Description
Accessibility Insights for Web helps developers quickly find and fix accessibility issues.
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Review Summary
Accessibility Insights for Web is praised for its detailed, accurate assessments and polished interface, making it a favored choice among accessibility tools. The extension offers valuable visualizations and thorough guidelines referencing W3C standards. However, users report intermittent functionality problems and noted incompatibility issues on Linux systems. Additionally, some issues detected differ between browsers, which users should be aware of when conducting tests.
Pros
- Provides detailed and accurate accessibility assessments beyond basic tools like Lighthouse
- Includes helpful visualizations such as highlighting elements with errors and tab stop trials
- Polished and user-friendly interface that aids efficient testing
- Covers guidelines with references to W3C docs, enhancing understanding of issues
- Widely regarded as one of the best available accessibility tools, used regularly for web app optimization
Cons
- Intermittent functionality issues where the extension stops working, especially noted in some sessions
- Problems with Linux compatibility, including application breaking and icon disappearing
- Some error detections may vary depending on browser (e.g., certain issues detected in Edge but not Chrome)
Permissions
This extension can:
- notifications
- scripting
- storage
- tabs
- webNavigation
- activeTab
Additional Information
2.46.0
February 15, 2025
3.62 MB
en
Developer Information
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