Guidepup
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Guidepup, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Guidepup's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Guidepup | Free | Screen reader automation library for testing |
The facts
Each one read from Guidepup's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Announcements
- The API can capture the latest spoken phrase or a sequence of spoken phrases for assertions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Automated scans
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- CI
- Guidepup tests can run in continuous integration, with macOS runners for VoiceOver and Windows runners for NVDA.checked 11 Oct 2026
- CI/CD integration
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Concurrency limitation
- Real screen reader tests should avoid concurrent runs when they share a screen reader.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Framework integrations
- Guidepup can be used with Playwright, Jest, Vitest, Web Test Runner, Storybook, and Testing Library, as applicable to its packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interaction
- Guidepup supports activating items, entering interaction mode, pressing keys, typing text, and clicking.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project’s GitHub repository identifies its license as MIT.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The site footer credits Craig Morten.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Manual review tools
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Mobile testing
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Navigation
- Tests can navigate by reading order, headings, landmarks, and links, then inspect the latest spoken phrase.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Real screen readers
- Guidepup supports VoiceOver on macOS and NVDA on Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Remediation guidance
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Setup requirement
- Real screen reader automation requires machine setup and installation of the screen reader assets; the Virtual Screen Reader does not require machine setup.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation directs users encountering setup issues to raise a GitHub issue.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Virtual reader
- The Virtual Screen Reader simulates screen reader workflows over a DOM container for unit tests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Virtual reader limitation
- Guidepup says the Virtual Screen Reader should supplement real screen reader testing and does not replace testing with real readers and users.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Guidepup automates screen readers from JavaScript so tests can navigate pages, interact with content, and assert what a screen reader user experiences.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
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