Does IE7 have a “developer mode” or plugin like Firefox/Chrome/Safari? [duplicate]

Answer 1

The following is specifically for IE7, other versions are probably similar.

Here is the new link to the developmment tools from microsoft.(as of 4-26-2011) IE Development Tools

Once installed, you will need to enable the toolbar.

To Enable, click on Tools | Manage Add-Ons | Enable or Disable Add-ons, to enable the addon.

To add the icon to the IE Toolbar, right click on the IE menu | Customize Command Bar | Add or Remove Commands. Add the "< (arrow) >" icon.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Yes - The Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar

Download details: Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar

Answer 3

unfortunately it seems microsoft have discontinued it, the page for the toolbar now just says 'We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found.'

I reckon because its built into 8 they have removed it for download, and cant be bothered with helping out us devs who are forced to make our projects work in their more archaic browsers :'(

Also before anyone says it, IE8 compatability mode != IE7

Answer 4

Actually, the best add-on for developers to IE would be Fiddler. It has a number of features that the other browsers possess.