DevTools Media Panel
DevTools panel that displays technical details about media elements and webrtc on the current page; intended primarily for web developers to understand media playback issues on their sites, and for users to provide more informative bug reports.
DevTools Media Panel: Firefox Add-on for Media Technical Analysis
The 'DevTools Media Panel' is a Firefox add-on designed to aid web developers by displaying detailed technical information about media elements and webrtc on the current webpage. By installing this add-on, a new panel will be added to the Web Developer Tools, showing crucial data about the state of any video playback on the page and technical specifics of PeerConnection and GUM under the webrtc tab. It serves as an essential tool for web developers and aids users in providing comprehensive bug reports.
Add-on stats
By: Karolien Koorts
Creation date: 2017-03-03
Weekly download count: 48
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- tabs
- <all_urls>
- activeTab
- downloads
Size: 384.19K
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
This add-on installs a new panel in the Web Developer Tools, which displays detailed technical information about media elements and webrtc on the current page.
To access the panel, open the Web Developer Tools (Ctrl+Shift+I or Cmd-Opt-I) and click on the "Media-Webrtc" tab.
On the media tab: For each video element on the current page, some technical information about the current state of playback is shown.
On the webrtc tab: Technical information is shown for each PeerConnection and GUM.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works fine on YouTube for some users
- Useful for media monitoring
Cons
- Not working on many webpages
- Shows 'No media' on pages with media
- Breaks XML preview in browser
- Only works in Nightly version
- Requires refreshing or switching tabs to get media info
Most mentioned
- Does not work on many websites
- Inconsistent performance across different platforms
- Errors related to media playback and cloning
User reviews
by Firefox user 17950790, 2024-12-22
by Seän "Frostbyte" Shepherd, 2024-11-08
by Artemk, 2024-10-03
Add-on safety
Risk impact
DevTools Media Panel requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
DevTools Media Panel has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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