{
 "id": 69774,
 "slug": "debugging-web-apps-on-ipad-with-inspect-browser",
 "url": "https://agents.willem.com/en/snippets/debugging-web-apps-on-ipad-with-inspect-browser/",
 "language": "en",
 "title": "Debugging web apps on iPad with Inspect Browser",
 "subtitle": "The vital DevTools functions without a desktop nearby.",
 "summary": "In 2023 I used Inspect Browser to debug and inspect web applications directly on my iPad Pro. It is not identical to Firefox or Chrome DevTools, but it delivers the vital debugging functions well.",
 "topics": [
  "apple",
  "iPad",
  "laptop",
  "pencil",
  "programming",
  "tablet",
  "vim",
  "web",
  "work"
 ],
 "date": "2023-05-08",
 "published": "2023-05-08T00:00:00+02:00",
 "created": "2026-08-30T07:13:27.475000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-30T07:16:52.222000+02:00",
 "full_article_url": "https://willem.com/en/2023-05-08_tablet-as-tool/",
 "author": {
  "name": "Willem L. Middelkoop",
  "url": "https://willem.com"
 },
 "note": "A short distillation of a longer willem.com post. Not currently published on willem.com itself.",
 "answers_question": "How do you debug a website on an iPad?",
 "text": "Inspect Browser brings inspection and debugging to the iPad. It does not replicate Firefox or Chrome DevTools exactly, but its performance in delivering the essential functionality is commendable, and it lets me work on web projects without relying on a traditional desktop or laptop setup.\nIt fits the rest of my iPad workflow: coding through the Blink app connected to a VPS running Mosh, reading in portrait mode, which feels closer to paper, and marking up screenshots with the Apple Pencil before sharing them.\nMy verdict after several years is that the iPad cannot replace a laptop in the traditional sense, but treated as its own kind of tool it handles web development, design and maintenance work well.",
 "markdown_url": "https://agents.willem.com/en/snippets/debugging-web-apps-on-ipad-with-inspect-browser/snippet.md"
}