webhint
Check for best practices and common errors with your site's accessibility, speed, security and more.
Webhint - Improve Your Site's Performance & More
"Webhint" is a Firefox add-on tool for developers. It quickly tests a website for accessibility, browser compatibility, security, performance and more. The browser extension tailors feedback to categories of interest, browsers targeted, and can ignore third-party resources, yielding suggestions for improvement backed by documentation.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Weekly download count: 83
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- webNavigation
Size: 786.57K
Email: co*****@webhint.io
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
Cons
- Still missing support for several essential HTTP-Headers, that exist in the specification and are used actively by browsers for years.
- Every scan I did on the web app I maintain for work timed out, even with only 1 category configured.
Most mentioned
- Missing support for essential HTTP-Headers
- Timeout issues during scanning
User reviews
by 天灭中共退党团队保平安, 2025-02-15
Was not finished. “I absolutely love using this video capture program! It’s incredibly user-friendly and offers all the features I need to create high-quality recordings. Whether I’m capturing gameplay, creating tutorials, or recording meetings, this software never disappoints. It’s a game-changer for anyone looking to produce professional videos effortlessly.”
by Firefox user 18562591, 2024-09-02
by Abbineet Raj, 2024-06-29
Add-on safety
Risk impact
webhint requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- High ****** ********* ** * ****** ******** ******** ********** * ******* ******* *****
- Medium ****** ** ********* ****** ********* *** **** ****** **** **** ** ******* ** ********** **** ***********
- Low ******* ****** ** *** ********* ********
Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of webhint. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
- Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
- Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
- Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******
Upgrade to see full risk analysis details