Automatically open Chrome developer tools when new tab/new window is opened

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Alexander Sirobaba picture Alexander Sirobaba · Aug 31, 2012 · Viewed 175.1k times · Source

I have HTML5 application which opens in a new window by clicking a link. I'm a bit tired of pressing Shift + I each time I want to logging network communication to launch Developer tools because I need it always. I was not able to find an option to keep Developer Tools always enabled on startup.

Is there any way to open Developer tools automatically when new window is opened in Chrome?

Answer

Saint picture Saint · Jul 14, 2016

On opening the developer tools, with the developer tools window in focus, press F1. This will open a settings page. Check the "Auto-open DevTools for popups".

This worked for me.

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