Where is the Javascript console (like in Chrome) in Safari 6?

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I'm a heavy Chrome user for development, and wanted to try out Safari, but how do I get the console to see my traces and other outputs?

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Aaron Miller · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-28T15:48:37.007

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With the Web Inspector pane open and focused, click on the "speech bubble" icon above the left-hand pane, or press Control-8.

Update: Or, whether the Web Inspector pane is open or not, press Option-Command-C; or, if you have made the Developer menu visible in Safari's preferences, drop down "Develop" and choose "Show Error Console".

edited Aug 28 '13 at 15:48

answered Aug 23 '13 at 21:04

Aaron Miller

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thanks! :D Sorry for the delayed check, I thought I had come back. I noticed that I couldn't see the chat bubble when the inspector was in attached mode. I could see it when it was in 'detached' mode. – Leon Gaban Sep 09 '13 at 19:53
The menu option is now called "Show JavaScript Console" (Safari 12.0) – Jaap Oct 03 '18 at 09:56

G. Lombard · Answer 2 · 2014-12-12T04:06:23.200

The other answers are fine, but for prosperity (Google search completeness...): on Mac OSX you open Chrome developer tools with Option+Cmd+I (or Option+Cmd+J to go directly to the JavaScript Console). With Safari it is Option+Cmd+C.

To enable the Developer Tools in Safari:

Open Safari Preferences - Cmd+,
Advanced tab
At the bottom of the dialog, click the "Show Develop menu in menu bar"
Close the dialog - Cmd+w
Now Safari shows the Develop menu
The Develop menu has the option "Show Error Console - Option+Cmd+C"

Press Option+Cmd+C to open the developer tools window, similar to Chrome's...

For me, the Safari JavaScript console seems to be a bit better than Chrome on a Mac for debugging AngularJS module loading errors :-)

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 24 '13 at 04:30

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From Apple's Using the Console to Debug JavaScript in Safari:

You can also press the Esc key anywhere in Web Inspector to move focus to the Quick Console in the bottom bar.

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answered Aug 23 '13 at 20:39

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Thank you! I had closed it and can't find any other way to re-open it except by hitting esc – arolson101 Nov 22 '15 at 20:31

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 18 '16 at 19:56

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Step 1:

Safari 9x:

Step 2:

Now on right click on the page, it will give the option to inspect.

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Mother yaker, Bukklau sala Safari.

answered Sep 18 '16 at 19:56

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Where is the Javascript console (like in Chrome) in Safari 6?

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