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Editor DevTools Access

Last Updated June 25, 2024

Brief Overview

Editor users aren't able to access DevTools by default (beginning version 4.16.2).

This article will go over how to unlock the feature.

How It Works

Gain one time access

Follow these instructions to gain one time access to DevTools:

Windows

  1. Find the WalkMe app using Windows search
    • Usual location:  C:\Users\*YOUR_USERNAME*\AppData\Local\Programs\walkme_editor
  2. Click Open file location
  3. Right click the icon
  4. Click Open file location

  5. In the application folder, type cmd in the address bar
  6. Press Enter

  7. In the command prompt, enter:
    • WalkMe.exe - -dev -tools


macOS

  1. Use the search to open the Terminal application
  2. In the Terminal, enter:
    • open /Applications/WalkMe.app --args --dev-tools 
If the WalkMe app isn't located under Applications, the path should be changed.

Add the feature

Follow these instructions to access DevTools:

Close the editor before beginning.

Windows

  1. Go to PCDrive C
  2. Create a new folder called "WalkMe
  3. Download this settings file
  4. Save it in the WalkMe folder
  5. Open the editor
  6. Open DevTools
    • Shortcut: Ctrl + F12

macOS

  1. Go to Macintosh HDUsers → *your_username*
  2. Create a new folder called "WalkMe
  3. Download this settings file
  4. Save it in the WalkMe folder
  5. Open the editor
  6. Open DevTools
    • Shortcut: Cmd + F12

Not able to download file?

If you cannot download the settings file, create a file named settings.json containing the following case sensitive code:

{ 
     "devTools": true 
}

Remove the feature

In order to deactivate the feature, you can do one of the following:

  • Delete the file
  • Change the value to false
  • Remove the attribute altogether

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