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Chrome extension ID: ienfalfjdbdpebioblfackkekamfmbnh

A developer tool designed to help engineers inspect and optimize Angular applications. It offers specialized tabs for profiling execution time and visualizing the framework's internal state.

Developer:Angular
Version:1.19.1
Size:858KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

400K+

Rating

★ 3.7

190 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English (United States)

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Developer & Designer Tools

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

Positions itself as an extension for Chrome DevTools that provides Angular-specific debugging and profiling. It emphasizes visibility into application structure, component state, change detection cycles, and dependency injection trees.

Inferred product pattern

Official first-party framework utility for developer productivity.

Review-backed pain points

Users report significant issues with the extension failing to detect Angular apps even when running in development mode. There are also reports of the tool causing performance lag in the applications it is debugging and experiencing internal JavaScript errors.

Observed feature gaps

Unreliable environment detection and unstable variable inspection UI.

Tags
Angular DebuggerWeb DevelopmentPerformance ProfilerFrontend Tools
Target users

- Angular Developers

- Frontend Engineers

- Web Performance Specialists

Primary use cases

- Debugging component and directive state

- Profiling change detection cycles to optimize performance

- Inspecting dependency injection trees

Positive themes

No positive theme data.

Negative themes

- Failure to detect Angular applications

- Incorrect production mode detection

- Application performance degradation

- UI crashes and TypeErrors

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- No pricing friction observed as the tool is provided for free.

Evidence boundary: Data extracted from the official store listing and a sample of 10 helpful/low-rating reviews. Positive review themes are unavailable as provided review samples only contained low-rating feedback.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No direct support interaction complaints, though users expressed frustration over persistent bugs.

Reliability

High reliability issues including frequent failures to recognize Angular apps and crashes during inspection.

Privacy

One user expressed confusion and slight suspicion regarding the extension's ownership/origin.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 5

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 1.19.1

- Size: 858KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

Angular DevToolsAngular debuggerAngular profiling toolChrome extension for Angular

Comparison

Angular DevTools vs ng.getComponentbest Angular debugging extensions

Problem

Angular app not detectedAngular DevTools production mode errordebug Angular change detection

Alternative

Angular debugging alternativesAngular CLI debugging tools

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Screenshots

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Links

Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Support links: https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/

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