AccessLens
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The facts
Each one read from AccessLens's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI integration
- AI remediation uses a server-side Gemini 3.7 Flash integration to generate code for React with TSX/Tailwind, vanilla HTML/CSS, and Vue 3.checked 12 Oct 2026
- AI remediation
- AI remediation uses a server-side Gemini 3.7 Flash integration and generates contextual code for React, vanilla HTML/CSS, and Vue 3.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audit inputs
- It can audit remote websites, pasted HTML or JSX snippets, and uploaded .html, .htm, or .txt files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Automated checks
- The README describes more than 22 automated rules covering keyboard navigation, semantic HTML, images, forms, headings, ARIA, and roles.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Automated scans
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Contrast tools
- The contrast studio evaluates WCAG AA and AAA contrast ratios and suggests accessible color fixes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The project documents local development and production build/start commands for an Express and Vite application.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integration requirement
- The setup instructions say a GEMINI_API_KEY is optional for AI remediation features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The README states the project is distributed under the MIT License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Manual review tools
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Manual testing
- A 12-point assisted protocol supports human checks such as reading order, focus visibility, keyboard traps, reflow, captions, and cognitive clarity.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The README estimates automated checks cover 30–40% of testing scope and says 60–70% requires manual human verification.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- AccessLens is an open-source web accessibility auditing and remediation platform for checking interfaces against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 Levels A, AA, and AAA.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Remediation guidance
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Reports and history
- Reports can be exported as styled HTML, Markdown, CSV, or JSON, while audit history and regression comparisons are stored in localStorage.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The README describes a server-side proxy for remote audits with SSRF protections.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Setup
- Local setup requires Node.js 18.0.0 or higher and npm 9.0.0 or higher; a Gemini API key is optional for AI remediation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Testing boundary
- The README estimates automated testing covers 30–40% of accessibility evaluation and says the remaining 60–70% needs human verification.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Vision simulation
- The in-browser vision lab offers seven impairment simulation filters and lets users edit HTML and rerun audits.checked 12 Oct 2026
- WCAG coverage
- wcag 2.2checked 25 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
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