and included with Google Chrome.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Debug a page on a real phone without remote debugging or a cable Added with a script tag or bookmarklet, no installation	Built into Chrome with nothing extra to install Performance tracing and network inspection
It runs inside the page, so it cannot see what breaks before its own script loads Less capable than real remote debugging	AI features rely on Google's Gemini service Tests the Chromium engine only
Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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