WAVE Accessibility Extension

Name: WAVE Accessibility Extension
Rating: 4.6923 (52 reviews)
Author: 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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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.

Add-on Accessibility Developer Tools Productivity

By:

WebAIM

Daily users:

24,148 -495

Rating:

4.69

(52)

Version:

3.2.7.1 Last updated: 2024-09-09

Version code:

5803337

Creation date:

2017-01-12

Risk:

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*
file:///*
<all_urls>
tabs
contextMenus

Size:

338.27KB

Email:

wa*****@webaim.org

URLs:

Website

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 462 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#41 in Web Development

#65 in Appearance

#4 in visibility keyword 11

#5 in free access keyword 66

#15 in mission keyword 6

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WAVE Evaluation Tool (v3.2.7.2)

600,000 4.08

(145)

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46,002 4.50

(4)

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User reviews

Users find the WAVE Accessibility Extension very useful for checking accessibility issues, especially on localhost and CloudFlare-protected sites where the WAVE web tool falls short. It offers detailed reports and is easy to use for identifying and fixing common accessibility mistakes. A consistent complaint is that it inaccurately flags all links as text needing underline removal, which could be improved.

Pros

Can be used on localhost and in-development projects, unlike the WAVE web tool.
Works on websites protected by CloudFlare firewall, which the web version cannot do.
Handy and easy to use for checking common accessibility issues with clear guidance on fixing problems.
Provides detailed and useful accessibility reports.

Cons

Identifies all links as text that require underline removal, even if not applicable.

Recent reviews

by Ba*****, 2025-05-26

by 远离*****, 2025-04-02

Contrary to the WAVE web tool I can also use it for in-development projects on localhost. Great tool to check basic a11y issues.

by Fi*****, 2025-03-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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WAVE Accessibility Extension requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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 Browser Add-ons, 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 has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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