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When you install Microsoft Edge, you get a browser. Also, you get a powerful way to inspect, debug, and even create web projects. The Developer Tools shipped with the browser are based on the tools in the Chromium open-source project, so you may already be familiar with the tools. To keep descriptions shorter in this article, the Microsoft Edge Developer Tools
are now referred to as DevTools
.
Use DevTools to review and learn more about the following development tasks.
And a lot more. It all starts when you open DevTools and customize each tool to your needs.
To open and explore the DevTools, use one any of the following actions.
F12
.Ctrl
+Shift
+I
on Windows/Linux or Command
+Option
+I
on macOS.There are two main ways to interact with the DevTools.
When you open the DevTools, it docks to the left of your browser. To change the docked location of the DevTools, complete the following actions.
...
) button.For more information, navigate to Change Microsoft Edge DevTools placement (Undock, Dock To Bottom, Dock To Left).
In Dock side, choose any of the following layout options.
DevTools give you an amazing amount of power to inspect, debug, and change the web product currently displayed in the browser. Most of the tools display the changes live. Live updates make the tools incredibly useful to refine the appearance and navigation or functionality of a web project without the need to refresh or build it. The DevTools also allow you to change web-based third-party products on your computer.
DevTools grew over a period of several years. You may assume that DevTools are difficult to learn when you first open any of tools. The following text quickly introduces the different parts. The main toolbar offers you a few sections and the sections are ordered from left to right.
The Inspect Tool allows you to choose an element on the current webpage. After you activate it, you may move your mouse over different parts of the webpage to get detailed information about the element and a color overlay to display dimensions, padding, and margin.
The Device Emulation tool displays the current web product in an emulated device mode. The Device Emulation tool allows you to run and test how your product reacts when you resize the browser. It also gives you an estimation of the layout and behavior on a mobile device.
The Tools tab group is a group of tabs that represent different tools that are used in different scenarios. You may customize each of the tools and each tool may change based on the context. To open a dropdown menu of more tools, choose the More tabs (>>
) button. Each of the tools is introduced later in the following section.
Next to the Tools tab group are optional error and issues shortcuts. The shortcuts display when JavaScript errors or issues occur on the current webpage. The Open Console to view # errors, # warnings (JavaScript Errors) button displays a red circle with an X
followed by the number of JavaScript errors. To open the Console and learn about the error, choose the JavaScript Errors button. The Open Issues to view # issues (Issues) button is a blue message icon followed by the number of issues. To open the Issues tool, choose Issues button.
The Settings button displays a gear icon. To open DevTools Settings webpage, choose the Settings button. The Settings webpage displays a menu to change Preferences, turn on Experiments, and much more.
The Send Feedback button displays torso with a chat bubble next to it. To open the Send Feedback dialog, choose the Send Feedback button. The Send Feedback dialog allows you to enter information to describe what happened and automatically includes a screenshot. Use it to connect with the DevTools team to report problems, issues, or suggest ideas.
The Customize and control Devtools (...
) button opens a dropdown menu. It allows you to define where to dock the DevTools, search, open different tools, and much more.
In the Tools tab group, you may open the different tools that are available in the DevTools. The following list describes the most commonly used tools in the DevTools.
The DevTools provides lots of features and functionality to use with your web product. Access the different parts of the DevTools in many ways, but the fastest way to access the features you need is to use the command menu. For more information, navigate to Run commands with the Microsoft Edge DevTools Command menu. To open the command menu, complete one of the following actions.
Control
+Shift
+P
(Windows, Linux) or Command
+Shift
+P
(macOS)....
), and then choose Run Command.The command menu allows you to type commands to display, hide, or run features in the DevTools. With the command menu open, enter the word changes, and then choose Drawer Show Changes. The Changes tool opens which is useful when you edit CSS, but is difficult to find in the DevTools UI.
DevTools are customizable to meet your needs or the way you work. To change settings, complete one of the following actions.
F1
or ?
.In the Preferences section, you may change several parts of the DevTools. For example, you may use the Match the browser language setting to use the same language in the DevTools that is use in your browser. For another example, use the Theme setting to change the theme of the DevTools.
You may also change the settings of advanced features including the following features.
Workspaces.
Filter library code with the Ignore List.
Define the Devices you want to include in the device simulation and test mode. For more information, navigate to Emulate mobile devices in Microsoft Edge DevTools.
Choose a network Throttling profile.
Define simulated Locations.
Customize keyboard shortcuts. To use the same shortcuts in the DevTools as Visual Studio Code, complete the following actions.
The DevTools team provides new features as experiments in the DevTools. To get the full list of experiments, navigate to the DevTools Settings, and then choose Experiments. You may turn each of the experiments on or off. Help decide which one of the experiments is valuable to you. For more information on the experiments, navigate to Experimental features.
Use the following options to discuss the new features and changes in the post, or anything else related to DevTools.
Alt
+Shift
+I
(Windows, Linux) or Option
+Shift
+I
(macOS) in DevTools.If you want to preview the latest features coming to the DevTools, download Microsoft Edge Canary, which builds nightly.