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Feature request: Website technology detection

I would like to suggest adding a feature in Pixefy that allows users to quickly identify the technologies a website is built with, similar to tools such as Wappalyzer, BuiltWith, and W3Techs.

This capability would add significant value by helping users instantly understand the technical stack behind any website, including the CMS, front-end framework, analytics tools, hosting provider, e-commerce platform, and other key technologies.

Why this feature is important

  • It saves time by removing the need for manual inspection.
  • It supports competitor and market research.
  • It helps sales and marketing teams identify prospects more effectively.
  • It assists developers and founders in evaluating technology choices.
  • It adds a highly practical research feature that many users would find valuable.

Benefit to Pixefy

Including this feature would make Pixefy more useful as an all-in-one research tool and would strengthen its value for developers, marketers, agencies, and business teams.

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Paulius·17 days ago

Status: Will be available in the next release 🎉

Hi Jay — love this suggestion, and it's built and shipping in the next release! You'll find it under Inspect → More → Tech stack.

It detects the CMS/site builder (plus WordPress theme & plugins), frameworks, analytics, libraries, fonts, and embedded widgets — with version numbers where we can read them. It also shows hosting/CDN, server software, and a handy security-headers checklist, and you can copy the whole thing for research or client handoffs.

One thing we deliberately kept out: stuff like DNS, WHOIS/registrar, server IP, and SSL details. Those can't be read in the browser — they'd mean sending every site you visit to a third-party service, and we'd rather not trade your privacy for it. So we focused on everything Pixefy can detect locally, fast and accurately.

If you ever spot a technology it's missing, tell us and we'll take a look. Thanks for making Pixefy better! 🙌

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