I built an open-source macOS app that lets you inspect native UI elements like the web

Published: (January 16, 2026 at 09:44 PM EST)
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Source: Dev.to

Source: Dev.to

Overview

I’ve always loved how easy it is to inspect elements on the web, so I decided to build something similar for native macOS apps…

Features

It’s called Xray. It lets you hover over any window or button on your screen to inspect it, and you can capture it to your clipboard with a single click.

Technology Stack

It’s built with Tauri (Rust) and React, so it’s pretty lightweight.

Source Code

https://github.com/wlswo/xray

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