On the recordRead 12 Oct 202618 facts
CWAC
Plans and prices
CWAC
Free
GPL-3.0 licensed open-source tool; no commercial plan or price stated
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Audit types
- Available audits include axe-core accessibility checks, element and focus indicator checks, English readability, 320px reflow, screenshots, and page titles.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- A scan requires a JSON configuration file and a CSV file of base URLs; the URL CSV must include organisation, url, and sector columns.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Crawling
- It can crawl pages to discover additional pages up to a configured maximum and respects robots.txt and server signals while crawling.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The maker recommends running CWAC with Docker.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- CWAC supports audit plugins, and users can add plugins by implementing them and enabling them in the configuration.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Extensible audits
- CWAC supports audit plugins that can be enabled and configured, and the documentation describes adding new plugins.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Government use
- The tool can monitor New Zealand Government websites against minimum accessibility standards and guidelines, including WCAG 2.2 Level AA.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- CWAC can monitor New Zealand Government websites against minimum accessibility standards and guidelines.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists CWAC under the GPL-3.0 license.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Maker
- CWAC is designed and developed by the Web Standards team at Te Pūnaha Matihiko, the Government Digital Delivery Agency of the New Zealand Government.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Platform limitation
- The maker notes that on macOS the current Chrome for Testing version has a 500px minimum screen width, preventing the Reflow audit from running on that OS.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CWAC automatically scans many websites for accessibility issues and saves findings to a CSV file.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Results
- Scan outputs include CSV audit findings and may include screenshots, scan logs, and the configuration used.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Run method
- The project recommends running CWAC with Docker using the bin/run script.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- sitegithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Security reporting
- The security policy asks reporters to contact [email protected] privately and describes a coordinated disclosure approach.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Technology
- CWAC uses Python, Selenium, axe-core, and Chrome for Testing.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- WCAG version
- wcag 2.2github.com · read 22 Sep 2026
