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MacOS: Enable Web Inspector In Safari

MacOS: Enable Web Inspector In Safari

By Mitch Bartlett 1 Comment

If you want to view the source code of a web page in Apple Safari for MacOS Sierra, you will have to enable the Web Inspector using these steps.

Safari 10 and Above

  1. Ensure that “Show Develop menu in menu bar” is enabled underĀ “Safari” > “Preferences” > “Advanced“.
    Safari develop menu
  2. Now visit any web page and select “Develop” > “Show Web Inspector“.
    Show Web Inspector option
  3. The web inspector window will appear.
    Safari Web Inspector screen

Older versions

  1. Open “Applications” > “Utilities“.
  2. Launch “Terminal“.
  3. Type “defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true” and press “Enter“.
  4. Now you can open a web page in Safari and right-click or hold down your mouse button anywhere on the page until the menu appears.
  5. Select “Inspect Element“.

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Filed Under: MacOS, Software Tagged With: safari, Sierra

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  1. Rik says

    March 9, 2018 at 11:26 am

    No.
    I have all this but in the develop menu web inspector is dimmed and not active.
    I need to active this menu which exits but dead on my safari on HS last version.

    Need help
    TIA

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