WAVE Accessibility Extension

Evaluate web accessibility within the Firefox browser. When activated, the WAVE extension injects icons and indicators into your page to give feedback about accessibility and to facilitate manual evaluation.
What is WAVE Accessibility Extension?
The 'WAVE Accessibility Extension' is a Firefox add-on that injects icons and indicators into your web page to give feedback on its accessibility. Upon activation, it enables a thorough manual evaluation of the website's adherence to accessibility standards.

Add-on stats

By: WebAIM
Rating: 4.67 (49)
Version: 3.2.7.1 (Last updated: 2024-09-09)
Creation date: 2017-01-12
Weekly download count: 411
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • file:///*
  • <all_urls>
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
Size: 346.38K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

WAVE Evaluation Tool (v3.2.7.2)
4.12 (142) 600,000
WAVE Evaluation Tool (v3.2.7.0)
3.80 (5) 33,256
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Really handy extension for checking common accessibility mistakes!
  • Easy to use, clear to follow and fix the problem.
  • Useful tool for accessibility
Cons
  • UI is poor and confusing.
  • Results can overlay page content, making it hard to find problems.
  • Sometimes shows errors where there are none.
Most mentioned
  • Usability issues
  • Confusing interface
  • Ease of use and functionality
Recent reviews

The WAVE extension is a useful tool, but there are definitely some things it could do better. For example, it always identifies all links as text which needs to have the underline style removed.
by Vince Aggrippino, 2024-09-03

Interesting add, I like it
by Kevin Lewis, 2024-05-23
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

WAVE Accessibility Extension requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

WAVE Accessibility Extension is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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