diff --git a/docs/dev.md b/docs/dev.md
index 22a0eb9086..9a781314a9 100644
--- a/docs/dev.md
+++ b/docs/dev.md
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ yarn install
 yarn dev
 ```
 
+### Debug
+
+```bash
+yarn debug
+```
+
+Then input chrome://inspect in browser
+
 ### Test
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/electron.vite.config.ts b/electron.vite.config.ts
index 3d0f61a762..7364285e7b 100644
--- a/electron.vite.config.ts
+++ b/electron.vite.config.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
     build: {
       rollupOptions: {
         external: ['@libsql/client']
-      }
+      },
+      sourcemap: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
+    },
+    optimizeDeps: {
+      noDiscovery: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
     }
   },
   preload: {
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
       alias: {
         '@shared': resolve('packages/shared')
       }
+    },
+    build: {
+      sourcemap: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
     }
   },
   renderer: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae0d2c2a5e..ef9ab8296e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "electron-vite preview",
     "dev": "electron-vite dev",
+    "debug": "electron-vite -- --inspect --sourcemap --remote-debugging-port=9222",
     "build": "npm run typecheck && electron-vite build",
     "build:check": "yarn test && yarn typecheck && yarn check:i18n",
     "build:unpack": "dotenv npm run build && electron-builder --dir",