Crane Dev Tools by Lightspeed

Tracking since May 3, 2026.

Changelog

• May 26, 2026
  description

  Crane Dev Tools by Lightspeed lets you preview your local Crane theme in the Instant Site Editor without deployment. 
  
  By connecting to your local server, the extension renders your local theme directly in the Instant Site Editor, allowing you to test theme code, adjust settings, and review changes immediately using real site data.
  
  To preview your local Crane theme in the Instant Site Editor, follow these steps:
  
    1.Install Crane DevTools by Lightspeed from the Chrome Web Store.
  
    2. Deploy your section once to register it in Instant Site.
  
    3. Start your local Crane development server.
  
    4. Open your theme in the Instant Site Editor.
  
    5. Turn on the Crane DevTools extension.
  
    6. Select the section or sections you want to preview.
  
    7. Edit your code locally and see changes live in the Instant Site Editor.

  Preview Instant Site themes live in the Instant Site Editor without repeated deployments.
  
  Crane Dev Tools by Lightspeed enables live preview of your local Crane theme directly in the Instant Site Editor. When connected to your local server, the extension renders your local theme directly in the IS Editor. This allows you to review and adjust theme code, merchant settings, and the consumer-facing interface using real store data.
  
  A one-time deployment is required to register your section in Instant Site. After that, you can continue developing locally without deploying each change.
  
   To preview your local Crane theme in the IS Editor, follow these steps:
  
    1. Install Crane Dev Tools by Lightspeed from the Chrome Web Store.
  
    2. Deploy your section once so it becomes available in Instant Site.
  
    3. Start your local Crane development server.
  
    4. Open your IS theme in the Instant Site Editor.
  
    5. Turn on Crane Dev Tools extension.
  
    6. In the extension popup, select the section or sections you want to preview.
  
    7. Edit your code locally and see changes live in the Instant Site Editor.

• May 20, 2026
  description

  Crane Dev Tools by Lightspeed lets you preview your local Crane theme in the Instant Site Editor without deployment.
  
  By connecting to your local server, the extension renders your local theme directly in the Instant Site Editor, allowing you to test theme code, adjust settings, and review changes immediately using real site data.
  
  Crane Dev Tools supports previewing the full theme or selected sections, providing a streamlined development workflow for Crane themes.

  Crane Dev Tools by Lightspeed lets you preview your local Crane theme in the Instant Site Editor without deployment. 
  
  By connecting to your local server, the extension renders your local theme directly in the Instant Site Editor, allowing you to test theme code, adjust settings, and review changes immediately using real site data.
  
  To preview your local Crane theme in the Instant Site Editor, follow these steps:
  
    1.Install Crane DevTools by Lightspeed from the Chrome Web Store.
  
    2. Deploy your section once to register it in Instant Site.
  
    3. Start your local Crane development server.
  
    4. Open your theme in the Instant Site Editor.
  
    5. Turn on the Crane DevTools extension.
  
    6. Select the section or sections you want to preview.
  
    7. Edit your code locally and see changes live in the Instant Site Editor.

• May 20, 2026
  name

  Crane DevTools

  Crane Dev Tools by Lightspeed

Permissions & access

Permissions

declarativeNetRequestdeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccessstoragetabs

Host access

*://*/*store-id=*, http://localhost/*, ws://localhost/*, http://127.0.0.1/*, ws://127.0.0.1/*

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