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Is there something like Firebug for Internet Explorer? I've got a site that is only supposed to be working in IE so I'm only targeting IE and the site is not supposed to work in Firefox.

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F12. (Oh, that's too short for an answer). The F12 key brings up built-in developer tools. It may not do everything that Firebug does, but it can do most things.

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I just discovered this week that it has full Javascript debugging, which is great. – DisgruntledGoat May 4 '12 at 16:19
As a short addendum to this, the F12-tool has limited DOM manipulation but very good javascript debugging & profiling. You can also switch render engines to IE7/IE8 from there to get a general idea of how the older browsers will present your page. (Not a perfect representation, but catches 95% of the things) – Aren May 4 '12 at 22:37
Thank you for the answer. – Nick Rosencrantz May 11 '12 at 11:57
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Your accept rate is 25%. Do you want to pick an answer and accept it? If people see a low accept rate then they are less likely to bother answering a question. – paulmorriss May 11 '12 at 13:41
@paulmorriss I accept this accept of course. I'm just a little late in doing so since I am mostly at SO for my questions and answers. – Nick Rosencrantz May 18 '12 at 9:18
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Your best options are Firebug lite, the newer firebugger, or IE Web Developer

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Thank you for the links. I followed them'all. – Nick Rosencrantz May 11 '12 at 11:57
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The F12-tool does the most things needed.

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Chrome and FireFox have generally been the ones with the best expansion capability and built-in and third-party developer tools. However, IE9 has built-in developer tools allowing you to browse and step through client-side code in much the same way as Chrome's developer kit or FireBug. It's accessed, as paulmorriss said, using the F12 key or by opening the menu (the gear icon on the far right) and selecting "F12 developer tools".

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Thanks for the answer. – Nick Rosencrantz May 11 '12 at 11:59

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