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Xcode 5 broke the Safari Web Inspector

15 Oct 2013 1 min read 109 words

So it turns out that along with the release of iOS 7 and Xcode 5, Web Inspector inside Safari has broken.

Symptoms

Unable to view the DOM of your website.
Unable to access the styles associated with your webpage.

The fix

So long as you have a free Apple developer licence, it’s a relatively straight forward fix.

You simply need to download and install Safari 6.1 from the Apple Developers portal.

Webkit Nightly

Although i didn’t try this approach, apparently the Webkit Nightly build will fix the problem too, according to this thread.

Pete Roome

CTO at Carpata. Building AI-native tools for automotive parts procurement. Writing about what works and what doesn't in AI-native product development.