Oobee Desktop (formerly known as Purple A11y) is provided as a portable distribution which minimises installation steps required for Windows and Mac.
Oobee is a customisable, automated accessibility testing tool that allows software development teams to find and fix accessibility problems to improve persons with disabilities (PWDs) access to digital services.
- Oobee Desktop can run on MacOS Big Sur or above, and a supported version of Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11.
- Google Chrome browser is installed.
- One-time Internet access is needed to download and install Oobee Desktop.
- You are recommended to be logged on to an admin user to run Oobee Desktop.
Click here for Windows setup instructions
- Download oobee-desktop-windows.zip
- Double-click the downloaded zip file. Extract the contents of the zip file with a right-click and choosing “Extract All” in the context menu.
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Double-click the extracted Oobee-setup.exe file.
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If you see "Windows protected your PC" prompt as shown below, click "More info" and "Run anyway".
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Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.
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Run Oobee Desktop from the Windows start menu.
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Oobee will start setting up. This process may take up to 5 minutes.
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If a Windows Firewall prompt appears, if you have administrator rights, click "Allow" or "Allow access". Click "Cancel" if you do not have administrator rights.
Click here for MacOS setup instructions
- Download oobee-desktop-macos.zip.
- If Oobee app does not appear in your Downloads folder, double-click the Oobee file.
Tip: To extract files in Mac, double-click on
oobee-desktop-macos.zip
file, which is usually saved to your Downloads folder. A new appOobee
with the a11y icon will appear. Drag or moveOobee
app to your Applications folder for easy access.
- Double-click Oobee then click "Open" in the pop-up menu.
- Oobee will start setting up. This process may take up to 5 minutes.