[DevTools Bug]: DevTools v8.0.0 freezes with large vDom trees
Author: mikehdtCreated Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
LabelsType: BugStatus: UnconfirmedComponent: Developer Tools
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I work on a medium size project, and since the release of React Devtools v8.0.0, it freezes up every time I click on any node, it takes forever to try and figure out what the "rendered by" is, causing it to freeze up for long periods. When I'm moving the mouse about in this video I'm trying to click, but you can see it's completely unresponsive until it randomly finishes and hits a different node:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3878148d-268b-4f05-b9a1-4dd375fb1bf4
This is in local dev, React 19.3.0, with Vite as a compiler, if that helps.
The previous DevTools v7.0.1 did not have this performance issue.
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Source: facebook/react