ARC Toolkit
Accessibility testing tool from TPGi
Total ratings
3.42
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Improved over the years, becoming a dependable tool.
- Ability to test specific portions of a page for focused results.
- Effective for previewing web pages and identifying WCAG issues.
- Can scan local files and pages behind a firewall.
- Unique functionality to work with iframes.
Cons
- Recent updates have led to a worse user experience, requiring more clicks.
- Lost functionality and features compared to previous versions.
- Sluggish performance and messy interface in the latest version.
- Important errors are not displayed or are miscategorized.
- Extension sometimes doesn't work on Chrome anymore.
Most mentioned
- Rollback to previous version requested by many users.
- Deterioration of user experience after the latest update.
- Loss of key features such as tab order and highlighting on the real webpage.
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
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| 2024-08-02 |  | | en | I have been using this testing tool for over 6 years. With each iteration over the years, the tool has improved. It has easily become my go to tool, and replaced all former tools that I used to use. I especially like the ability to test only a certain portion of a page, limiting the scope to just a particular node in the DOM. This allows me to focus on the part that I am interested in/working on, reducing the time it takes me to filter through all of the other results. Overall, a dependable tool. |
| 2024-06-11 |  | | en | It was one of the best tools. The last usable version was 4.3. The UX sucks. Mainly because I now have 2 more clicks for each functionality I want to use than in the previous version of the tool. Also, I have to ask myself every time which option to choose to test what I want. Before, everything was clear. After the last update (5.7.2), no matter which test topic I choose, all topics are tested after clicking the "Run tests" button. |
| 2024-04-25 |  | | en | A powerful extension that allows users to preview web pages and see what issues are present on the site in relation to WCAG recommendations. I would highly recommend as you can test before going live, even working on a local version of the page to see how it performs. The extension allows you to quickly find the specific code and test how to correct the issue within any environment. |
| 2024-04-03 |  | | en | For years, I've used this tool to quickly test accessibility on a page. It's helpful for scanning local files, pages behind a firewall, and most of all, for testing deeper into user journeys. A lot of accessibility tools only test a page as it appears on a page load. There's some other cool features beyond scanning such as to test text spacing or tab order. There's a learning curve but I can't find another free tool that has all this stuff. |
| 2023-09-07 |  | | This is the only accessibility tool that works with iframes... Not even google lighthouse can do that! Thank you for this awesome tool. 5 stars!! | |
| 2023-09-07 |  | | en | This is the only accessibility tool that works with iframes... Not even google lighthouse can do that! Thank you for this awesome tool. 5 stars!! |
| 2023-01-19 |  | | UPDATE - Thank you so much for adding the missing items back. I absolutely love this tool! It is extemely helpful for viewing things like headings, landmarks, lists, forms, aria, and alt text for screenshots quickly and easily. 💗💗💗 -----------------original review----------------- The update removed the majority of features that made this tool so useful. Please rollback or bring back the features (resize text, headings, landmarks, lists, forms, aria, and easily displaying alt text for screenshots). | |
| 2022-08-22 |  | | en | UPDATE - Thank you so much for adding the missing items back. I absolutely love this tool! It is extemely helpful for viewing things like headings, landmarks, lists, forms, aria, and alt text for screenshots quickly and easily. 💗💗💗 -----------------original review----------------- The update removed the majority of features that made this tool so useful. Please rollback or bring back the features (resize text, headings, landmarks, lists, forms, aria, and easily displaying alt text for screenshots). |
| 2022-08-26 |  | | Since the last update to the toolkit, I'm seeing two errors. For the issue of "Aria label on incompatible element", it's showing in ARC toolkit as a "Best Practice", not as the error it is according to the ARC scan from their website. Also, the issue "Modal has no accessible name" is no longer showing in ARC toolkit scans. Other than that, at my place of work, we really miss the feature that showed the tab order. | |
| 2022-08-26 |  | | en | Since the last update to the toolkit, I'm seeing two errors. For the issue of "Aria label on incompatible element", it's showing in ARC toolkit as a "Best Practice", not as the error it is according to the ARC scan from their website. Also, the issue "Modal has no accessible name" is no longer showing in ARC toolkit scans. Other than that, at my place of work, we really miss the feature that showed the tab order. |
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