Customize DevTools

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This page lists the ways you can customize Chrome DevTools.

Settings

settings Settings > Preferences contains many options for customizing DevTools.

See Open Settings and Preferences.

Dark theme

You can enable dark theme in Settings or the Command Menu.

1. Open the Command Menu.

2. Start typing dark, select the Switch to dark theme command, and then press Enter to run the command.

   

3. Alternatively, set your theme in settings Settings > Preferences > Appearance > Themes.

Dynamic theme

DevTools can automatically match Chrome's color theme.

To set a theme:

1. Open a new tab and click edit Customize Chrome in the right bottom corner.
2. In Appearance, pick a theme through wallpaper Change themes or select a color palette.

To turn off dynamic theming, clear settings Settings > Preferences > Appearance > check_box_outline_blank Match Chrome color scheme and reload DevTools.

Drawer

The Drawer contains many hidden features.

Press Escape to open or close the Drawer.

Click more_vert More Tools to open other Drawer tabs.

Change DevTools placement

By default, DevTools is docked to the right of your viewport. You can also dock to the bottom or left sides or undock DevTools into a separate window.

You can change the placement of DevTools in two ways:

• Main Menu: Open more_vert Customize And Control DevTools and click:
  • ad_group Undock into separate window
  • dock_to_right Dock to left
  • dock_to_bottom Dock to bottom
  • dock_to_left Dock to right

• Command Menu:

  1. Open the Command Menu.
  2. Start typing dock and select one of the suggested options: dock to bottom, left, right, undock, or restore last dock position.

To toggle Restore last dock position with a keyboard shortcut, press:

• On Linux or Windows: Control+Shift+D
• On MacOS: Command+Shift+D

Reorder panels, tabs, and panes

To change ordering, click and drag left or right any of the following:

• Panels at the top of DevTools.
• Panes in the Elements panel such as Styles, Computed, Layout, and others.
• Panes in the Sources panel such as Page, Workspace, Overrides, and others.
• Drawer tabs at the bottom of DevTools.

Additionally, you can move panels and tabs up and down to and from the Drawer. To do this, right-click the panel or tab and select Move to top or Move to bottom from the drop-down menu.

Your custom tab order persists across DevTools sessions.

Panel layout

By default, DevTools will auto-rearrange your panel layout depending on window size. You can disable the auto-rearrangement. Go to settings Settings > Preferences > Appearance and update the panel layout based on your preference.

For example, the Styles pane in the Elements panel will move from the side to the bottom when screen size is small. If you want the Style pane to always stay on the side, change the panel layout to vertical.

Change DevTools UI language

See settings Settings > Preferences > Appearance > Language.

Sync settings

You can sync your DevTools settings across multiple devices.

To enable sync, first turn on Chrome Sync. Once enabled, your DevTools settings are synced by default.

You can enable or disable the DevTools settings sync separately using the settings Settings > Sync > check_box Enable settings sync checkbox.

DevTools syncs most of the settings except those in the Workspace, Experiments, and Devices tabs and a few other general settings. The state of the Enable settings sync checkbox is synced across devices as well.

For example, the following Appearance settings are synced, so you have a consistent experience across devices and don't need to re-define the same settings again.

However, the dock setting isn't synced because developers have different dock preferences when debugging on different sites.

Customize keyboard shortcuts

See Settings > Shortcuts.

Enable experiments

See Settings > Experiments.