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Look-see
What Look-see is
Look-see is a free, open-source accessibility audit platform that crawls websites and checks pages, content, visual design, information architecture, and user journeys. It grades pages against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 AA, ADA, Section 508, and EN 301 549. Visual checks cover contrast, typography, image quality, whitespace, and imagery contrast; content checks include alt text, readability, paragraph structure, and plain language. It also examines headings, tables, form labels, links, landmarks, and metadata. A real headless browser navigates interactive flows such as login, checkout, and search. The project includes an Angular dashboard, Chrome extension, VS Code extension, automated scans, and CI/CD integration. Self-hosting on Google Cloud is the supported path, including Cloud Run through Terraform, with data remaining in the user’s cloud. Setup requires Java 17 or later, Maven 3.9 or later, Node.js 18.19 or later, and Neo4j 5.x. The hosted version is planned but not live, and the project is not yet version 1.0.
Who it suits
It suits accessibility leads, consultants, product and engineering teams, agencies, and open-source maintainers. Self-hosting fits teams wanting data kept in their own cloud.
What it does well
- Checks multiple accessibility standards
- Audits visual, content, structural, and journey issues
- Real-browser testing for interactive flows
- Chrome and VS Code extensions
- Self-hosting keeps data in your cloud
What to know first
- Hosted version is not live
- Project is not yet version 1.0
- Self-hosting requires several setup components
- Google Cloud is the supported deployment path
Verdict
Look-see offers broad accessibility auditing with standards checks, visual review, and browser-driven journey testing. It is free and open source, but users currently need the self-hosted path because the hosted version is not live.
Facts from Look-see's own pages
- Audit areas
- Audits cover visual design, content, information architecture, and user journeys. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The listed authentication technology is Auth0 using OAuth2 and JWT. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Automated scans
- Yes · github.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Availability
- The hosted version is described as planned but not live; the project says it is not yet version 1.0 and may have rough edges. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Browser extension
- Yes · github.com, 23 Sept 2026
- CI/CD integration
- Yes · github.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Content audits
- Content checks include alt-text presence and quality, readability grade, paragraph structure, and plain language. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Data control
- The project says a self-hosted deployment keeps data in the user's cloud. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Look-see can be deployed to Google Cloud Run using its Terraform package, and the repository describes self-hosting as the supported path. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting and data
- Self-hosting on Google Cloud is the supported path, and the README says data can remain in the user's cloud. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Information architecture
- Information-architecture checks include heading hierarchy, table semantics, form labels, link text, landmarks, and page metadata. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project uses Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Neo4j, and Pusher WebSockets; its shared library also includes Google Cloud Storage, Vision, and NLP integrations. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project names accessibility leads and consultants, product and engineering teams, agencies, and open-source maintainers as intended users. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- The project includes an Angular web dashboard, a Chrome extension, and a VS Code extension. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Journey testing
- Look-see uses a real headless browser to explore interactive elements and validate multi-step flows. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository states that Look-see is released under the MIT License. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Look-see is an open-source accessibility audit platform that crawls websites and audits pages and user journeys. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Setup requirements
- The quick start lists Java 17 or later, Maven 3.9 or later, Node.js 18.19 or later, Neo4j 5.x, and optionally Docker and Google Cloud SDK. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Standards
- It grades pages against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 AA, ADA, Section 508, and EN 301 549. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Support and contribution
- The repository invites pull requests and bug reports, and directs users to open issues for roadmap progress. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- User journeys
- Look-see drives a real headless browser through interactive elements and checks journeys such as login, checkout, and search flows. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Visual audits
- Its visual-design service audits rendered pages, including color contrast, typography, image quality, whitespace, and imagery contrast. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Visual checks
- Visual design checks include color contrast, typography, image quality, whitespace, and imagery contrast. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- WCAG coverage
- wcag 2.2 · github.com, 23 Sept 2026
Where Look-see stands on Freedom251
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