Free HTML Testing Tools

Free HTML Testing Tools

Tool/Product Name	Operating system	Language support	Comments
HTML Tidy	Windows, MAC, Linux, UnIx	HTML, XHTML	Fixes HTML mistakes automatically and tidies up sloppy editing into nicely layed out markup
HtmlTestCase	OS Independent	Python	HTML Unit Testing tool is a set of classes to make it easy (or at least easier) to automate functional testing. It allows users to specify their tests using a high-level API. This tool should be usable by any QA person with some programming skills.
HtmlUnit	OS Independent	Java	HtmlUnit is a java unit testing framework for testing web based applications. It is similar in concept to httpunit but is very different in implementation. Which one is better for you depends on how you like to write your tests.
Doctor HTML	Linux, Mac Solaris, Windows		It is a Web page analysis tool which retrieves an HTML page and reports on any problems that it finds. The primary focus of this tool is to provide a clear, easy-to-use report of information that is relevant for improving your Web page
W3C HTML Validator	OS Independent		This is the W3C Markup Validation Service, a free service that checks Web documents in formats like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations and other standards.

 

HTML Validators and Link Checkers Tools

Tool/Product Name	Operating system	Browser support	Comments
W3C CSS Validation Service	OS Independent	FireFox Mozilla, IE, Netscape	CSS validation site run by the WWW Consortium (the folks who set web standards); handles one URI at a time; or upload file or validate by direct input.
W3C Link Checker	OS Independent	FireFox Mozilla, IE, Netscape	Link checking service run by the WWW Consortium; configurable. Handles one URL at a time.
WDG HTML Validator	OS Independent	FireFox Mozilla, IE, Netscape	Enter the URL of an HTML document to validate. To quickly validate multiple URLs, try the batch mode. Alternatively, you can validate files on your computer or you can enter your HTML directly
WebXACT	OS Independent	FireFox Mozilla, IE, Netscape	WebXACT is a free online service that lets you test single pages of web content for quality , accessibility , and privacy issues. Can test one page at a time. Choose among multiple standards - W3C-WCAG guidelines and US Section 508 guidelines.
Weblint Gateway	OS Independent	FireFox Mozilla, IE, Netscape	Site with online HTML validator; somewhat configurable. Site provided by San Francisco State University
Site Audit	OS Independent	Any major browser	Low-cost on-the-web link-checking service from Blossom Software
Link Checker Pro	OS Independent	Any major browser	Link Checker Pro is the leading solution for website analysis and the detection of broken and other problem links. Link Checker Pro combines powerful features and an easy to use interface and is robust enough to deal with corporate websites containing 100,000 links or more
Web Link Validator	Windows	Any major browser	It is a powerful link checker and site management tool for webmasters to check links for accuracy and availability, find broken links and links containing syntactic errors.
SiteAnalysis	Windows	Any major browser	Link testing is featured with SiteAnalysis, a hosted website monitoring service used to periodically test and validate critical website components, such as internal and external links, domain names, DNS servers and SSL certificates, to ensure the quality and functionality of websites and content portals.
CyberSpyder Link Test	Windows	Any major browser	It is a Web site management program to be used for verifying that the URLs on a site are not broken and for analyzing site content
LinkScan	Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac	Any major browser	It is an industrial-strength link checking and website management tool. The LinkScan™ family of products delivers flexible test automation capabilities for the entire spectrum of web-based applications.
Xenu's Link Sleuth	Windows	Any major browser	It checks Web sites for broken links. Link verification is done on "normal" links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets.

 

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