crconsole

crconsole is a remote Javascript console for Chrome/Webkit that runs in your terminal:

Install

With node.js and the npm package manager:

npm install crconsole -g

You can now use crconsole from the command line.

Connecting

Start chrome with remote protocol enabled:

google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222

$> crconsole
google.com> 1+1
2

Commands

There are two extra REPL commands available beyond the standard node.js commands. .tabs lists the open tabs. .switch 2 switches to evaluating in a tab. The argument is the index of the tab to switch to.

See also

• fxconsole - remote Javascript console for Firefox
• firefox-client - client for Firefox Remote Debugging Protocol
• chrome-remote-interface - client for Chrome DevTools Remote Debugging Protocol, also features simple REPL.
• crmux - multiplex DevTools connections, allows you to connect multiple debugging clients to a single target

Credits

Parts of the code taken from fxconsole. Uses chrome-remote-interface to communicate with Chrome.