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Purpose
QualWeb is an automated web accessibility evaluation service that checks webpages against WCAG 2.1 Techniques and ACT Rules.Read 12 Oct 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
Audience
QualWeb is presented as a tool for evaluating the accessibility of webpages, with online use as well as command-line and JavaScript integration options.Read 12 Oct 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
Free plan
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
Support
The QualWeb site invites users to send suggestions or accessibility problems to [email protected].Read 12 Oct 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
License
The QualWeb core repository identifies its license as ISC.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Headquarters
LisbonRead 28 Sep 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
Browser extension
The project provides a Chrome extension that can be loaded in Chrome through its extensions page using Developer Mode.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
CI/CD integration
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
CLI inputs
The CLI supports evaluating a URL, a file of URLs, or a crawled domain.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Contact
The QualWeb GitHub organization lists [email protected] as its contact email.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Crawling
Crawl options include maximum depth, maximum URLs, timeout, and maximum parallel crawls.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Evaluation limits
The core documentation says evaluations may fail or take a long time for webpages that are unavailable, password protected, have invalid HTTPS certificates, or are not HTML documents.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Evaluation modules
The core engine provides ACT Rules, WCAG Techniques, and Best Practices evaluation modules.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Evaluation settings
Users can configure viewport, mobile context, language translation, and which evaluation modules and rules or techniques to run.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Experimental modules
QualWeb may offer experimental modules from research projects, and users can choose to use the service without them.Read 11 Oct 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
Inputs
The core engine accepts a URL, multiple URLs, a file of URLs, a domain to crawl, or HTML code as evaluation input.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Integration
The JavaScript core is installed with npm as @qualweb/core.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Open source
QualWeb describes itself as open source and links to its source code on GitHub.Read 12 Oct 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
Reports
QualWeb can generate Evaluation and Reporting Language (EARL) reports, including aggregated reports.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Scan scope
pageRead 21 Sep 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
Standards checks
QualWeb can automatically check webpages against WCAG 2.1 Techniques and ACT Rules.Read 11 Oct 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
Usage limits
The core documentation says some webpages may fail evaluation or take a long time, and lists invalid URLs, unavailable pages, invalid certificates, password protection, and non-HTML documents among possible causes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Ways to use
QualWeb can be used online, from the command line, as a browser extension, or integrated into JavaScript projects.Read 12 Oct 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt
WCAG version
wcag 2.1Read 21 Sep 2026 · qualweb.di.fc.ul.pt

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