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Refine is Live Blade Editor for Laravel

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Refine is a live Blade editor for Laravel that enables instant, in-browser editing of Blade templates. Right-click any element, click "Edit Code", and modify the source code directly. This package is a chrome extension and Laravel package under active development:

After following the installation and setup instructions, you can right-click on an element and select "Edit Code" to open up an editor in the browser window:

The Edit Code option once Refine is installed locally
The Edit Code option once Refine is installed locally
The Refine Blade editor window
The Refine Blade editor window

Refine has future enhancements under consideration, such as editor syntax highlighting, find-and-replace, multiple file tabs, and more.

Main Features

  • One-Click Editing: Right-click any element and edit its Blade source instantly
  • Automatic Source Tracking: Automatically instruments Blade views with source metadata
  • Zero Configuration: Works out of the box after installation
  • Smart DOM Traversal: Finds the originating Blade file even in nested components
  • Instant Saves: Write changes directly to disk and hot-reload affected regions
  • Backup System: Automatically backs up files before making changes
  • Dev-Only: This package should not be installed in production.

🧑‍💻 You can get started with this package on GitHub: thedevdojo/refine

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