Documentation

Getting Started

CodeLens is a powerful browser extension that lets you analyze, download, and inspect the source code of any publicly available browser extension.

  1. Install CodeLens from your browser's extension store
  2. Copy the URL of any extension you want to analyze
  3. Paste the URL into CodeLens
  4. View source code, security analysis, and more!

Features

🔍 Source Code Viewer

View and navigate extension source code with syntax highlighting, line numbers, and auto-beautification for minified code.

🛡️ Security Analysis

Automated security scanning detects dangerous patterns like eval(), innerHTML, and script injection. Get a security score from 0-100.

📦 Download & Export

Download extension source as ZIP or push directly to GitHub with one click. Perfect for archiving or studying extensions.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl + PQuick file search
Ctrl + FFind in file
Ctrl + KCommand palette
Ctrl + BToggle sidebar

Privacy & Security

CodeLens is built with privacy as the top priority:

  • All processing happens locally in your browser
  • No data is sent to external servers
  • No tracking or analytics
  • 100% open source - verify the code yourself

Support