Redux DevTools
Browser and standalone debugging tools for watching Redux state changes over time.
- Stars
- 14.4k
- Forks
- 1.2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- TypeScript
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- Dev tool
What it is
Redux DevTools is a set of debugging tools for apps that manage state with Redux or similar architectures. It is available as a browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox, as a standalone app, and as a React component you can embed in your own app. The README describes features such as hot reloading, action replay and a customizable UI.
- Inspect each dispatched action and the resulting state in a browser extension
- Replay recorded actions to reproduce a bug
- Monitor a remote app using the remote monitoring option described in the docs
- Embed the DevTools UI as a React component inside your client app
Great for
- Developers building React or other apps that use Redux
- Teams who want to inspect state changes while debugging
- Developers who want to embed a state inspector inside their own app
- People working with apps that use other state-change architectures that the README says are supported via integrations
Not ideal for
- People who do not write code or use Redux, since the tools target developers
- Projects that do not manage application state with Redux or a compatible architecture
- Users who need a production monitoring product, as the README frames this as a development workflow aid
How to get it
- 1
Clone and build from source
You'll need: pnpm
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/reduxjs/redux-devtoolsInstall dependencies (monorepo, per README)
pnpm installBuild all packages (per README)
pnpm run build:all - 2
Run it
- For the browser extension, install it from the Chrome, Edge or Firefox add-on store links in the README
- Open your app in the browser and open the Redux DevTools panel
- Trigger some actions in your app and inspect the state changes
- For embedding, follow the manual integration walkthrough linked in the README
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Read the Extension Options (Arguments) doc to configure the extension
- Use the Extension Methods (Advanced API) doc for programmatic control
- Set up remote monitoring if you need to inspect a non-local app
- Check the Integrations doc to see which non-Redux architectures are supported
Downloads
Strengths
- Available in several forms: browser extension, standalone app and React component
- Free and open source under the MIT license
- Actively maintained, with a recent push and a large community of stars
Trade-offs
- The README is truncated and gives few concrete setup details, so setup depends on linked docs
- It is a monorepo that requires pnpm and a build step for contributors, which adds complexity
- Some features are described only at a high level in the excerpt provided
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| redux-devtools (this) | 14.4k | Dev tool | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers building React or other apps that use Redux |
| reactotron | 15.6k | Dev tool | intermediate | 3 months ago | React Native developers who want to see app state and network calls while debugging |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.