# AInspector for WCAG Accessibility Evaluation

> Inspects web pages for features and issues related to WCAG 2.2 level A and AA requirements for making web pages more accessible to people with disabilities using web accessibility standards, including WCAG, ARIA and ARIA in HTML specifications.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ainspector-wcag](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ainspector-wcag)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ainspector-wcag`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jon Gunderson
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 1,133
- **Weekly downloads:** 15
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-07
- **First published:** 2018-10-08
- **Size:** 976 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ainspector-wcag/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/opena11y/ainspector-for-firefox](https://github.com/opena11y/ainspector-for-firefox)

## Description

**AInspector for WCAG Accessibility Evaluation** is a powerful Chrome extension designed to inspect and evaluate web pages against WCAG 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 Level A and AA requirements. Leveraging the OpenA11y Evaluation Library, it provides detailed accessibility compliance reports organized by rule categories and WCAG guidelines, helping developers and designers ensure their sites are accessible to people with disabilities.

The tool supports web accessibility standards including the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, ARIA, and ARIA in HTML specifications. Results can be easily exported in CSV or JSON formats for further analysis. AInspector empowers users to learn best practices and improve web usability without requiring any login or collecting personal data, making it a privacy-conscious choice for accessibility evaluation.

## Rankings

- #3,094 — Overall
- #339 — Web Development
- #19 — visibility
- #25 — free access
- #31 — value
- #71 — insert

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `downloads`
- `storage`
- `clipboardWrite`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

## Review summary

AInspector for WCAG Accessibility Evaluation is praised for its straightforward yet comprehensive approach to accessibility checking. Users appreciate its clear interface, real-time updates, and detailed explanations that help understand accessibility violations. It is especially useful for both static and dynamic websites and includes helpful features like issue highlighting and filtering by WCAG levels. The add-on is recommended for developers ensuring compliance with accessibility standards.

### Pros

- Provides comprehensive and real-time accessibility evaluation on web pages.
- User-friendly and clear interface that is easy to use especially for beginners.
- Offers detailed information and explanations for accessibility issues, helping users understand why something is problematic.
- Ability to drill down from overall report to specific violations and visually highlight issues on the page.
- Supports multiple WCAG rulesets and has useful export and filtering features.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [WCAG Auditor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wcag-auditor) — 6 users
- [A11yInspect Accessibility Testing Tool](https://chrome-stats.com/d/a11yinspect) — 47 users, 5.00 / 5
- [DockWCAG Accessibility Checker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dockwcag-accessibility-checker) — 3 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Accessibility Evaluator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accessibility-evaluator)
- [WCAG Auditor Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wcag-auditor-pro) — 2 users
- [RGAA Checker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/rgaa-checker) — 133 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Web Accessibility CK V2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-accessibility-ck-v2) — 1 users
- [Accessibility Snapshot Auditor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accessibility-snapshot-auditor) — 1 users
- [AccessCheck Extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accesscheck-extension)
- [AccessAudit](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accessaudit) — 3 users
- [CheckFox • Accessibility Companion](https://chrome-stats.com/d/checkfox-accessibility) — 1 users
- [Accessibility Checker Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accessibility-checker-pro) — 2 users

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ainspector-wcag)