About ViewSourcePage
ViewSourcePage is a free online utility for inspecting the public HTML returned by a webpage. It gives developers, SEO professionals, students and curious website owners a focused place to review source without opening a full developer-tools workspace.
What we provide
Paste a publicly accessible webpage URL and ViewSourcePage retrieves the public response and presents it as readable, non-executable source text. You can search, copy and download the result for your own review.
The tool is intentionally focused: it does not claim to expose private PHP, databases, server credentials or other backend implementation that a website does not send to a browser.
Built for practical work
- Developers checking initial HTML and assets
- SEO teams reviewing metadata, headings and links
- Students learning semantic HTML from real pages
- Researchers documenting public web signals
How ViewSourcePage works
The service accepts a public HTTP or HTTPS URL, applies safety and request limits, retrieves the public response, and escapes it before displaying it as text. This separation is important because the inspected website must never be allowed to execute code or change the ViewSourcePage interface.
For deeper checks, source inspection can be combined with browser developer tools, HTTP header inspection, accessibility testing, performance tools and authorized security testing.
Responsible use
Only inspect pages you are allowed to access and use the information responsibly. Respect website terms, copyright, privacy, rate limits and applicable laws. ViewSourcePage is a diagnostic utility, not a bypass for authentication or a tool for accessing private infrastructure.
Have a question or feedback? Contact us or explore the ViewSourcePage blog for practical guides.