JAWS Inspect Communication

Latest Version

Version
8.1.6.0
Update
December 10, 2024
Size
160KiB
Developer
Category
Users
5,000+
Rating
1.125 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Alarms
Storage
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JAWSInspect Extension

JAWS Inspect is a web developer tool that reports how JAWS screen reader “sees” and “reads” a web page. With this add-on, you can use the highlight feature to select an element in a report so that you can quickly find it on the web page you are testing. You can also use it to select and highlight an element directly on the web page. Once highlighted, you can run a report on the element or view its HTML properties. This add-in is meant to be used in conjunction with JAWS Inspect.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install JAWSInspect extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install JAWSInspect extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install JAWSInspect extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install JAWSInspect extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download JAWSInspect extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a JAWSInspect extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the JAWSInspect Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the JAWSInspect extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the JAWSInspect extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for JAWSInspect extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the JAWSInspect extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download JAWSInspect extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install JAWSInspect extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the JAWSInspect extension file

Select and download the JAWSInspect extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the JAWSInspect extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your JAWSInspect extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the JAWSInspect extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install JAWSInspect extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Null Null (IamAsyncDev) (ID: 000000977e8efa59) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/13/2022 Just a sales pitch.

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Ames Plant (ID: 000000503eaa0738) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 05/06/2022 Does not seem to be a 'stand-along' chrome inspector tool of any sort. Not sure at all how to use it, outside of being on a Windows with a Jaws Inspect plan? I was hoping that I could use the Chrome extension to show me how a Screen Reader might read the pages that I am testing, but if it does this, I can't figure out how to initiate it.

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Andy Malis (ID: 0000001cb734e4bf) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/11/2022 This is a poorly marketed sales pitch. I understand your devs need to be paid, and didn't expect your full product. But mentioning in any way this is paid only would be helpful in the description. I thought this was a Dev tool to help developers make the internet more accessible. Think for example Google Chrome Dev Tools being free to make the internet better. Really it would make more sense to just make devs wanting compatibility to buy your regular product if thats all this is.

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Ann Ames (ID: 000000fd410f8b34) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 11/29/2021 This extension *does* working without paying for the JAWS Inspect tool, but you do have to download the demo version of that tool from the JAWS site, and the resulting report only shows part of what JAWS would read: a great deal of text is replaced by "** demo limited **". This really does not help me evaluate your product to see if it's worth buying. It does, however, help me answer a second-hand customer report that JAWS isn't reading a particular page in our app - I get *something* in the report, and therefore I assume JAWS is reading *something* to the user - and so I gave my review 2 stars instead of 1. This would be so much more helpful if the demo were complete but time-limited, or complete for the first half of the page but not the second, etc. The way it is now, I can't tell if JAWS might be reading nothing to the end user, or if it is garbling the output - because the demo output is totally garbled, and perhaps the full tool output is garbled, too.

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Stephen Wilkinson (ID: 00000096aa00aa07) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/13/2021 It would be an excellent tool, if the demonstration I watched is to be believed, but this is NOT a free product and does nothing unless you pay for it. This is the type of product that the Jaws developers ought to provide for free to help developers help their users.