Output Console / Network — new domain filters and exponential sliders
The Network tab in the Output Console went through its biggest rebuild since it shipped, in May 2026. New domain-filter fields that accept many entries at once, Alt-click to add one instantly, size and time sliders that finally have fine granularity at the low end, resizable DataLayer columns, more readable long URLs. Here is a full tour of the changes from v2.13.193–v2.13.205.
"Domains+" and "Domains-" — many domains at once (v2.13.199)
The old domain filter took a single value. In practice you monitor several services at once — analytics + images + an API. Now there are two fields side by side in the status row:
- "Domains+" — a list of domains you want to see. An entry passes if it matches any of them.
- "Domains-" — a list of domains to exclude. An entry that matches any of them disappears.
In both fields you type many domains separated by a pipe |, e.g. cdn.example.com|api.example.com|images.example.com. The filter applies live, no submit needed.
Alt+click — add a domain straight from a Network row (v2.13.200)
Instead of typing the domain by hand, click a Network row with a modifier:
- Alt+click — adds (or removes) the entry's domain to the "Domains+" field.
- Alt+Shift+click — adds (or removes) the domain to the "Domains-" field.
The first version of the shortcut was on Ctrl (v2.13.199), but Ctrl+click on macOS is captured by the OS as the context menu — the click never reached the listener. Alt+click works identically on Windows, Linux and macOS and does not collide with any native shortcut of theirs. The shortcut is a toggle: another Alt+click on the same domain removes it.
Size and time sliders — exponential scale + input fields (v2.13.198)
The old sliders were linear, so one step on the left thumb was ~16 kB or ~1000 ms — moving them off zero already cut out half the entries. Now you get:
- An exponential scale (a
^3curve) — the lower part of the track covers small values with fine granularity (single kB / ms per step), the upper part covers wide ranges. What you usually care about (small responses, fast requests) sits right under your finger. - A smaller minimum thumb gap — pulling the thumbs together near the bottom of the scale gives a tiny range instead of, say, "0–112 kB".
- Input fields on either side of the track — type min and max manually (in kB / ms). The field and the slider are synced: move the slider, the fields update; type a value, the slider jumps.
Entries without a size — hidden once you move the filter (v2.13.197)
Some Network responses lack the content-length header (streaming, chunked). Earlier such entries ignored the size filter and always showed, which looked odd once you moved the slider ("I think I filtered it out but this one still hangs around"). Now: a moved size slider also hides entries without a stated size. The default behavior (slider at full range) is unchanged.
Long-URL shortening — collapsed row only (v2.13.195)
A long query string could take up the whole Network window. Now in the collapsed row (Network and All tabs) the URL is shortened to 255 characters. Expand with the arrow (▸/▾) and you see the full URL untruncated — details always complete. Line breaks anywhere (long tokens, URLs) keep things from spilling outside the window edges.
Resizable DataLayer columns + consistent font (v2.13.194 + v2.13.196)
The DataLayer tab has two columns: "New pushes" and "window.dataLayer snapshot". The middle line between them is now a draggable divider — the ratio is kept for the session per Output window. The continuous rebuild of the page-snapshot list no longer detaches columns during the drag (the rebuild is paused while dragging).
The other small fix was the font of the right DataLayer panel: the window.dataLayer tree now inherits the Output Console panel font size (an earlier !important rule blocked the change).
Use case 1 — performance triage of critical requests only
You land on a customer's page and want to see only the critical requests — no tracking pixels, no images. "Domains-" gets google-analytics.com|googletagmanager.com|hotjar.com|facebook.net; the time slider drops to 500 ms, the size slider drops to 50 kB. You are left with only the slowest, heaviest requests and you usually know which one the complaint is about.
Use case 2 — tracking debug, your analytics only
The opposite scenario: you want only tracking requests. "Domains+" = google-analytics.com|googletagmanager.com|cloudflareinsights.com. Everything else in Network drops out of view, the dataLayer pane next to it shows the current state. The tab counter still shows how many requests fired in total, so you can see what share of traffic is tracking.
See also
- Output Console — the window where the Network tab lives
- JustZix keyboard shortcuts — the complete cheat sheet — including Alt+click / Alt+Shift+click
- On-page windows — developer windows inside the page
Install JustZix — and have a DevTools-grade Network monitor on every tab.
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