diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index edd0be3fc..67a6f7143 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4960,12 +4960,6 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-equal/-/array-equal-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-jCpe8kcv2ep0KwTHenUJO6J1fJM=",
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diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/app/main.development.ts b/packages/insomnia-app/app/main.development.ts
index ac0f739b2..47b1a8411 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/app/main.development.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/app/main.development.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { ToastNotification } from './ui/components/toast';
 import type { Stats } from './models/stats';
 import { trackNonInteractiveEventQueueable } from './common/analytics';
 import log, { initializeLogging } from './common/log';
+import installExtension, { REDUX_DEVTOOLS, REACT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS } from 'electron-devtools-installer';
 
 // Handle potential auto-update
 if (checkIfRestartNeeded()) {
@@ -37,6 +38,16 @@ if (!isDevelopment()) {
 global.window = global.window || undefined;
 // When the app is first launched
 app.on('ready', async () => {
+  // Enable react dev tools if development
+  if (isDevelopment()) {
+    try {
+      const names = await installExtension([REDUX_DEVTOOLS, REACT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS]);
+      console.log(`[electron-extensions] Added Extension:  ${names}`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log('[electron-extensions] An error occurred: ', err);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Init some important things first
   await database.init(models.types());
   await _createModelInstances();
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/package-lock.json b/packages/insomnia-app/package-lock.json
index 87438bb1b..3e06ae91a 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/package-lock.json
@@ -10427,6 +10427,35 @@
 				"electron-is-dev": "^1.0.1"
 			}
 		},
+		"electron-devtools-installer": {
+			"version": "3.2.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-devtools-installer/-/electron-devtools-installer-3.2.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-t3UczsYugm4OAbqvdImMCImIMVdFzJAHgbwHpkl5jmfu1izVgUcP/mnrPqJIpEeCK1uZGpt+yHgWEN+9EwoYhQ==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"requires": {
+				"rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+				"semver": "^7.2.1",
+				"tslib": "^2.1.0",
+				"unzip-crx-3": "^0.2.0"
+			},
+			"dependencies": {
+				"rimraf": {
+					"version": "3.0.2",
+					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+					"integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
+					"dev": true,
+					"requires": {
+						"glob": "^7.1.3"
+					}
+				},
+				"tslib": {
+					"version": "2.2.0",
+					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.2.0.tgz",
+					"integrity": "sha512-gS9GVHRU+RGn5KQM2rllAlR3dU6m7AcpJKdtH8gFvQiC4Otgk98XnmMU+nZenHt/+VhnBPWwgrJsyrdcw6i23w==",
+					"dev": true
+				}
+			}
+		},
 		"electron-dl": {
 			"version": "3.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-dl/-/electron-dl-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -16995,6 +17024,29 @@
 				"verror": "1.10.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"jszip": {
+			"version": "3.6.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jszip/-/jszip-3.6.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-jgnQoG9LKnWO3mnVNBnfhkh0QknICd1FGSrXcgrl67zioyJ4wgx25o9ZqwNtrROSflGBCGYnJfjrIyRIby1OoQ==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"requires": {
+				"lie": "~3.3.0",
+				"pako": "~1.0.2",
+				"readable-stream": "~2.3.6",
+				"set-immediate-shim": "~1.0.1"
+			},
+			"dependencies": {
+				"lie": {
+					"version": "3.3.0",
+					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lie/-/lie-3.3.0.tgz",
+					"integrity": "sha512-UaiMJzeWRlEujzAuw5LokY1L5ecNQYZKfmyZ9L7wDHb/p5etKaxXhohBcrw0EYby+G/NA52vRSN4N39dxHAIwQ==",
+					"dev": true,
+					"requires": {
+						"immediate": "~3.0.5"
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		},
 		"jwa": {
 			"version": "1.4.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jwa/-/jwa-1.4.1.tgz",
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 			"integrity": "sha1-BF+XgtARrppoA93TgrJDkrPYkPc="
 		},
+		"set-immediate-shim": {
+			"version": "1.0.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-immediate-shim/-/set-immediate-shim-1.0.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha1-SysbJ+uAip+NzEgaWOXlb1mfP2E=",
+			"dev": true
+		},
 		"set-value": {
 			"version": "2.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-value/-/set-value-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -24922,6 +24980,17 @@
 				}
 			}
 		},
+		"unzip-crx-3": {
+			"version": "0.2.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unzip-crx-3/-/unzip-crx-3-0.2.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-0+JiUq/z7faJ6oifVB5nSwt589v1KCduqIJupNVDoWSXZtWDmjDGO3RAEOvwJ07w90aoXoP4enKsR7ecMrJtWQ==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"requires": {
+				"jszip": "^3.1.0",
+				"mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+				"yaku": "^0.16.6"
+			}
+		},
 		"upath": {
 			"version": "1.2.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/upath/-/upath-1.2.0.tgz",
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 		},
+		"yaku": {
+			"version": "0.16.7",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaku/-/yaku-0.16.7.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha1-HRlceKqbW/hHnIlblQT9TwhHmE4=",
+			"dev": true
+		},
 		"yallist": {
 			"version": "3.1.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-3.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/package.json b/packages/insomnia-app/package.json
index 0e5d563fe..b51c6218c 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/package.json
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
     "electron": "9.3.5",
     "electron-builder": "^22.5.1",
     "electron-builder-squirrel-windows": "^22.5.1",
+    "electron-devtools-installer": "^3.2.0",
     "electron-notarize": "^0.3.0",
     "fast-glob": "^3.1.0",
     "file-loader": "^3.0.1",