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## Test your manifest {: #test }

If you want to manually verify that your web app manifest is set up correctly,
use the **Manifest** tab on the **Application** panel of Chrome DevTools.

![The Manifest tab of Chrome DevTools](images/devtools-manifest.png)

This tab provides a human-readable version of many of your manifest's
properties. See [Web app
manifest](/web/tools/chrome-devtools/progressive-web-apps#manifest) over
at the Chrome DevTools docs for more information on this tab. You can
also simulate Add to Homescreen events from here. See [Testing the app install
banner](/web/fundamentals/engage-and-retain/app-install-banners/#testing-the-app-install-banner)
for more on this topic.

If you want an automated approach towards validating your web app manifest,
check out [Lighthouse](/web/tools/lighthouse). Lighthouse is a web app auditing
tool that you run as a Chrome Extension or as an NPM module. You provide
Lighthouse with a URL, it runs a suite of audits against that page, and then
displays the results in a report. Lighthouse audits related to web app manifests
include checking that:

* The app can be added to the homescreen.
* After being added, the app launches with a custom splash screen.
* The color of the browser's address bar is customized.
* The app is on HTTPS (a prerequisite for Add to Homescreen).

## More information

This article has given you a quick introduction to web app manifests, but
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