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tinker-electron-debug

An Electron app debugger plugin for TINKER, enabling remote debugging of in-production Electron applications.

Screenshot

Features

  • Auto-detect Electron apps installed on the system
  • Launch & attach debugger with a single click
  • Inspect pages — view Node.js and renderer process targets
  • DevTools integration — open Chrome DevTools for any target
  • Live log output — stream stdout/stderr in a built-in terminal
  • Multi-session support for debugging multiple apps simultaneously

Installation

Download and install TINKER, then run:

bash
npm i -g tinker-electron-debug

Usage

  1. Select an Electron app from the app grid
  2. The app launches with debugging ports enabled
  3. Inspect Node.js or renderer process targets in the page list
  4. Click Inspect to open Chrome DevTools for a target
  5. View live log output in the terminal below

Released under the AGPL-3.0 License.