How to make Google Chrome JavaScript console persistent?

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Since I'm building a dynamic site, I need to track the changes between pages, ie. Ajax calls, POST, GET stuff and similar stuff.

I'm looking for the same functionality like in Firebug (where you can enable "persistent" and the console is not cleared every time you reload a page or submit a form.

So, my questions is: is there a way to make Google Chrome JavaScript console persistent? (And if yes, how?)

Update: Copying the answer here, if anyone's still looking for this, Chrome 14+ has a setting in Developer Tools > Settings labelled "Console: Preserve log on navigation".

Update 2: the latest versions of Chrome (33+) have this option by right-clicking in the console.

Update 3 (late 2017): The latest versions of Chrome (60+) have this option by opening the console, clicking the gear in the top right corner and selecting "preserve log"

its just "Preserve Log" now. I was being driven nuts and this post saved me a lot of time. thankyou lol — Hunter, Jun 08 '19 at 01:21

score 486 · Accepted Answer · edited May 13 '14 at 19:58

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If anyone's still looking for this, I'm on Chrome 15.0.874.58 beta-m and I have a checkbox in Developer Tools > Settings labelled "Console: Preserve log on navigation". Does the job nicely.

image of setting

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answered Oct 05 '11 at 13:10

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For anyone else that didn't no where Developer Tools > Settings are: when you've got the console open there's a cog in the bottom right of the screen, the "Preserve log upon navigation" is on the first tab in the Console section. – opsb Aug 31 '12 at 08:44
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As of Chrome 17 right-clicking on console is providing access on that option either. – soletan Sep 19 '12 at 08:41
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As of 2019, for settings you click the three little vertically stacked dots in the far right on the Dev Tools menu bar :-) – Roland Apr 15 '19 at 11:27
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As of Chrome v110.0.5481.77 the option is `Preserve log` on the `Console` tab of `DevTools` (F12). You can locate it in the first column, the second row. Edit: look the @Simon 's reply – Vadim Feb 15 '23 at 09:20
it preserves logs on refresh but it doesn't preserve its reponses. Any solution to that? – Mudassar Malik Sep 01 '23 at 10:27
Are you referring to the Network tab, @mudassar-malik? There's a 'preserve log' checkbox at the top of that too. – Nick Cox Sep 02 '23 at 00:06
yes it has a preserve logs tab but my point is that when i refresh my page it does not preserve ajax call responses. However the logs are still presistant. – Mudassar Malik Sep 02 '23 at 10:18

score 69 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 21 '18 at 21:45

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at Version 67.0.3396.87 (Official Build) (64-bit)

answered Jun 21 '18 at 21:45

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score 12 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 05 '14 at 09:33

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Unfortunately, Chrome doesn't support that functionality yet, although there was talk in December 2010 about adding in the next major release...

This answer is no longer valid

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answered Mar 16 '11 at 16:07

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I suspected this. It's the reason why I have to keep Firefox around. Even FireBug Lite doesn't have persistent console. – Zlatko Mar 16 '11 at 16:59
I'll have to learn how it was done in FireBug and make my first google-chrome extension :) – Zlatko Mar 16 '11 at 17:03
That would be great if you do - keep me posted! – BenM Mar 16 '11 at 20:03
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Turned out I didn't need it bad anough :/ – Zlatko Sep 12 '11 at 04:44
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Chrome provides this functionality – uneakharsh May 29 '14 at 07:33
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@uneakharsh please do not downvote for that. Look at when the answer was written (March 2011). The functionality has been added since this answer was posted... – BenM May 29 '14 at 14:25
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@BenM I am not un-downvote it, it says its locked, also your reply was misleading, if its anyway possible then please delete your answer. – uneakharsh Jun 16 '14 at 07:33
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@uneakharsh Upvoting because this was the correct answer when it was written (Mar 2011). You don't delete answers, period. – José Luis Jul 02 '14 at 11:21
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@BenM "You don't delete answers." and who is the arbitrator to the rule? Ofcourse you delete answers when they are wrong. Do I have to be more obvious? – uneakharsh Jul 08 '14 at 09:22
Wrong answers can be useful. – Zlatko Jul 08 '14 at 11:24
@uneakharsh I didn't say that. It was José Luis! – BenM Jul 08 '14 at 12:08

score 12 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 21 '19 at 09:51

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As of Chrome Version 73.0.3683.86 (Official Build) (64-bit):

Click the ellipsis in top right of Developer Tools
Navigate to Settings > Preferences > Console
Check Preserve log upon navigation

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answered Apr 21 '19 at 03:05

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered May 24 '16 at 15:12

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Try this to enable console on popups

answered May 24 '16 at 15:12

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 02 '22 at 00:23

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In Chrome v102

I opened Chrome Dev Tools,
I clicked on "gear" icon (Top right corner)
Enable "Preserve log" checkbox

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 19 '22 at 16:27

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I had the "preserve logs" options enabled and still had the Console losing focus to the Sources tab. If that happens (apparently during debugging), it helps to disable "Focus sources panel when triggering a breakpoint" in "Settings > Preferences > Sources".

answered Jan 19 '22 at 16:27

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Losing focus is a different issue but thanks for making it known. – Zlatko Jan 20 '22 at 19:08

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