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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>WAVE Chrome, Firefox, and Edge Extensions</title> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/index.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/index.css?ver=3.2" type="text/css"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> </head> <body> <header> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="/extension">Browser Extensions</a></li> <li><a href="/standalone">Stand-alone API/Testing Engine</a></li> <li><a href="/api">Subscription API</a></li> <li><a href="/aim">AIM Report</a></li> <li><a href="/help">Help</a></li> </ul> <a href="/"><img src="/img/wavelogo.svg" alt="WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool" height="120"></a> </nav> <div id="main_form" class="controls"> <form id="waveform" novalidate> <label for="input_url">Web page address:</label><br><input id="input_url" type="url" class="control url"><input class="control" type="submit" id="button_wave" value="WAVE"> </form> </div> </header> <main> <span style="float:right;"> </span> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <h1>WAVE Browser Extensions</h1> <p><img src="/img/web/chromeExtension.png" alt="WAVE Extension" style="float:right; margin:5px; border:1px solid #bbb; width:300px;">The WAVE Chrome, Firefox, and Edge extensions allows you to evaluate web content for accessibility issues <strong>directly within your browser</strong>. Because the extension runs entirely within your web browser, <strong>no information is sent to the WAVE server</strong>. This ensures 100% <strong>private and secure accessibility reporting</strong>. The extension can check intranet, password-protected, dynamically generated, or sensitive web pages. Also, because the WAVE extension evaluates the rendered version of your page, <strong>locally displayed styles</strong> and <strong>dynamically-generated content from scripts or AJAX</strong> can be evaluated.</p> <h2>Chrome Extension <img src="/img/web/chrome.png" alt="" style="width:64px;vertical-align:middle;"></h2> <p><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wave-evaluation-tool/jbbplnpkjmmeebjpijfedlgcdilocofh"><b>WAVE Chrome Extension at the Google Web Store</b></a></p> <h2>Firefox Extension <img src="/img/web/firefox.png" alt="" style="width:64px;vertical-align:middle;"></h2> <p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wave-accessibility-tool/"><b>WAVE Firefox Extension at Mozilla Add-ons</b></a></p> <h2>Microsoft Edge Extension <img src="/img/web/edge.png" alt="" style="width:64px;vertical-align:middle;"></h2> <p><a href="https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/wave-evaluation-tool/khapceneeednkiopkkbgkibbdoajpkoj"><b>WAVE Edge Extension at Edge Add-ons</b></a></p> <h2>Using the WAVE extension</h2> <p>Updates to the WAVE extension will automatically be sent to your browser when they are made available.</p> <p>To run a WAVE report, simply click on the WAVE icon to the right of your browser address bar. Click the icon again or refresh the page to remove the WAVE interface.</p> <p>You can also trigger a WAVE report by pressing Control + Shift + U (Command + Shift + U on Mac) or by activating the "WAVE this page" context (right click) menu item. If using Edge, the shortcut key can be defined or customized on the Manage Extensions page.</p> <p>To allow WAVE to evaluate local pages on your computer or pages in incognito modes, this may need to be enabled in the WAVE extension settings in your browser.</p> <h2>Copyright, privacy notice, and other stuff</h2> <p>The WAVE extension, its interface elements, design elements, functionality, and underlying code are © WebAIM. No information is transmitted from the WAVE extension, thus allowing secure and private accessibility reporting. By downloading the WAVE extension, you agree to the WAVE <a href="http://wave.webaim.org/terms">Terms of Use and Privacy Notice</a>.</p> </main> <footer> <div class="footerblock"><a href="https://usu.edu/"><img src="/img/web/usu-logo.svg" alt="Utah State University" style="width:70%";></a></div> <div class="footerblock middle"><a href="https://webaim.org/"><img src="/img/web/WebAIM-logo.svg" alt="WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind"></a><br> Utah State University<br> 6807 Old Main Hill<br> Logan, UT 84322-6807<br> 435.797.7024</div> <div class="footerblock" id="footerlinks"> <ul> <li id="contact"><a href="/feedback">Contact Us</a></li> <li id="sitewide"><a href="/sitewide">Site-wide WAVE Tools</a></li> <li id="about"><a href="/about">About</a></li> <li id="terms"><a href="/terms">Terms of Use</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="copyright"> WAVE is © and ® 2025 </div> </footer> </body> </html>