Firebug web development extension comes to Google Chrome

Firebug is one of the most popular add-ons for Firefox: it's a web development tool that highlights elements in a page's HTML source, allows for live editing of CSS, and more.

Now Chrome users can get on the Firebug bandwagon, too, with the new Firebug Lite extension. It's not a full Firebug, and it's not meant to replace Chrome Developer Tools, but it does replace the Firebug bookmarklet for Chrome.

This release -- Firebug Lite 1.3 -- doesn't have everything the Firefox version of Firebug has, but it's getting there. 1.4 is slated to include important stuff like live editing for all panels and a search feature. For right now, though, Firebug Lite is an essential download if you want to see what's going wrong with your stylesheet or get a detailed look at how someone else's page layout was built.

Plus, it lets you turn on Firebug for any domain, right from a toolbar icon - no more messing around with bookmarklets!

Tags: chrome, developer, extension, firebug