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Really freaking Amazing

Debug faster:
See what your server is really doing under the hood

Be more productive:
Stop setting endless breakpoints trying to catch a problem


Just works:
Once its included, Glimpse just works and doesn't get in your way

Rich array of plugins:
Whether its ASP.NET or MVC, there is probably a plugin for what you want

What is Glimpse

At its core Glimpse allows you to debug your web site or web service right in the browser. Glimpse allows you to "Glimpse" into what's going on in your web server. In other words what Firebug is to debugging your client side code, Glimpse is to debugging your server within the client.

Fundamentally Glimpse is made up of 3 different parts, all of which are extensible and customizable for any platform:
  • Glimpse Server Modules – Code on the web server that collects meta data and sends it to the client.
  • Glimpse Protocol – A specification of that meta data.
  • Glimpse Client Side Viewer – Code on the web page or in the browser that takes the meta data from the server and displays it to the user.

Features

Always at your Fingertips

Live Context Debugging

Firebug Like:
UI looks and feels the same as what we are all used to

Built on HTML5 & CSS3:
Seamlessly built into the HTML of your page
No Changes to your Code:
To get up and running simple Nuget include

View Remote Request:
See requests made by other browsers & devices
Trace Output:
View trace output for each request

Ajax Support:
Receive same detailed debug info for every requests
Route Debugging:
See how your MVC routes are resolving

Binding Results:
Know that your data models are being bound correctly

Praise for Glimpse

See what people are saying about Glimpse. Since going live at Mix11 we have received great feedback and fantastic support. Note, you don't have to talk our word for it, simple do a Twitter / Google search and see what has been written.
"Great post by @shanselman on Glimpse - must-have NuGet package for ASP.NET (both WebForms + MVC)"
"Devs: This new ASP.NET MVC tool was the coolest OSS thing I've seen at #Mix11. I used it in my talk! getglimpse.com"
"Wow, Glimpse for MVC is pretty bad ass! getglimpse.com #aspnetmvc /via - @shanselman"
"Glimpse is one of the first truly innovative NuGet packages and hopefully a sign of great things to come"