Free tool
Listen to your page like a screen reader
A person who cannot see the screen hears your page as a single line: “heading level 2”, “link, click here”, “unlabelled image”. We turn your page into that transcript and read it aloud with your device's voice.
How blind people really use a page
Few people listen to a page from top to bottom. They skim, the way sighted people do: jump from heading to heading, pull up the list of links, go straight to the main landmark or the first form field. That is why a heading, a link or a button without a clear name costs so much: in those lists, it is the only thing they hear.
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Headings
Use the Headings filter: does the list alone tell the story of the page? One h1, then h2 for sections, without skipping levels.
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Links
Use the Links filter: each link should make sense on its own. Ten “Learn more” links are ten identical doors.
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Images and buttons
An image that carries information needs alt text; a decorative one, alt="". Icon buttons (menu, close, search) need a name.
Reading the transcript
Each line is what a screen reader would announce: the role in small capitals (Heading 2, Link, Edit…), then the name. A red or orange badge marks a problem. Tap a line to hear it from there; change the speed as blind users often do (many listen at twice the normal speed or more).
The voice is the one installed on your device, in the page's language when available. If the page declares no language, we use your default voice, which is exactly what a real screen reader does.
Test with a real screen reader
Nothing replaces five minutes with the real thing: NVDA (free, Windows), VoiceOver (built into Mac and iPhone: Command + F5, or triple-click the side button), TalkBack (Android, in the accessibility settings). Close your eyes and try to find the phone number, then fill in the contact form.
