diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index a6cc1202..1f586d83 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -3621,6 +3621,14 @@ pub fn run() {
                 }
             }
 
+            #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+            {
+                use tauri::Manager;
+                if let Some(win) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
+                    win.open_devtools();
+                }
+            }
+
             // ── System tray ───────────────────────────────────────────────
             // Always build on startup when possible; the frontend calls toggle_tray_icon(false)
             // immediately after load if the user has disabled the tray icon.
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 9aa7653f..94dd3472 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
         "decorations": true,
         "transparent": false,
         "visible": true,
-        "dragDropEnabled": false,
-        "devtools": false
+        "dragDropEnabled": false
       }
     ],
     "security": {