View Page Source

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 7, 2026
  description

  View Page Source is a fast, privacy-focused tool for viewing and analyzing any webpage's HTML source code.
  
  FEATURES
  
  - Syntax-highlighted source code with optional word wrap
  - Technology detection: identify 100+ technologies including CMS (WordPress, Shopify, Wix), JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, Next.js), CSS frameworks (Tailwind, Bootstrap), analytics (GA4, Hotjar, Clarity), CDNs, payment systems, and more
  - Smart SEO analysis: meta tags, Open Graph, structured data (JSON-LD), internationalization, links, resources, document structure, and security indicators
  - Performance metrics: DNS lookup, TCP connection, TLS handshake, server response, and download times
  - Server info: HTTP version, status code, and response headers
  
  HOW TO USE
  
  1. Click the extension icon in your toolbar, OR
  2. Right-click any page and select "View Page Source", OR
  3. Press Ctrl+Shift+U (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+U (Mac)
  
  A new tab opens with the formatted source code and full analysis.
  
  PRIVACY
  
  - Only the URL you choose to analyze is sent to view-page-source.com
  - No browsing history, personal data, or tracking collected
  - No third-party analytics or ads
  - Minimal permissions: activeTab, contextMenus, storage, notifications
  - Open source: https://github.com/zaidi/view-page-source-extension
  
  Perfect for web developers, designers, SEO professionals, and anyone curious about how websites are built.

  View Page Source is a fast, privacy-focused tool for viewing and analyzing any webpage's HTML source code.
  
  FEATURES
  
  - Four tools (View Source, SEO Check, Social Preview, and Extract HTML) from the toolbar or right-click menu
  - Quick Look: an inline summary of HTTP status, title, size, tag and word counts, and generator, without leaving the page
  - Right-click any page, link, or image to analyze it
  - Recent history: re-open the last 10 pages you analyzed (stored locally)
  - Options page: set your default tool, default formatting, and toolbar button behaviour
  - Per-tool keyboard shortcuts, plus a toolbar badge showing the page's HTTP status
  - Dark mode that follows your system theme
  - Syntax-highlighted source code with optional word wrap
  - Technology detection: identify 100+ technologies including CMS (WordPress, Shopify, Wix), JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, Next.js), CSS frameworks
  (Tailwind, Bootstrap), analytics (GA4, Hotjar, Clarity), CDNs, payment systems, and more
  - Smart SEO analysis: meta tags, Open Graph, structured data (JSON-LD), internationalization, links, resources, document structure, and security
  indicators
  - Performance metrics: DNS lookup, TCP connection, TLS handshake, server response, and download times
  - Server info: HTTP version, status code, and response headers
  
  HOW TO USE
  
  1. Click the extension icon to open the popup and pick a tool, OR
  2. Right-click a page, link, or image and choose from the "View Page Source" menu, OR
  3. Press Ctrl+Shift+U (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+U (Mac) to run your default tool
  
  A new tab opens with the formatted source code and full analysis. Or use Quick Look for an inline summary.
  
  PRIVACY
  
  - Only the URL you choose to analyze is sent to view-page-source.com
  - No browsing history, personal data, or tracking collected
  - No third-party analytics or ads
  - Minimal permissions: activeTab, contextMenus, storage, and access to view-page-source.com (for Quick Look)
  - Open source: https://github.com/zaidi/view-page-source-extension
  
  Perfect for web developers, designers, SEO professionals, and anyone curious about how websites are built.

• Jun 7, 2026
  short_description

  View source code, detect 100+ web technologies, and analyze SEO — meta tags, structured data, frameworks, and more.

  View the HTML source of any web page, detect over 100 web technologies, and check SEO meta tags and structured data.

• Jun 7, 2026
  host_permissions

  (empty)

  https://www.view-page-source.com/*

• Jun 7, 2026
  permissions

  activeTab, contextMenus, storage, notifications

  activeTab, contextMenus, storage

Permissions & access

Permissions

activeTabcontextMenusstorage

Host access

https://www.view-page-source.com/*

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