Website Audit for Chrome and Edge

Checks the page you are on for WCAG accessibility issues (in your browser) and speed (Google PageSpeed). Free; Pro from $9 a month.

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What it does

Website Audit (formerly called Accessibility Auditor) is a browser extension for Microsoft Edge (Edge Add-ons) and Google Chrome (Chrome Web Store) that checks the web page you're on for accessibility issues using axe-core, the open-source accessibility engine by Deque, and for speed using Google PageSpeed Insights. It lists each accessibility issue with its WCAG success criterion and level, the affected elements, and how to fix them, and can highlight the elements on the page. The "Check speed" button adds Google's Lighthouse scores (performance, accessibility, best practices, SEO) and the Core Web Vitals. Accessibility audits run entirely in your browser; page content is never sent anywhere. A speed check sends only the page's address, when you press the button.

It is the browser version of the Website Audit on the Apify Store (Website Audit on Apify), which audits whole sites in the cloud, on a schedule or through an API. Same product, same checks: use the extension for pages you're looking at (including pages behind a login or on a staging site), and the Apify version for whole sites and automated runs.

Pricing

Prices are in US dollars, plus sales tax or VAT where it applies. Pro and Agency renew automatically until you cancel, and every Pro feature can be tried free for 7 days first. Buy from Settings → Plans in the extension. Payments are handled by Creem, our merchant of record. Full refund within 14 days of your first purchase (refund policy).

Running an audit

Open the page, click the Website Audit icon in the browser toolbar (pin it from the Extensions menu, the puzzle-piece icon, if you don't see it), then click "Audit this page". The popup shows the number of issues by impact (critical, serious, moderate, minor), the top issues, and items to check by hand. Tick "Highlight issues on the page" to outline the affected elements with numbered labels. Click "Open full report" for the complete list.

Speed check

In the popup, "Check speed" runs Google PageSpeed Insights on the page (mobile) and shows the four Lighthouse scores and the Core Web Vitals; real Chrome users' data is shown when Google has enough for the page (or the whole site). It takes up to 30 seconds. The page's address is sent to IIC Labs, which asks Google (nothing else is sent: no page content, no cookies). It works on public pages only: not on localhost, internal addresses or pages behind a login (the accessibility audit works there). The result stays with the tab and appears in its full report and JSON export. Free browsers get 10 speed checks per 10 minutes; a browser with a paid licence gets 200, enough for a 100-page sweep. If you see "busy or you reached the limit", try again in a few minutes.

Full report

The report lists every issue with its impact, WCAG success criteria and level, the rule ID, a description, a "How to fix" link, and each affected element with its CSS selector, HTML snippet and the specific fix. Filter by impact, show or hide "check by hand" items, and search by rule or WCAG criterion. "Show on page" outlines a single element and scrolls to it (the audited tab must still be open).

Standards and settings

Settings → Audit settings: choose WCAG 2.2 AA (default), WCAG 2.1 AA or WCAG 2.0 AA, and optionally include best-practice checks that aren't WCAG requirements. Automated checks find a subset of WCAG issues; a clean result does not mean a page is fully accessible or legally compliant, and "check by hand" items need a person to decide.

Pages that can't be audited

Browsers don't let extensions run on browser pages (chrome:// or edge://), extension stores, or other extensions' pages. Content inside iframes from other domains isn't audited. If you see "This page can't be audited", open the website itself, click the extension icon on that tab and run the audit again.

Free Pro trial

Every Pro feature is free for 7 days after you install the extension: the trial starts automatically and a welcome page shows how to run your first audit. No card or sign-up is needed. If you installed a version before 0.1.2, start the trial in Settings → Plans with "Try Pro free for 7 days". The trial runs once per browser profile (its start date is kept in the browser's sync storage); when it ends, the extension returns to the Free plan and keeps your settings and audits. To keep Pro, buy a plan and activate the licence key. The popup shows how many trial days are left.

Activating a licence

After purchase your licence key is shown on the order page and sent in the receipt email from Creem. Open Settings → Licence, paste the key and click Activate. Each browser profile uses one activation: Pro keys work on 3 browsers, Agency keys on 15. To move a licence, click "Deactivate on this browser" first. The extension re-checks the licence about once a week; if our server can't be reached, Pro features keep working for 14 days. The licence key is sent to api.iiclabs.com and Creem only to check the plan.

Licence problems

• "That licence key wasn't recognised": copy the whole key from the receipt email, without spaces.
• "Already active on the maximum number of browsers": deactivate it on a browser you no longer use, or reply to support with your order email.
• "This licence has expired": the subscription ended or a payment failed; renew from the customer portal link in your Creem receipt.

Exports

Pro: "PDF report" opens the print dialog with a print-ready report; choose "Save as PDF". "CSV" gives one row per affected element (page, rule, impact, WCAG, EN 301 549, element, HTML, how to fix) for spreadsheets or ticket imports. "JSON" gives the full results. Set a report title under Settings → Report branding; Agency plans can add a logo and remove the Website Audit name.

Multi-page sweep

Pro: Report page → Sweep. Paste up to 100 URLs, or load them from a sitemap URL. The browser asks once for permission to open each site. Each page opens in a background tab, is audited and closed; results appear in a table and can be exported together. "Also check speed" (on by default) adds Google's mobile performance score for each page; the addresses of the swept pages are then sent to IIC Labs, which asks Google. For whole sites beyond 100 pages, scheduled runs or an API, use Website Audit on Apify.

Refunds

Full refund within 14 days of your first purchase: email support@iiclabs.com from the address you used at checkout. The subscription is cancelled at the same time.

Privacy

The extension needs only "activeTab", "scripting" and "storage" permissions; site access for sweeps is requested per site when you start one. Audit results stay in your browser's extension storage. The only data that leaves the browser is the licence key (to check a paid plan) and, when you press "Check speed" or run a sweep with speed, the page address (to IIC Labs and Google PageSpeed Insights); IIC Labs does not store those addresses. No analytics or tracking. Privacy policy: https://iiclabs.com/privacy