How to Build Your Own Pa11y
Replace Pa11y with a custom build. Making the web more accessible improves it for everyone
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 8 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 7 categories. See all 8 features
Testing(2 features)
Loads web pages and highlights any accessibility issues found
A command-line interface which loads web pages and highlights any accessibility issues it finds. Useful for running one-off tests against a web page.
API(1 features)
A JSON-based webservice that backs Pa11y Dashboard. Useful if you want to build your own dashboard-like front end, or repurpose the data.
Automation(1 features)
Automatically tests web pages for accessibility issues on a daily basis
Community(1 features)
Full range of free and open source tools available
Continuous Integration(1 features)
A command-line tool which iterates over a list of web pages and highlights accessibility issues. More geared towards use in CI/CD pipelines.
Monitoring & Reporting(1 features)
A web dashboard which automatically tests web pages for accessibility issues daily. Includes graphs to help track improvements and regressions over time. Useful for non-developers to see how sites perform.
Reporting(1 features)
Graphs help track improvements and regressions over time
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