# webhint

> Check for best practices and common errors with your site's accessibility, speed, security and more.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/webhint](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webhint)

## Overview

- **ID:** `webhint`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** webhint
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 2,197
- **Weekly downloads:** 39
- **Rating:** 4.64 / 5 (39 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4.17
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-29
- **First published:** 2019-05-13
- **Size:** 768 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webhint/)
- **Website:** [https://webhint.io](https://webhint.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webhint/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webhint/privacy/)

## Description

webhint is a powerful Chrome extension designed for developers to quickly identify and troubleshoot common issues in your website. It scans your site for best practices in accessibility, browser compatibility, security, and performance, helping you improve user experience and compliance.

With webhint, you can easily customize which categories to analyze and receive actionable hints tailored to your target browsers. The extension also allows ignoring third-party resources for focused feedback, providing helpful links to documentation so you can efficiently address any detected problems and optimize your site.

## Rankings

- #2,079 — Overall
- #224 — Web Development
- #46 — web3
- #48 — error
- #82 — feedback
- #102 — target

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `webNavigation`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

User reviews for the Firefox add-on 'webhint' are sparse and somewhat unrelated, with only one mention of a con: the add-on is missing support for several essential HTTP headers that have been used by browsers for years. There are no consistent pros or other cons reported across multiple reviews.

### Cons

- Missing support for several essential HTTP headers used actively by browsers for years.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webhint)