diff --git a/_scripts/webpack.main.config.js b/_scripts/webpack.main.config.js
index d4df75f2e..fb1ad736e 100644
--- a/_scripts/webpack.main.config.js
+++ b/_scripts/webpack.main.config.js
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ const config = {
   entry: {
     main: path.join(__dirname, '../src/main/index.js'),
   },
-  // webpack spits out errors while inlining electron-debug as
-  // it tries to dynamically load dependencies
-  // the error: "Critical dependency: the request of a dependency is an expression"
-  externals: ['electron-debug'],
   module: {
     rules: [
       {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18913c2aa..3f8c1e7fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
     "css-minimizer-webpack-plugin": "^4.1.0",
     "electron": "^20.1.4",
     "electron-builder": "^23.3.3",
-    "electron-debug": "^3.2.0",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
     "eslint-config-standard": "^16.0.3",
diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index 7c733b7c3..59d698bdf 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ function runApp() {
         }
       }
     })
-  } else {
-    require('electron-debug')({
-      showDevTools: !(process.env.RENDERER_REMOTE_DEBUGGING === 'true')
-    })
   }
 
   app.on('ready', async (_, __) => {
@@ -303,10 +299,20 @@ function runApp() {
 
     // Show when loaded
     newWindow.once('ready-to-show', () => {
-      if (newWindow.isVisible()) { return }
+      if (newWindow.isVisible()) {
+        // only open the dev tools if they aren't already open
+        if (isDev && !newWindow.webContents.isDevToolsOpened()) {
+          newWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ activate: false })
+        }
+        return
+      }
 
       newWindow.show()
       newWindow.focus()
+
+      if (isDev) {
+        newWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ activate: false })
+      }
     })
 
     newWindow.once('close', async () => {
@@ -816,6 +822,21 @@ function runApp() {
             accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+Shift+R'
           },
           { role: 'toggledevtools' },
+          { role: 'toggledevtools', accelerator: 'f12', visible: false },
+          {
+            label: 'Enter Inspect Element Mode',
+            accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+Shift+C',
+            click: (_, window) => {
+              if (window.webContents.isDevToolsOpened()) {
+                window.devToolsWebContents.executeJavaScript('DevToolsAPI.enterInspectElementMode()')
+              } else {
+                window.webContents.once('devtools-opened', () => {
+                  window.devToolsWebContents.executeJavaScript('DevToolsAPI.enterInspectElementMode()')
+                })
+                window.webContents.openDevTools()
+              }
+            }
+          },
           { type: 'separator' },
           { role: 'resetzoom' },
           { role: 'resetzoom', accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+num0', visible: false },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d13a46774..06aaaa050 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3159,14 +3159,6 @@ electron-context-menu@^3.1.2:
     electron-dl "^3.2.1"
     electron-is-dev "^2.0.0"
 
-electron-debug@^3.2.0:
-  version "3.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-debug/-/electron-debug-3.2.0.tgz#46a15b555c3b11872218c65ea01d058aa0814920"
-  integrity sha512-7xZh+LfUvJ52M9rn6N+tPuDw6oRAjxUj9SoxAZfJ0hVCXhZCsdkrSt7TgXOiWiEOBgEV8qwUIO/ScxllsPS7ow==
-  dependencies:
-    electron-is-dev "^1.1.0"
-    electron-localshortcut "^3.1.0"
-
 electron-dl@^3.2.1:
   version "3.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-dl/-/electron-dl-3.3.1.tgz#14164595bebcc636c671eb791b2a3265003f76c4"
@@ -3176,31 +3168,11 @@ electron-dl@^3.2.1:
     pupa "^2.0.1"
     unused-filename "^2.1.0"
 
-electron-is-accelerator@^0.1.0:
-  version "0.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-is-accelerator/-/electron-is-accelerator-0.1.2.tgz#509e510c26a56b55e17f863a4b04e111846ab27b"
-  integrity sha1-UJ5RDCala1Xhf4Y6SwThEYRqsns=
-
-electron-is-dev@^1.1.0:
-  version "1.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-is-dev/-/electron-is-dev-1.2.0.tgz#2e5cea0a1b3ccf1c86f577cee77363ef55deb05e"
-  integrity sha512-R1oD5gMBPS7PVU8gJwH6CtT0e6VSoD0+SzSnYpNm+dBkcijgA+K7VAMHDfnRq/lkKPZArpzplTW6jfiMYosdzw==
-
 electron-is-dev@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-is-dev/-/electron-is-dev-2.0.0.tgz#833487a069b8dad21425c67a19847d9064ab19bd"
   integrity sha512-3X99K852Yoqu9AcW50qz3ibYBWY79/pBhlMCab8ToEWS48R0T9tyxRiQhwylE7zQdXrMnx2JKqUJyMPmt5FBqA==
 
-electron-localshortcut@^3.1.0:
-  version "3.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-localshortcut/-/electron-localshortcut-3.2.1.tgz#cfc83a3eff5e28faf98ddcc87f80a2ce4f623cd3"
-  integrity sha512-DWvhKv36GsdXKnaFFhEiK8kZZA+24/yFLgtTwJJHc7AFgDjNRIBJZ/jq62Y/dWv9E4ypYwrVWN2bVrCYw1uv7Q==
-  dependencies:
-    debug "^4.0.1"
-    electron-is-accelerator "^0.1.0"
-    keyboardevent-from-electron-accelerator "^2.0.0"
-    keyboardevents-areequal "^0.2.1"
-
 electron-osx-sign@^0.6.0:
   version "0.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-osx-sign/-/electron-osx-sign-0.6.0.tgz#9b69c191d471d9458ef5b1e4fdd52baa059f1bb8"
@@ -4890,16 +4862,6 @@ jsprim@^1.2.2:
     json-schema "0.4.0"
     verror "1.10.0"
 
-keyboardevent-from-electron-accelerator@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/keyboardevent-from-electron-accelerator/-/keyboardevent-from-electron-accelerator-2.0.0.tgz#ace21b1aa4e47148815d160057f9edb66567c50c"
-  integrity sha512-iQcmNA0M4ETMNi0kG/q0h/43wZk7rMeKYrXP7sqKIJbHkTU8Koowgzv+ieR/vWJbOwxx5nDC3UnudZ0aLSu4VA==
-
-keyboardevents-areequal@^0.2.1:
-  version "0.2.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/keyboardevents-areequal/-/keyboardevents-areequal-0.2.2.tgz#88191ec738ce9f7591c25e9056de928b40277194"
-  integrity sha512-Nv+Kr33T0mEjxR500q+I6IWisOQ0lK1GGOncV0kWE6n4KFmpcu7RUX5/2B0EUtX51Cb0HjZ9VJsSY3u4cBa0kw==
-
 keycode@^2.2.0:
   version "2.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/keycode/-/keycode-2.2.1.tgz#09c23b2be0611d26117ea2501c2c391a01f39eff"