Pa11y

pa11y.org

Pa11y is your automated accessibility testing pal.

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/ About /

Pa11y is a suite of free, open-source accessibility testing tools for web developers and designers. It includes a command-line interface, a CI-focused tool, a web dashboard for ongoing monitoring, and a JSON webservice backend. The tools help teams identify and track accessibility issues across web pages over time.

/ How it works /

Pa11y loads web pages and scans them for accessibility issues, reporting results via CLI, a web dashboard, or a JSON webservice API.

/ Who it's for /

web developers and designers

/ More info /

Background.

Status
launched
Business model
open-source

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