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Jun 1, 2026
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XPath Helper
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XPath Tester
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Jun 1, 2026

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Extract, edit, and evaluate XPath queries with ease.

Write, test, and evaluate XPath queries live on any web page. A lightweight XPath console for testers and developers.

Jun 1, 2026

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XPath Helper makes it easy to extract, edit, and evaluate XPath queries on any webpage.

IMPORTANT: After installing this extension, you must reload any existing tabs or restart Chrome for the extension to work.

Instructions:
1. Open a new tab and navigate to any webpage.
2. Hit Ctrl-Shift-X (or Command-Shift-X on OS X), or click the XPath Helper button in the toolbar, to open the XPath Helper console.
3. Hold down Shift as you mouse over elements on the page. The query box will continuously update to show the XPath query for the element below the mouse pointer, and the results box will show the results for the current query.
4. If desired, edit the XPath query directly in the console. The results box will immediately reflect your changes.
5. Repeat step (2) to close the console.

If the console gets in your way, hold down Shift and then move your mouse over it; it will move to the opposite side of the page.

One word of caution: When rendering HTML tables, Chrome inserts artificial <tbody> tags into the DOM, which will consequently show up in queries extracted by this extension.

XPath Tester is a lightweight in-page console for writing, testing, and evaluating XPath queries on any web page - useful for QA engineers, web scrapers, SEO professionals, and anyone debugging selectors for automation frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.

NOTE: This is an independent fork of the open-source xpaf project (Apache License 2.0). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or derived from any other XPath extension currently on the Chrome Web Store.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Generate an XPath for any element on the page by holding Shift and hovering over it.
- Edit the generated query directly in the console and see matches update in real time.
- View the count of matched nodes and the text content of the first match.
- Move the console panel out of your way by holding Shift and mousing over it.

HOW TO USE
1. Install the extension and reload any open tabs (or restart Chrome) so it can attach to existing pages.
2. Navigate to the page you want to inspect.
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+X (or Command+Shift+X on macOS) to open the XPath console at the top of the page. You can also click the toolbar icon.
4. Hold Shift and hover over any element — the query box fills with an XPath that locates that element, and the results box updates with what the query matches.
5. Edit the query in the console to refine it. Results update as you type.
6. Press the same shortcut again to close the console.

TIP: When Chrome renders an HTML <table>, it inserts implicit <tbody> tags into the DOM. These will appear in the XPath even though they are not present in the source HTML - keep that in mind when copying queries into your test framework.

PRIVACY
This extension does not collect, store, or transmit any browsing data. All XPath evaluation runs locally in your browser. No analytics, no tracking, no remote servers.

LICENSE & ATTRIBUTION
Source forked from the Apache 2.0 licensed xpaf project. License notices are preserved in the source files. This build is maintained independently.

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Permissions: None declared
Host access: None declared

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XPath Tester is a lightweight in-page console for writing, testing, and evaluating XPath queries on any web page - useful for QA engineers, web scrapers, SEO professionals, and anyone debugging selectors for automation frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.

NOTE: This is an independent fork of the open-source xpaf project (Apache License 2.0). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or derived from any other XPath extension currently on the Chrome Web Store.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Generate an XPath for any element on the page by holding Shift and hovering over it.
- Edit the generated query directly in the console and see matches update in real time.
- View the count of matched nodes and the text content of the first match.
- Move the console panel out of your way by holding Shift and mousing over it.

HOW TO USE
1. Install the extension and reload any open tabs (or restart Chrome) so it can attach to existing pages.
2. Navigate to the page you want to inspect.
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+X (or Command+Shift+X on macOS) to open the XPath console at the top of the page. You can also click the toolbar icon.
4. Hold Shift and hover over any element — the query box fills with an XPath that locates that element, and the results box updates with what the query matches.
5. Edit the query in the console to refine it. Results update as you type.
6. Press the same shortcut again to close the console.

TIP: When Chrome renders an HTML <table>, it inserts implicit <tbody> tags into the DOM. These will appear in the XPath even though they are not present in the source HTML - keep that in mind when copying queries into your test framework.

PRIVACY
This extension does not collect, store, or transmit any browsing data. All XPath evaluation runs locally in your browser. No analytics, no tracking, no remote servers.

LICENSE & ATTRIBUTION
Source forked from the Apache 2.0 licensed xpaf project. License notices are preserved in the source files. This build is maintained independently.