NerdeFocus

Name: NerdeFocus
Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Author: wizzyfx

Quickly debug focus when testing accessibility

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NerdeFocus is a powerful Chrome extension designed to assist developers in debugging keyboard and screen reader focus issues with ease. By displaying focus history via CSS selectors and overlaying a clear focus indicator, it simplifies the process of detecting focus resets and ensuring smooth keyboard navigation across web applications.

To start using NerdeFocus, simply open your browser's Developer Tools, go to the NerdeFocus tab, and click "Record". As a free and open-source project, it encourages accessibility-focused development and testing, making it an essential tool for improving modern web app accessibility.

Accessibility Developer Tools Productivity

By:: wizzyfx
Users:: 1,000+
Rating:: 4.50
(8)
Version:: 0.5.7 (Last updated: 2025-05-02)
Creation date:: 2019-05-29
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Host permissions:: http://*/*
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Size:: 74.27K
Email:: ap*****@uk-serve.net
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 25,784 ▼ 146

Other rankings

#173 in Accessibility ▼ 2 #21 in focus keyword 19 #150 in developer tools keyword 59 ▲ 1 #251 in keyboard keyword 43 ▲ 1

User reviews

I've been using this for years now and I find it to be an invaluable tool when testing site usability/accessibility. The ability to provide an enormous coloured boarder that follows your focus target helps illustrate tab orders to clients/other developers and is an incredibly helpful teaching tool. My only complaint is it's not on other browsers! I'd love to see it on Firefox and Safari.

Nick Milton, 2025-02-06

Thanks, works for me (Brave v1.60.118)

שֵׁם, 2023-11-30

Doesn't work.

Kevin McLaughlin, 2023-11-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

NerdeFocus requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

NerdeFocus has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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