Total Validator
Check accessibility, HTML, CSS, broken links & spelling in one tool
About Total Validator
Total Validator is a web testing tool that checks websites for accessibility compliance, valid HTML and CSS, broken links, and spelling mistakes in a single run. It performs W3C-conforming accessibility testing against WCAG 2.2, 2.1, 2.0, US Section 508, and ARIA standards, and can validate pages on intranets, behind authentication, or before publishing. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with a CI edition and browser extensions for automated and DOM-based testing.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Bundles accessibility, HTML, CSS, link and spell checking in a single tool
- Supports the latest WCAG 2.2, Section 508 and ARIA accessibility standards
- Can test private, authenticated, and pre-publish pages that hosted scanners cannot reach
- Results stay local for security and fast response
- Cross-platform across Windows, macOS and Linux with a CI edition for automation
Cons
- Desktop software rather than a fully hosted cloud service
- User interface and documentation are only available in English
- Pro command line use is restricted; automation requires the separate CI licence
- Dated interface compared to modern web-based validators
Key Features
Accessibility Testing
W3C-conforming accessibility checks against WCAG 2.2, 2.1, 2.0, US Section 508, and ARIA standards.
HTML & XHTML Validation
Validates markup against over twenty W3C and WHATWG standards, including the latest HTML5.
CSS Validation
Checks stylesheets against more than sixty W3C CSS specifications to keep design and content flow correct.
Broken Link Checking
High-performance crawler that finds broken links and mixed content across one or more sites.
Spell Checking
Language-detecting spell checker that can test content in multiple languages in a single run.
Authenticated & Private Page Testing
Validate pages that require login, sit on intranets, or are behind authenticating proxy servers.
DOM Testing for JavaScript Sites
Test the rendered DOM of JavaScript-based sites using the browser extensions or Web API.
Pre-publish & Offline Checks
Check local pages before they go live, with results kept local for security and fast response.
CI & Command Line Integration
CI edition runs headless and integrates with Jenkins, TeamCity, and Selenium via a Web API and pass/fail exit codes.
Pricing
- Single-page validation summary
- Accessibility, HTML, CSS, link and spell checks
- Runs online from the website
- No installation required
- Installable desktop app for home users
- One-page validation
- All five validation types
- Free updates for one year
- Validate one or more entire websites in one click
- Authenticated, intranet and pre-publish testing
- DOM testing via browser extensions
- Over 40 UI themes
- Windows, macOS and Linux
- One year of updates, then GB£8/year renewal
- Command line version of Pro
- Headless operation for remote servers
- Web API for integration
- Works with Jenkins, TeamCity and Selenium
- Pass/Fail exit status output
Best For
Accessibility Compliance
Audit sites against WCAG 2.2 and Section 508 to meet legal accessibility requirements.
Pre-launch QA
Validate HTML, CSS, links and spelling on local pages before publishing them live.
Intranet & Private Sites
Test internal or login-protected sites that public online validators cannot access.
CI/CD Integration
Run automated accessibility and markup checks in Jenkins, TeamCity or Selenium pipelines.
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