# Debugging tests

If your tests aren't working as you expect them to, you can inspect and debug them in the browser.

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Debug specs in the browser in the same way that you debug an application.

1. Reveal the Karma browser window. See [Set up testing](guide/testing#set-up-testing) if you need help with this step.
1. Click the **DEBUG** button; it opens a new browser tab and re-runs the tests.
1. Open the browser's “Developer Tools” (`Ctrl-Shift-I` on Windows; `Command-Option-I` in macOS).
1. Pick the "sources" section.
1. Open the `1st.spec.ts` test file (Control/Command-P, then start typing the name of the file).
1. Set a breakpoint in the test.
1. Refresh the browser, and it stops at the breakpoint.

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