ENS Explorer (explorer.ens.dev) is a window onto everything ENS knows about a name or an address. Look up any name to see who owns it, where it points, and its full history — and if you own the name, manage it: register, extend, edit records, set your primary name, and control who can manage it.

Both work with the same names, and you can use either. The ENS App (app.ens.dev) is the friendlier place for everyday tasks like managing your own names and profile. Explorer shows you more of what's underneath — every record, role, contract and event — which makes it the place to go when you want the full picture or when something doesn't look right.

Browsing is open to everyone: search any name or address, read records, check ownership and expiry, and follow a name's history. The home page also shows recent activity across ENS as it happens.

Registering and extending names, editing records, setting a primary name, and granting roles all involve transactions, so you'll need to connect a wallet first. Explorer works on Sepolia testnet, so transactions use test funds, not real money.

No. It shows technical detail the ENS App doesn't, but the everyday tasks — register, extend, edit records, set a primary name — are all there and don't require any technical knowledge.

ENSv2 contracts on Sepolia are redeployed from time to time, and registered names and state can be reset when that happens. The banner on the site shows the date of the most recent deployment.