Can I get chrome-devtools to actually search all JS sources? Can I get chrome-devtools to actually search all JS sources? javascript javascript

Can I get chrome-devtools to actually search all JS sources?


Yeah, if you want to search within content sources which are scripts used by extensions and the internal browser API, you enable it in the Settings of DevTools and then from any panel in DevTools you can type Ctrl + Shift + F or (on Mac) Options + Command + F (⌥⌘F) to search across all sources, snippets, and files.

Even more helpful to what you may be needing is to set up a Workspace in Settings cog which you can map to a local directory of files which will be available in the Sources file browser sidebar which will also be searchable with the above shortcut.


It seems the answer is always easier to find after you've taken the time to phrase the question properly...

I found an option under Settings -> Preferences -> Sources called "Search in anonymous and content scripts". I'm not sure how/when I disabled this but enabling it and restarting chrome has fixed all of my problems.


Latest version of DevTools

Click on the triple dot icon on the right of DevTool dock, and choose Search.

Or just hit: Control-Shift-F while using DevTools (Control-Shift-I).

DevTools Dock menu


Older version of DevTools

Activate 'Search in content scripts' option in DevTools General Settings. It will allow content scripts to be searchable.

Then in DevTools panel you can search the source files at the bottom of the panel.

For example:

Google Chrome - Content scripts - Search in sources


If you don't have the Search tab in bottom of DevTools panel, click on the triple dot icon to open it.

Chrome/Chromium - DevTools Search in source code files