Do I need an app to view source on mobile?

No. ViewSource.net runs in your mobile browser with nothing to install. You can optionally add it to your home screen and share pages to it, but no app store download is required.

View Page Source on iPhone or Android

Q: How do I view page source on an iPhone?

Safari on iPhone has no built-in View Source. The easiest way is to paste the page URL into ViewSource.net in Safari — it shows the raw HTML with syntax highlighting. You can also connect the iPhone to a Mac and use Safari's Web Inspector over USB.

Q: How do I view source on Android Chrome?

Type view-source: immediately before the URL in Chrome's address bar, for example view-source:https://example.com. If that doesn't work on your version, paste the URL into ViewSource.net, which works in every mobile browser.

Mobile browsers don’t expose a “View Source” option the way desktop browsers do. There’s no right-click and no Ctrl+U. The quickest workaround is an online viewer that fetches the raw HTML and shows it with syntax highlighting — but there are a few native tricks too, depending on your phone.

Why mobile makes view-source tricky

Mobile browsers hide or remove the view-source: protocol, and support is inconsistent.
Extensions are limited or unavailable, especially on iOS.
Copying long HTML out of on-device Developer Tools is painful even when it’s possible.

The easy solution (any phone, any browser)

Open ViewSource.net in your mobile browser.
Paste a URL — or share a page to it straight from your browser (see the Home Screen tip below).
Tap View Source. You’ll see the exact HTML response, with line numbers, a formatted view, and copy/download options.

This works identically in Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android, Samsung Internet, Firefox, and the rest.

iPhone and iPad (Safari)

Safari on iOS has no View Source and no Develop menu. Your options:

ViewSource.net — paste the URL in mobile Safari. Simplest, nothing to install.
Web Inspector over USB — enable Settings → Safari → Advanced → Web Inspector, connect to a Mac, and open Develop → [your iPhone] → [the page] in desktop Safari. Powerful, but needs a cable and a Mac.

For the full desktop-and-mobile picture, see How to view source in Safari.

Android (Chrome, Samsung Internet, Firefox)

The view-source: prefix — tap the address bar and type it before the URL:
```
view-source:https://example.com
```
It often works in Chrome and Firefox for Android, though behaviour varies by version.
ViewSource.net — the reliable fallback that works everywhere.

Browser-specific steps are in view source in Chrome and view source in Firefox.

Pro tip: Add ViewSource.net to your Home Screen

Turn it into a one-tap app:

Open ViewSource.net in your mobile browser.
Use Share → Add to Home Screen.
Launch it like an app and paste URLs instantly — or use your browser’s Share menu to send the current page straight to it.

The bookmarklet (mobile and desktop)

Save this as a bookmark and tap it on any page to jump to its source:

javascript:location.href='https://viewsource.net/?url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)

What you’ll actually see

You’ll get exactly what the server returned. If a site is client-side rendered (built with React, Vue, or Angular), the original HTML may be a small shell and the visible content is assembled by JavaScript afterwards — that’s normal. The difference is explained in View Source vs Inspect Element and why some pages won’t load.

Frequently asked questions

How do I view page source on an iPhone? Paste the URL into ViewSource.net in Safari, or use Web Inspector over USB with a Mac.

How do I view source on Android Chrome? Use the view-source: prefix, or paste the URL into ViewSource.net.

Do I need an app? No — ViewSource.net runs in your mobile browser with nothing to install.

Is it private? We fetch pages server-side over a secure connection and don’t store the source we return. See our Privacy Policy.

Ready to try it? Paste a URL into ViewSource.net on your phone right now.