ARIA DevTools

Easily spot missing ARIA labels, misused ARIA roles, and incomplete keyboard support in your web applications.
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ARIA DevTools is a valuable Chrome Extension that enhances web accessibility testing. It allows users to see their website as screen readers present it to visually impaired users, considering ARIA roles and keyboard support, making the development of accessible web applications simpler and efficient.
Free CRX download
Manifest V3
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.91
(34)
Version: 1.4.0 (Last updated: 2024-05-22)
Creation date: 2020-05-29
Risk: Very low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • scripting
Size: 502.78K
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: 20 hours ago

Ranking

# 7,742 ▲ 609
Other rankings
#133 in Developer Tools ▼ 1 #163 in source keyword 11 ▲ 19

Other platforms

ARIA DevTools (v1.3.9)
377 5.00 (8)

User reviews

Pros
  • Intuitive and easy to use for developers
  • Helps debug accessibility issues without compromising usability
  • Provides a visual representation of the accessibility tree
  • Encourages logical thinking about code structure and semantic HTML
  • Great for checking and fixing accessibility issues
Cons
  • Does not work well with Shadow DOM components
  • Occasional limited functionality reported with certain frameworks
Most mentioned
  • Simple and effective tool for understanding accessibility
  • Visual representation of how screen readers interact with web pages
  • Highly beneficial for developing semantically correct HTML and WCAG compliant sites
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
All developers talk about accessibility, but most of us including me don't know how to work a screen reader. This extension bridges that gap in was that is intuitive to understand.
by Martin Rojas, 2025-03-05
Great value and execution. Helps me debug accessibility tagging without compromising usability. Well done!
by Joaquin Esteban, 2024-11-03
Perfect tool. Thank you.
by Florian Koch, 2024-10-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

ARIA DevTools does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

ARIA DevTools has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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