Hi , I’ve been using Katalon studio for web UI based testing.Now I’m evaluting it to be used for accessibility testing. How feasible is it with Katalon? I came across axe-core library for accessibility testing.Has anyone used it in katalon project? If so, does axe library come as a plug-in in kat…

Great question. I’ve done some but it’s not ideal. If you’re heading down the WCAG route, good luck, you’ll need it. [image] dhariniv6: I came across axe-core library […] Has anyone used it in katalon project? No, it’s new to me. Thanks for mentioning it. Interesting approach. Form a brief…

You should use Playwright. It has a dedicated introductional page for the issue. [image] Accessibility testing | Playwright Introduction In Playwright, you will write all codes in JavaScript/TypeScript. With JavaScript, you will have immediate access to the …

You can use Katalon for this - here’s some documentation about the axe-library and Katalon. Accessibility test automation in Katalon Studio | Katalon Docs Note Axe API Documentation.

What’s been your experience with WCAG?

@philipB None, yet, in terms of using Test Cases. I’ve used browser plugins, most of which are “hands on” tools, very cumbersome and lacking automation. axe-lib sounds like a solution for that. @kazurayam Using Playwright is a non-starter. I have my own embedded JS test engine if I need one. I w…

[image] I guess Axe/Deque didn’t read the WCAG sections on color contrast. :roll_eyes: FAIL

[image] Russ_Thomas: Using Playwright is a non-starter. Accessibility testing requires a non-starter, doesn’t it?

Hello! This document suggests to use 4.4.1 version of the library. Looks like there are 4 Vulnerabilities in this version.

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