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I am working on an Outlook AddIn in JavaScript. My functionality works well in Outlook Web but it isn't working in Outlook Desktop.

In Outlook Web I can see my console.log messages in the console of the browser. But I can't figure out how to do this with Outlook Desktop so I can properly debug my Desktop app.

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  • As an alternate, then you can use Fiddler or debug addins using developer tools on Windows 10. Here's the doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/testing/debug-add-ins-using-f12-developer-tools-on-windows-10 – Dev Dec 02 '20 at 16:17
  • yes this is it thanks, i found it in an other answer actually https://stackoverflow.com/a/53139447/9675031 – Walidebisi Dec 14 '20 at 19:03
  • What if I don't want to use a task pane. Is that a nonsensical approach in general, or are there other ways how to debug that properly? – clel Aug 11 '22 at 14:52
  • I asked https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73333763/get-console-log-of-side-loaded-outlook-add-in-without-task-pane for that specifically, now. – clel Aug 12 '22 at 11:58

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  1. Open your add-in in Outlook.

  2. Go to and open one of:

    • 32-Bit – C:\Windows\System32\F12\IEChooser.exe
    • 64-Bit – C:\Windows\SysWOW64\F12\IEChooser.exe

and there is your debugger.

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For windows 10 and Outlook use Microsoft Edge DevTools Preview https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-edge-devtools-preview/9mzbfrmz0mnj?activetab=pivot:overviewtab. I have just used it today with outlook addin

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As an alternate, you can use Fiddler or Procmon or debug addins using developer tools on Windows 10. Here's the documentation.

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