Link to DevTools F12

Question

I just wondered if there is an opportunity to open the DevTools (in IE,Chrome,FF) via JavaScript or similar?

I found a couple of Questions about Chrome here on SO but they al say ist not possible.

I thought maybe you there is a way to through a keypress Event for F12?

possible duplicate of [Can I programmatically open the devtools from a Google Chrome extension?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6801577/can-i-programmatically-open-the-devtools-from-a-google-chrome-extension) — isherwood, Jan 18 '15 at 01:02
What is the use case for having a link in a website open the developer tools? — Sampson, Jan 18 '15 at 01:02
@isherwood I have seen that article before, but Im not talking about a Chrome Extension — j_s_stack, Jan 18 '15 at 01:12
@j_s_stack If it can't be done from a chrome extension, it can't be done from a webpage. — Oriol, Jan 18 '15 at 03:37

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 30 '15 at 01:02

In IE it isn't possible to launch the F12 tools from the page. It is possible, but ugly and not useful, if you write an extension to IE.

If you find a way, let us know as it would be a bug :). We mainly limit the scenario as we don't want a malicious script or similar to expand the surface area for an attack programmatically.

Link to DevTools F12

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