In the new versions of node, node-inspector is built in and can be fired using the command node --inspect index.js. However, this always provides a command line
node --inspect index.js
Yes!! Use Node.js V8 --inspector Manager (NiM) Chrome plugin, it opens Chrome automagically when I run node --inspect-brk app
node --inspect-brk app
On a side note - debugging with Visual Studio Code has become a breeze