WAVE Accessibility Extension

Name: WAVE Accessibility Extension
Rating: 4.7455 (55 reviews)
Author: WebAIM

By: WebAIM

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.

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Features & Capabilities

The WAVE Accessibility Extension empowers users to assess web accessibility effortlessly within the Firefox browser. Once activated, it overlays icons and indicators directly on web pages, providing immediate visual feedback to identify potential accessibility issues. This tool is invaluable for developers, designers, and accessibility professionals aiming to create inclusive, barrier-free web content. By facilitating manual evaluation alongside automated insights, WAVE helps ensure websites comply with accessibility standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Accessibility Developer Tools

By:

WebAIM

Daily users:

24,962 -59

Rating:

4.75

(55)

Version:

3.3.1.0 Last updated: 2026-05-14

Version code:

6251997

Creation date:

2017-01-12

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

file:///*
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size:

440.57KB

Email:

wa*****@webaim.org

URLs:

Website

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 450 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#37 in Web Development

#73 in Appearance

#3 in free access keyword 53

#4 in visibility keyword 23

#16 in extension keyword 80

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WAVE Evaluation Tool (v3.3.1.0)

700,000 4.09

(158)

WAVE Evaluation Tool (v3.3.1.0)

59,242 3.30

(6)

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Developed by:

WebAIM

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wave-accessibility-tool/

Email:

wa*****@webaim.org

Website:

https://wave.webaim.org/

Permission Change History

2026-05-15: Version 3.2.7.1 → 3.3.1.0

Add Host permissions: file:///* http://*/* https://*/*

Add Permissions: activeTab scripting webNavigation

Remove Permissions: http://*/* https://*/* file:///* <all_urls> tabs

2022-12-08: Version 3.1.6 → 3.2.2.0

Add Permissions: file:///*

User Reviews

Users consistently praise the extension for being easy to use, giving clear guidance to fix problems, and reliably detecting common accessibility issues. Multiple reviewers note it works where the web WAVE tool cannot (localhost or protected sites). Overall sentiment is positive and recommended; no widely repeated negatives appear in these reviews.

Pros

Easy to use with clear, actionable guidance (multiple reviewers)
Quickly finds common/basic accessibility issues (multiple reviewers)
Works in situations the WAVE web tool can't — e.g., localhost or sites behind protective layers (mentioned more than once)
Generally well liked and recommended by users

Cons

Recent reviews

Ein gutes Tool. Die Benutzeroberfläche ist übersichtlich und benutzerfreundlich. Die Ergebnisse sind klar eingebunden, sodass das Problem leicht zu finden ist. Die Seite wird beim Navigieren zuverlässig aktualisiert.

by Hu*****, 2026-05-21

A great tool. The user interface is clear and easy to understand. The results are integrated well, so the problem is easy to find. And the page updates reliably while navigating.

by Fi*****, 2026-05-21

by he*****, 2026-05-20

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Is WAVE Accessibility Extension Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

WAVE Accessibility Extension requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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