XPathify

Tracking since Apr 6, 2026.

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• May 24, 2026
  description

  XPathify: Effortlessly evaluate and locate elements on web pages using XPath expressions. Features a side panel for easy input and instant results highlighting. Explore, copy, and inspect elements with ease, even within iframes. Includes a guide for XPath syntax and customizable settings for highlighting and evaluation modes (auto/manual, target/all/manual, style, light/dark mode).

  XPathify — Evaluate XPath expressions, live on any web page.
  
    Type an XPath, watch matching elements light up on the page instantly. Save the queries you use often, replay recent ones, and pierce the Shadow DOM that standard XPath can't reach. All from a polished side panel
     that opens with one keystroke.
  
    Built for QA engineers, automation developers, web scrapers, and anyone who's tired of typing $x("...") into DevTools fifty times a day.
  
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    WHAT YOU CAN DO
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    • Evaluate any XPath expression on the active tab — instantly
    • See every match highlighted on the page in your choice of style: background color, outline, or overlay
    • View the resolved DOM path for each match
    • Step through matches one at a time, or see them all at once
    • Save XPaths into folders — bookmark the ones you reach for again and again
    • Replay recent queries from a configurable history
    • Import / export your saved XPaths as JSON — share with teammates or back up
    • Pierce the Shadow DOM with the //shadow-root/ extension — query inside Web Components that standard XPath can't see
    • Trigger from anywhere with Cmd+Shift+X (Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows / Linux)
  
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    TWO VIEW MODES
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    • Side Panel — docked into Chrome's native sidebar, always one click away
    • Inline Widget — a draggable floating mini-window you can park anywhere on the page; minimize to a small puck when you need the screen back
  
    Per-tab context: each tab remembers its own XPath, results, and highlight state. Switch tabs without losing your place.
  
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    DESIGNED FOR YOUR WORKFLOW
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    • Light and dark themes, with six accent colors
    • Auto or manual evaluation (type-as-you-go vs. on-demand)
    • Configurable highlight target (all matches vs. one at a time) and style
    • Built-in interactive XPath guide — searchable, with examples for axes, predicates, functions, contains(), starts-with(), and more
    • "What's new" screen on every update so you never miss a feature
  
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    WHO IT'S FOR
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    • QA engineers writing Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress automation
    • Web scrapers building data pipelines
    • Front-end developers debugging selectors
    • SRE / monitoring engineers writing checks
    • Anyone who lives in DevTools and wants better tooling
  
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    PRIVACY FIRST
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    • Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing leaves your device.
    • No accounts, no telemetry, no tracking.
    • Your saved XPaths and history are stored in Chrome's local storage.
  
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    PERMISSIONS, EXPLAINED
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    • <all_urls> — XPath evaluation only makes sense against the page you're looking at, so XPathify needs to read the DOM of the active tab when you ask it to evaluate. It does not transmit or store page content.
    • storage — for your saved XPaths, history, and preferences.
    • sidePanel — to render the side panel UI.
    • scripting — to inject the evaluation logic into the active page.
  
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    KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
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    • macOS: Cmd+Shift+X
    • Windows / Linux: Ctrl+Shift+X
    • Customize at chrome://extensions/shortcuts
  
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    GET STARTED
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    1. Install, then press your shortcut.
    2. Try //h1 on any page to see how matching feels.
    3. Open Settings to pick your theme and highlight style.
    4. Click any match to see its full DOM path.
    5. Save the queries you use often into folders.
  
    XPathify is free and built with care. If you hit a snag, the in-app guide has answers, and the shortcut is always one tap away.

Permissions & access

Permissions

sidePanelscriptingwebNavigationstorage

Host access

https://*/*, http://*/*, <all_urls>

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