---
title: Dev Tool
slug: /devtool
section: Plugins
---

This is a dev tool to help you debug your game written in excalibur.

This tool allows you to see information about the engine, currentScene, camera, clock, entities, and more!

## Using the Dev Tool

1. Install using npm

```
> npm install @excaliburjs/dev-tools
```

2. Inside your game code pass your game to the devtool

```typescript
const game = new ex.Engine({...});
const devtool = new DevTool(game);
```

3. Voila!

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/612071/150462738-433536d9-28b0-486c-b5bb-8e8b4e2526fc.png)
