Source Detector

👥 2K+ users

📦 v1.4.1

💾 3.07MiB

📅 2026-03-20

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Overview

Source Detector is an open-source Chrome extension that helps developers and security researchers inspect client-side web assets directly in Chrome

Community & Feedback:
• GitHub: https://github.com/SunHuawei/SourceDetector
• Issues: https://github.com/SunHuawei/SourceDetector/issues
Learn more:
• Website: https://sunhuawei.github.io/SourceDetector/
• Privacy Policy: https://sunhuawei.github.io/SourceDetector/privacy/
• FAQ: https://sunhuawei.github.io/SourceDetector/faq/

Key Functions
• Detect: Automatically find source maps and CRX package files.
• Explore: Browse collected source files and related assets.
• Review: Use a structured workflow to examine versioned artifacts.
• Export: Download individual files or full sets for offline analysis.

Target Audience
• Front-end Developers: Debug production assets efficiently.
• Security Researchers: Validate exposed source artifacts.
• Extension Developers: Inspect CRX package structures.
• Technical Users: Analyze web application architecture.

Core Benefits
• Privacy First: Local storage in-browser; no account required.
• Efficiency: Fast inspection with a repeatable review flow.
• Transparency: Fully open-source.

Highlights
• Automatic source map detection.
• Artifact inspection by site and version.
• Export capabilities for deep analysis.
• Local-first, account-free workflow.

Changelog v1.4.1
• Added deeper GA4-ready instrumentation groundwork for the new navigation primitives and surfaces.
• Follow-up UI/theme refinements landed after the 1.4.0 release cycle.
• Cleaned local debug artifacts from the repo path and ignored env/debug residue to reduce pollution.

Changelog v1.3.3
• Metadata Sync: Synced version metadata across UI and manifest.
• Consistency: Improved release reporting for popup, Source Explorer, and analytics.
• Stability: Maintained validated build and scanner workflows.