The latest articles on DEV Community by Coddio Develop (@coddio_develop). https://dev.to/coddio_develop https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4171536%2Fdf7c5c50-116d-49d6-b495-3aaac89ca6e9.png https://dev.to/coddio_develop en Coddio Develop Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:34:57 +0000 https://dev.to/coddio_develop/dx-toolkit-a-humble-attempt-to-redefine-webdev-experience-3ofj https://dev.to/coddio_develop/dx-toolkit-a-humble-attempt-to-redefine-webdev-experience-3ofj <p>I'm a frontend tech lead by day, and in my spare time (nights/weekends) I've been building <strong>DX Toolkit</strong> 🚀 — a free Chrome extension that drops a floating panel into any tab with the tools I kept wishing were built into the browser.</p> <p>No ads, no marketing budget, just sharing on LinkedIn and with friends — and somehow it's sitting at 271 installs, only 13 uninstalls, and 34 weekly active users. Not huge numbers, but enough that I think it's worth putting in front of people who actually live in dev tools all day.</p> <p>What's in it (12 modules so far):</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Storage Scout</strong> — browse/edit localStorage, sessionStorage, cookies, and IndexedDB, with a per-site usage breakdown</li> <li> <strong>Swagger Seeker</strong> — filter OpenAPI/Swagger UIs by keyword or HTTP method, download the raw spec</li> <li> <strong>Viewport Viewer</strong> — realistic device mockups (phone/tablet/4K/8K TV) that preserve scroll + form state when switching</li> <li> <strong>Routing Report</strong> — SPA navigation history (pushState, params, query, timing)</li> <li> <strong>Palette Probe</strong> — scan and live-edit a page's CSS custom properties</li> <li> <strong>Outline Hunter</strong>, <strong>Vision Validator</strong> (color blindness/low-vision simulation), <strong>Super Search</strong>, <strong>PERT Planner</strong>, and many mooore! 🚀</li> </ul> <p>Why it might earn your trust, not just your install:</p> <ul> <li>Manifest V3, content-script only — no background service worker, no remote calls</li> <li>Only requests the storage permission, nothing else</li> <li>No analytics, no tracking, fully client-side</li> </ul> <p>Genuinely here for criticism as much as praise — what's missing, what's redundant, what would make you uninstall it on the spot.</p> <p>Search for <strong>DX Toolkit</strong> on Chrome Web Store or (if you trust me) just click the link <a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dx-toolkit/hgdfibppaikpnclmacagchapjfbipind" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chromewebstore</a>. Thank you for your time 😇</p> webdev extensions dx productivity