Silktide Accessibility Checker

Test your website against over 200 website accessibility checks with Silktide’s easy to understand accessibility checker.

Silktide Accessibility Checker - Website WCAG Audit

"Silktide Accessibility Checker" is a Chrome extension that enables users to evaluate over 200 WCAG compliance checks on their website. It highlights issues, offers solutions, and includes a screen reader simulator, color contrast analyzer, and alt text verifier to ensure your site is accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. As a tool from a leader in web governance, it's designed for simplicity and effectiveness in promoting web accessibility.
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Extension stats

Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.94
(31)
Version: 2.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-07-04)
Creation date: 2023-12-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • declarativeNetRequest
Host permissions:
  • https://*.silktide.com/
Size: 12.12M

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

✅ Test your webpages for over 200 website WCAG accessibility checks ✅ See highlighted accessibility concerns directly on the webpage ✅ Use our straightforward, step-by-step guidance to fix the issues ✅ Check WCAG color contrast of any on-page elements ✅ Check alt text of any on-page images ✅ Listen to your website with our screen reader simulator

Additional features

🔥 Check accessibility against 200 WCAG standards including 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 🔥 Discover color contrast errors with our handy color picker 🔥 Understand which images on the page have alt text, missing alt text, or decorative alt text 🔥 Understand how your site appears to users with visual impairments.

We aim for our accessibility checker to be the most user-friendly on the market. We'll help you test against the WCAG accessibility standards, up to the latest 2.2 release. Our tool can also help you find ADA website accessibility violations.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • User-friendly and easy to use
  • Comprehensive accessibility reports with clear guidance
  • Effective for identifying accessibility issues quickly
  • Includes a variety of tools, such as a screen reader simulator
  • Helpful for both beginners and experienced users in accessibility
Cons
  • Occasional inaccuracies with specific features like text shadow contrast
  • Screen reader may not recognize all element statuses
  • Downtime or issues during updates reported by users
Most mentioned
  • Comprehensive insights and actionable recommendations
  • Easy to understand and straightforward interface
  • Powerful suite of tools, including accessibility simulations
  • A go-to tool for web developers and accessibility professionals
User reviews
Very, VERY good at getting a quick, total, and comprehensive understanding of your time. Bravo!!
by Kevin Accessibility, 2024-12-21

by Carlos Angulo, 2024-11-06

The test does not correctly take into account the text shadow, which significantly improves the contrast. I asked an acquaintance from my vocational training who has very poor eyesight and the answer was that the text is very easy to read with the text shadow.
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Silktide Accessibility Checker requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Silktide Accessibility Checker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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