ComposeA11yScanner
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Plans and prices
From ComposeA11yScanner's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ComposeA11yScanner | Free | Apache License 2.0 · Android API 24+ · rendered-pixel contrast analysis requires API 26+ |
The facts
Each one read from ComposeA11yScanner's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility checks
- Its built-in rules check touch target overlap, missing or duplicate content descriptions, focus order, text scaling, text over images, clickable roles, and text contrast.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The project is designed for developers building Jetpack Compose UIs who want runtime accessibility feedback during development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Automated scans
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Build safety
- Debuggable builds are enabled automatically by default, while non-debuggable builds are denied unless the consuming app explicitly opts in.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build support
- The scanner supports Android API 24 and newer, while rendered-pixel contrast analysis requires API 26 or newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Built-in checks
- Built-in rules check touch target overlap, missing or duplicate content descriptions, focus order, text scaling, image text overlays, clickable roles, and text contrast.checked 11 Oct 2026
- CI/CD integration
- Nochecked 25 Sep 2026
- Contrast limits
- Contrast analysis may skip visually ambiguous backgrounds, does not use OCR for text outside Compose semantics, and applies one configured ratio rather than separate large-text thresholds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom rules
- Developers can add accessibility checks by implementing A11yRule and registering custom rules on an A11yScannerController.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Finding details
- Each finding includes severity, a WCAG reference, and a suggested fix.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The recommended setup adds the scanner from JitPack with debugImplementation, and AndroidX Startup handles activity tracking and installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation discusses Navigation Compose, Fragments, nested ComposeView hosting, and AndroidX Startup integration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documented setup and APIs are for developers building Jetpack Compose Android apps, including teams that need trusted internal builds to run the scanner.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is available under the Apache License 2.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Manual review tools
- Nochecked 25 Sep 2026
- Mobile testing
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- ComposeA11yScanner is a runtime accessibility scanner for Jetpack Compose that detects issues and highlights them directly on the rendered UI.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Remediation guidance
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Review limits
- The project says automated findings complement but do not replace TalkBack, font scaling, keyboard or switch access testing, and human accessibility review.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security control
- Non-debuggable builds are denied by default and can run the scanner only after explicit opt-in; the recommended debugImplementation setup keeps scanner code out of release builds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The documented setup adds the scanner from JitPack as a debugImplementation dependency, with AndroidX Startup handling activity tracking and installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- Nochecked 25 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The project supports Android API 24 and newer; rendered-pixel contrast analysis requires API 26 or newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
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