Axe.Windows
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Axe.Windows, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Axe.Windows's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Axe.Windows | Free | MIT-licensed software · NuGet package for Windows accessibility testing |
The facts
Each one read from Axe.Windows's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automated scans
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Build pipelines
- The repository describes the command-line interface as a way to simplify automated testing in build pipelines.checked 12 Oct 2026
- CI/CD integration
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- CLI
- A command-line interface can scan applications from an existing scripting system and is intended to support automated testing in build pipelines.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Command line
- The AxeWindowsCLI command-line tool lets users scan applications from an existing scripting system.checked 12 Oct 2026
- How it works
- It reads Windows UI Automation information and checks it against rules for accessibility issues affecting users of assistive technologies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project says Axe.Windows is used extensively by Accessibility Insights for Windows and can also run automated tests programmatically on its own.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Manual review tools
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Mobile testing
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Prerequisite
- The automation reference says projects using the package must be able to use .NET Standard 2.0 libraries.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Programmatic scans
- Applications can create a scanner and run scans synchronously or asynchronously, receiving results for each top-level window.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Axe.Windows is a NuGet package for running automated accessibility tests on Windows applications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Related product
- The FAQ says Axe.Windows is used extensively by Accessibility Insights for Windows and can also run automated accessibility tests programmatically by itself.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Remediation guidance
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Results
- Scan results include error counts and rule details, and can be returned to the caller in multiple formats.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The project asks users to report security vulnerabilities to the Microsoft Security Response Center rather than through public GitHub issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported API
- The automation reference warns that public interfaces and classes not documented there are unsupported and may change at any time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Telemetry
- Axe.Windows does not collect telemetry on its own, but provides telemetry data for calling applications to handle through an interface they implement.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Test execution
- The API supports synchronous and asynchronous scans and can target a process or a window subtree.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Test output
- Scans can optionally save A11yTest files that can be opened with Accessibility Insights for Windows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Test results
- Scan results include error counts, rule descriptions, guidance on fixing violations, and information about the tested UI elements.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
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