Source Detector

A powerful tool for developers to automatically detect, collect, and analyze source maps and CRX files from websites

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.