Release high quality applications by coding with accessibility in mind.
Get real-time feedback and AI-powered suggestions to ensure every commit and pull request meets WCAG standards. Ship accessible code faster with minimal rework—directly across 13+ IDEs and for Native Mobile apps (including Visual Studio, VS Code, Xcode, Android Studio, Cursor, IntelliJ, and more).
Powered by the Spectra™ Rule Engine, this extension provides automated issue detection for 15+ high-impact WCAG Success Criteria, preventing up to 30% of real-world issues.
Get AI-powered, context-aware guidance to meet WCAG conformance directly in your workflow. Add accessibility as a quality check to your Git commits or CI/CD builds and prevent inaccessible code from being pushed to your repo.
Key Features
- Real-Time Detection: Get real-time issue detection across 15+ WCAG success criteria (e.g., missing alt text, low contrast, invalid ARIA, and more).
- AI-Powered Fixes: Get context-aware code suggestions via your preferred AI assistant (GitHub Copilot, JetBrains AI, Claude, Cursor).
- Native Mobile Linting: Detect accessibility issues in XML (Android) and Swift (iOS) directly in the source code.
- Custom Component Support: Configure the linter to understand your internal design systems and component libraries.
Getting Started
Install the Accessibility DevTools plugin for Visual Studio to run accessibility scans. You can use it to identify and fix accessibility issues as you develop your applications.
Read the documentation for detailed setup and usage instructions.
Quick Setup
- Log in to your BrowserStack account or signup if you don't have an account.
- Obtain your Username and Access Key from the Account & Profile Section on the dashboard.
- Open Visual Studio and go to Tools → Options → BrowserStack
- Enter your Username and Access Key
- Accessibility DevTools starts working.
Run Accessibility Scans
Open a supported code file in Visual Studio. As you write or edit code, accessibility issues are detected automatically and highlighted inline. Hover over highlighted code to view details, click on the 💡 icon dropdown and Fix with Copilot to receive AI-powered suggestions, and apply the fix directly in your editor.
About BrowserStack
BrowserStack provides an all-in-one suite to automate accessibility compliance for websites and mobile apps. Easily comply with ADA, EAA, and 10+ global regulations.
Learn more about BrowserStack Accessibility Testing
