diff --git a/.changeset/cap-error-list.md b/.changeset/cap-error-list.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10b448b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cap-error-list.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@solidjs/start-devtools': patch
+---
+
+The toolbar keeps the 200 newest errors, so an error thrown in a loop no longer grows the list without end.
diff --git a/src/dev-toolbar/error-list.test.ts b/src/dev-toolbar/error-list.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..952bd28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dev-toolbar/error-list.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { addError, MAX_ERRORS } from './error-list.js';
+
+describe('addError', () => {
+  it('puts the new error first', () => {
+    expect(addError(['b', 'a'], 'c')).toEqual(['c', 'b', 'a']);
+  });
+
+  it('drops the oldest past the limit', () => {
+    expect(addError(['c', 'b', 'a'], 'd', 3)).toEqual(['d', 'c', 'b']);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps 200 by default', () => {
+    let list: number[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < MAX_ERRORS + 5; i++) list = addError(list, i);
+    expect(list).toHaveLength(MAX_ERRORS);
+    expect(list[0]).toBe(MAX_ERRORS + 4);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/dev-toolbar/error-list.ts b/src/dev-toolbar/error-list.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e30407e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dev-toolbar/error-list.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/** Most errors the toolbar keeps. An error thrown in a loop drops the oldest. */
+export const MAX_ERRORS = 200;
+
+/** The list with `error` first, keeping at most `max` of the newest. */
+export function addError<T>(list: readonly T[], error: T, max = MAX_ERRORS): T[] {
+  const next = [error];
+  for (const item of list) {
+    if (next.length >= max) break;
+    next.push(item);
+  }
+  return next;
+}
diff --git a/src/dev-toolbar/index.tsx b/src/dev-toolbar/index.tsx
index ebff7b2..1dcceb8 100644
--- a/src/dev-toolbar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/dev-toolbar/index.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { installElementTracking, type InspectedComponent } from './inspector/loo
 import { InspectorOverlay } from './inspector/overlay.js';
 import { addIssues, captureIssues, type IssueEntry } from './issues/tracker.js';
 import { isExtensionError } from './extension-errors.js';
+import { addError } from './error-list.js';
 import { openInEditor } from './open-in-editor.js';
 import { CopyReportButton } from './report/CopyReportButton.js';
 import { pageRoute } from './report/markdown.js';
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ export function DevToolbar(props: DevToolbarProps) {
 
   function pushError(error: unknown) {
     console.error(error);
-    setErrors((current) => [error, ...current]);
+    setErrors((current) => addError(current, error));
 
     show('err');
   }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/devtools.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/devtools.spec.ts
index 7a5fa8f..86bc1c0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/devtools.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/devtools.spec.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,26 @@ test('leaves out errors thrown by browser extensions', async ({ page }) => {
   );
 });
 
+test('keeps the newest errors when an error repeats in a loop', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/');
+
+  // An error thrown on every frame of a loop would grow the list without end.
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    for (let i = 1; i <= 205; i++) {
+      const error = new Error(`frame ${i}`);
+      window.dispatchEvent(new ErrorEvent('error', { error, message: error.message }));
+    }
+  });
+
+  const tab = page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Errors', exact: true });
+  await expect(tab).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+  await expect(tab).toContainText('200');
+  // The newest is shown first, and the oldest five are gone.
+  await expect(page.locator('[data-solid-error-viewer-error-info-message]')).toHaveText(
+    'frame 205',
+  );
+});
+
 test('captures client errors', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('/');
   await page.locator('#throw-client-error').click();