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Blazor Developer Tools

Inspect Blazor components in your browser, bridging the gap between HTML and Razor for faster debugging.

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Overview

Blazor Developer Tools is an essential utility designed to enhance the debugging and development experience for Blazor applications. It functions as a browser extension, integrating seamlessly into your browser's existing developer tools, and is powered by a corresponding NuGet package in your Blazor project. This combination allows developers to inspect rendered HTML elements and immediately see which Blazor component is responsible for them, along with its position in the component hierarchy.

The tool's core value proposition lies in its ability to bridge the gap between the browser's DOM and Blazor's component model. It provides a visual component tree, a detailed inspector for selected components, and the ability to quickly jump to the component's file location. This significantly reduces the time spent on debugging UI-related issues and understanding the structure of complex Blazor applications, making development faster and more efficient for anyone working with Blazor.

Best For

Debugging Blazor applications to identify UI issues
Understanding the component structure of complex Blazor pages
Quickly navigating from rendered UI to the corresponding Razor component code
Optimizing Blazor component rendering and hierarchy
Learning and exploring how Blazor applications are structured

Key Features

Component Tree View to visualize Blazor component hierarchy
Component Inspector to select and view details of components on the page
Detailed information including file location for selected components
Integration with browser developer tools (Chrome/Edge)
Supports various Blazor render modes (WebAssembly Standalone, Global Server, Auto Render)
Free and open-source (Apache 2.0 licensed)

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Significantly speeds up Blazor debugging by providing component-level insights
  • Visualizes the component tree, making complex UIs easier to understand
  • Directly links inspected components to their source file locations
  • Free and open-source, reducing development costs
  • Easy to install with a NuGet package and browser extension
  • Supports multiple Blazor render modes, offering broad compatibility

Cons

  • Currently in beta (v0.9.x), indicating potential for bugs or missing features
  • Lacks advanced features like real-time property value display (planned for future)
  • Requires both a NuGet package and a browser extension for full functionality
  • Limited to Chrome and Edge browsers for the extension
  • May not be fully stable or feature-rich compared to mature developer tools for other frameworks

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