# Components vs DevPacks

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/components-vs-devpacks/46299>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Elements\
**Created:** [February 17, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/components-vs-devpacks/46299 "2025-02-17T12:59:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Beblebroks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Beblebroks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beblebroks)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/components-vs-devpacks/46299/1 "2025-02-17T12:59:38Z")

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Hi everyone,

I am starting to use local components in parallel with devpacks to debug my javascript, because in those you provide a console. (I LOVE THAT)

When working on devpacks. How would you debug them?

Regards,  
Nicolas

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/components-vs-devpacks/46299/2 "2025-02-17T13:04:03Z")

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Ah-ha! You can add the new “Component Debug” panel to the UI!

 ![CleanShot 2025-02-17 at 1 .02.07@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/a/4/a44d29af055019a117bffe667a00f52d51a9eda5.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Beblebroks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Beblebroks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beblebroks)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/components-vs-devpacks/46299/3 "2025-02-17T13:15:31Z")

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I think that is in the new version. In that one its not yet there. Looking forward to the next beta release.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/a/f/af1e1b445d1537456eb6bd3f1825b142f6c5d432.png)

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/components-vs-devpacks/46299/4 "2025-02-17T13:17:41Z")

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Ah sorry, I have it in my build but we’ve not shipped it yet 🫣

Look out for that in the next release either later today/tomorrow!!!