Accessibility DevTools

Release high quality website and mobile apps 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 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

Universal Coverage (New!)

• Native Mobile Linting: Detect accessibility issues in XML (Android) and Swift (iOS) directly in the source code.

Spectra™ Rule Engine

• Real-Time Detection: Get real-time issue detection across 15+ WCAG success criteria (e.g., missing alt text, low contrast, invalid ARIA, and more).

• Custom Component Support: Configure the linter to understand your internal design systems and component libraries

AI-Powered Remediation

• Intelligent fixes: Get context-aware code suggestions via your preferred AI assistant (GitHub Copilot, JetBrains AI, Claude, Cursor).

• AI-powered remediation guidance with your design system context built-in (Coming soon)

Supported Environments

We support 15+ IDEs to ensure a unified accessibility standard across your entire organization:

• VS Code
• Android Studio (Native Android)
• Xcode (Native iOS)
• Cursor
• IntelliJ IDEA
• WebStorm
• PyCharm, RubyMine, PhpStorm, and more.

Available Rules

Accessibility DevTools includes rules for WCAG 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 Level A and AA, as well as a few best practices.

Getting started

Install the Accessibility DevTools plugin for Visual Studio Code to run accessibility scans.

You can use the Accessibility DevTools plugin in Visual Studio Code to identify and fix accessibility issues as you develop your applications.

Read the documentation

Prerequisites

Ensure you have Visual Studio Code installed on your machine. Optionally, sign in with your BrowserStack account to access enhanced features.

Set up the extension

1. Log in to your BrowserStack account or sign up if you don’t have an account.

2. Obtain your Username and Access Key from the Account & Profile section on the dashboard.

3. Open Visual Studio Code

4. Go to Settings → Extensions → BrowserStack

5. Fill in the following fields:

   • Access Key: Enter your BrowserStack access key.
   • Username: Enter your BrowserStack username

6. Accessibility DevTools starts working.

Run accessibility scans

To get started with running accessibility scans, follow these steps:

1. Open a code file (.jsx, .js, .tsx) in Visual Studio Code. As you write or edit code, accessibility issues are detected automatically and highlighted inline.

2. Hover over a highlighted code to view detailed information about the accessibility problem.

3. Click on Fix to receive AI-powered code suggestions for remediation.

4. Review and apply the suggested fix directly in your code editor.

5. Repeat the process as you continue coding to ensure ongoing accessibility compliance.

About BrowserStack

BrowserStack provides an all-in-one suite to automate accessibility compliance for mobile apps and websites. Easily comply with ADA, EAA, and 10+ global regulations. Design and test websites, mobile apps, static code, and PDFs for accessibility.

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