Release Notes
All notable changes to Vesper Inspect, newest first. Vesper Inspect is distributed through the Chrome Web Store and updates automatically when a new version is approved.
v0.2.49 May 4, 2026
- Toggle now applies instantly across all open tabs. Previously, turning the inspector off only stopped the tooltip on the active tab — every other open tab kept showing the tooltip until you reloaded the page. The toolbar icon click and the Option+Shift+I shortcut now broadcast the on/off state to every tab at once, so flipping it off everywhere is immediate.
v0.2.48 May 2, 2026
- Image size warning. Images over 1 MB are now flagged with an amber warning in the File size row, with a note to consider optimizing before publishing.
v0.2.47 May 2, 2026
- aria-hidden detection. Flags elements hidden from assistive technology via
aria-hidden="true", whether set on the element itself or an ancestor. Shown as a red error when the element is also keyboard-focusable - a screen reader user would reach the element by tabbing but hear nothing. - aria-describedby resolution. When
aria-describedbyis present, the referenced element IDs are resolved and their text content is displayed, the same wayaria-labelledbyis already handled. - ARIA state attributes.
aria-expanded,aria-pressed,aria-checked, andaria-selectedare now shown when present on any element. - Form field details. For
<input>,<select>, and<textarea>elements, the tooltip now showsrequired,disabled,read-only, andautocompletewhere set. Missingautocompleteonemail,tel, andpasswordinputs is flagged as an amber tip per WCAG 1.3.5. - Heading level and skip detection. The Role row for heading elements now shows the explicit level (e.g.
heading, level 2). If the heading skips a level relative to the previous heading on the page, the row is flagged red.
v0.2.46 May 2, 2026
- Simplified toggle. The popup has been removed. Clicking the toolbar icon now directly enables or disables the inspector. The icon badge shows ON when active.
- Link destination. The tooltip now shows the
hrefvalue for any anchor element, making it easy to spot where a link actually goes without leaving the page. - Mouse-only mode. The Tab mode option has been removed after real-world testing showed it was rarely used and behaved inconsistently. The tooltip now always follows the cursor.
v0.2.45 April 1, 2026
First Chrome Web Store release.
- Hover inspection. Activate the inspector and hover over any element to view its accessibility attributes in an overlay. No DevTools required. Works on any webpage.
- Computed accessible name. For interactive elements (links, buttons, inputs), the tooltip resolves the accessible name using the ACCNAME-1.2 priority order:
aria-labelledby,aria-label, text content,title,alt. Displayed in green when present, red when missing. - Alt text status. Images display their
altattribute with a pass, warning, or error indicator: green when present, amber when empty (decorative), red when missing. - ARIA role. Displays both explicit and implicit semantic roles with a source label.
- Tab order and keyboard reachability. A pass or fail indicator shows whether the element is reachable by keyboard. Ancestor context is included: hovering an image inside a link reports the keyboard accessibility of the link.
- Font information. For text elements, the tooltip shows font size, weight, family, and whether the text qualifies as large text under WCAG contrast rules.
- Image file size. Reported without issuing additional network requests.
- Phone and email link labels. Flags
tel:andmailto:links whose accessible name is the raw number or address. Descriptive labels are required for screen reader users to distinguish multiple contact links on the same page. - Status-coded tooltip header. The header turns green, amber, or red based on the findings, providing a summary indicator before the detail rows are read.
- Keyboard shortcut. Toggle the inspector with Option+Shift+I on macOS. The shortcut can be reassigned at
chrome://extensions/shortcuts.