Enhance Website Accessibility with the Accessibility Checker Chrome Extension

Somehow it breaks the rendering of the openapi specification in Gitlab.

The tool stopped working, almost no errors are shown when other tools show basic code errors are present. Not sure if this was because of an update or what happened.

As a QA department, the EAA has really pushed the importance of proper Accessibility analysis which conforms with the WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines. This tool is a tremendous help in analyzing the quality of our product from an Accessibility perspective, and provides a wealth of information concerning the issues it has observed. This doesn't just allow us to put the bulk of the time into the more functional aspects of accessibility implementation, it also allows us to direct our developers in the right direction based on the information it provides. Sure, it's not super pretty. But I'll take its functionality and immense information provisioning over some slick UI any time of the day. In addition, I advise to take the licensed version if you want to use it in a professional setup. It's cheap for what it does, and the licensed version adds some additional functionalities that make this tool even more reliable.

This free extension does a great job in identifying accessibility issues that can be checked in an automated fashion. Each error is provided with references to the code and tips on how to address the problem as well as links to WCAG information. I was using the free version since 2018. If you pay for their Pro version of the tool (which I have since 2023), additional helpful features are available. You can save a page's test results on the web and share it with collaborators who are involved with fixing the problems. You can also export the list of issues to an external file if desired. A nice feature of the pro version is their Guided Tests addition. These tests are beneficial for those who don't know a lot about accessibility manual testing and they help guide you in identifying other problems related specifically with respect to tables, forms, keyboard navigation, and more. I've tried other extensions which don't compare in the way feedback is presented. And those other tools don't seem to identify as many issues as DevTools identifies.

Looks like it would be useful, but the free version doesn't currently let you select WCAG 2.2AA, which is the standard being expected by the UK GDS for Public Sector websites since October 2024. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/accessibility-requirements-for-public-sector-websites-and-apps#meeting-accessibility-requirements

Just hope it can support WCAG 2.2 sooner! Very handy tool to use.

Great extensions, help us identify and fix accessibility issues

must be broke or something it doesn't do anything

Great extension! But Enabling this breaks the openapi preview mode, throwing the error "Please indicate a valid Swagger or OpenAPI version field". Disabling the extension makes it work. I love this extension but 1 star just to get the attention as this makes it cumbersome to look with the api contracts written in openapi. I'll surely update the review once it's fixed.

Great Tool . Need clarification whether is it able to identify colour contrast issues and did we have screen reader in this tool?

This is a wonderful free disability compliance check on your web page. Thank you!

This ha been an excellent feature. Please confirm if the extension to cover WCAG 2.2 has been made open to all?

Thanks. Could you please confirm if this is latest version of Axe ? I believe this covers up to WCAG 2.1 AA standard issues.

Hello, I have to say this is a very useful tool. It quickly runs in the browser, scan my pages and triggers very helpful results about the issues found it and point the exactly parts of my code with the issue. Is there any plan to update soon the webtool to covers WCAG 2.2 AAA?

Doesn't work if you are not pay lol

Good tool, but only if you pay for it. Elementary basic functions were once free, but now have to be paid for. It's worth it if you use it regularly, but it's no longer useful for occasional users.

This extension uses amplitude for tracking, which gradually fills your cookie with junk 'amp_cookie_text<randomstring>' causing sites to fail to load. Privacy nightmare and shady practices

Axe Devtools Pro is truly fantastic. It's user-friendly and easy to comprehend. When compared to other accessibility products, it stands out as the best.

is there any feature regarding speech reading in axe developer tool plugin? Sorrt to give 3 star , I have used the product from a month , found it user friendly and one of the best app in finding accessibility issues. My rating has been changed now.

Tried to run a test, but it's purely focused on getting you to upgrade. Useless by itself, don't waste your time.

A valuable resource in checking web accessibility. Hopefully even more clever tricks can be included to automate accessibility checking.

Constantly badgers the user to upgrade to the paid version. Not worth the aggravation.

Doesn't seem to do much without purchasing the "pro" version. Not sure why this is so highly rated.

This was a great extension to use, they have since changed it to just push the paid version. If you are not looking to pay for the extension the free version offers nothing.

This tool used to be great, now it's it's a scam. Doesn't actually scan anything. Instead, wants you to subscribe to a 7-day trial and collect your personal information or subscribe to their pro version to unlock anything remotely useful. "Accessibility is for everyone," right?