====== JavaScript Debugging Tools ======

===== Cross-browser =====


==== qooxdoo Inspector ====

[[:application:inspector|Homepage]]


==== Firebug Lite ====


[[http://www.getfirebug.com/lite.html|Homepage]]

==== JS Shell ====

[[http://www.squarefree.com/shell/|Homepage]]

==== Fiddler ====

While there is some nice integration with Internet Explorer, Fiddler works together fine as an analyzing proxy with any web browser.

[[http://www.fiddlertool.com/|Homepage]]


==== Wireshark / Ethereal ====

Wireshark is the successor of the tool formerly known as "Ethereal" (which is not being actively continued).

[[http://www.wireshark.org/|Homepage]]


===== Firefox =====

==== JavaScript Console ====

==== Firebug ====

[[http://getfirebug.com/|Homepage]]

==== Venkman ====

  * [[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/venkman/|Homepage]]
  * [[http://www.svendtofte.com/code/learning_venkman/|Tutorial]]

==== DOM Inspector ====

  * [[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/inspector/|Homepage]]
  * [[http://www.brownhen.com/DI/|Tutorial]]

==== Web Developer Extension ====

[[http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/|Homepage]]

==== Tamper Data ====

  * [[http://tamperdata.mozdev.org/|Homepage]]
  * [[http://simonwillison.net/2006/Oct/17/graph/|More info]]

==== Fasterfox ====
[[http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/|Homepage]]

===== Internet Explorer =====

==== JavaScript Console ====

==== Microsoft Windows Script Debugger ====

  * [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sdbug/Html/sdbug_1.asp|Homepage]]
  * [[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E606E71F-BA7F-471E-A57D-F2216D81EC3D&displaylang=en|Download (Windows 98 and Me)]]
  * [[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2F465BE0-94FD-4569-B3C4-DFFDF19CCD99&displaylang=en|Download (NT4, 2000, XP, ...)]]

==== Microsoft Script Editor ====

May be installed as part of MS Office and/or MS Frontpage.

  * [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnfp2k2/html/odc_fpdebugscripts.asp|Microsoft Script Editor]]
  * [[http://www.ajaxhead.com/javascript/debug_javascript.html|Tutorial]]
  * [[http://erik.eae.net/archives/2005/07/04/21.49.50/|Tutorial]]

There is a bug that causes the debugger to get unattched from the current document. If this happens, open a new browser window (via menu File/New Window) and close the original window.


==== Visual Web Developer ====

  * [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/default.aspx|Homepage]]
  * [[http://blogs.msdn.com/rajeshbhutani/archive/2007/04/10/debugging-jscript-code-in-ie-using-vwd-express.aspx|Debugging Jscript code in IE using VWD Express]]
  * [[http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=301814|Video]]
  * [[http://www.berniecode.com/blog/2007/03/08/how-to-debug-javascript-with-visual-web-developer-express/|How to debug JavaScript with Visual Web Developer Express]]


==== Developer Toolbar ====

  * [[http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/01/09/ie-developer-toolbar-beta-3-now-available.aspx|Announcement]]
  * [[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e59c3964-672d-4511-bb3e-2d5e1db91038&displaylang=en|Download]]
  * [[http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.InternetExplorerDevToolbar|Wiki]]


==== JScript Profiler ====

  * [[http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/09/11/introducing-the-ie8-developer-tools-jscript-profiler.aspx|Announcement]]



==== JavaScript Memory Leak Detector ====

  * [[http://blogs.msdn.com/gpde/pages/javascript-memory-leak-detector.aspx|Homepage]]

==== Info ====

  * [[http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2004/10/26/247912.aspx|IEBlog: Scripting Debugging in Internet Explorer]]
  * [[http://blogs.msdn.com/greggm/archive/2004/08/23/218964.aspx|How script debugging works]]
  * [[http://www.bayden.com/other/|Some nice IE specific tools]]
  * [[http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx|Windows Sysinternals]]

===== Opera =====

==== JavaScript Console ====

==== Developer Console ====

Opera 9.0 and later.

[[http://dev.opera.com/tools/|Homepage]]

==== DOM Snapshot ====

Opera 9.0 and later.

[[http://dev.opera.com/tools/|Homepage]]

===== Safari / WebKit =====

==== "Debug" menu ====


===  ===

Turn the "Debug" menu on under [[http://developer.apple.com/internet/safari/faq.html#anchor14|Mac OS X]] or 
[[http://hohle.net/scrap_post.php?post=221|Windows]] .

==== JavaScript Console ====

==== Drosera ====