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Installation Guide

Oobee Desktop (formerly known as Purple A11y) is provided as a portable distribution which minimises installation steps required for Windows and Mac.

About Oobee

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.

System Requirements

  • 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.

Windows

Click here for Windows setup instructions

Download Oobee Desktop Windows

  • 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.

Run Oobee Desktop Windows

  • Double-click the extracted Oobee-setup.exe file.

  • If you see "Windows protected your PC" prompt as shown below, click "More info" and "Run anyway".

    Windows protected your PC prompt

  • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.

  • Run Oobee Desktop from the Windows start menu.

  • Oobee will start setting up. This process may take up to 5 minutes.

  • 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.

    Newer Windows Firewall prompt for Allow Windows Firewall prompt for Allow access

MacOS

Click here for MacOS setup instructions

Download Oobee Desktop MacOS

  • 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 app Oobee with the a11y icon will appear. Drag or move Oobee app to your Applications folder for easy access.

Run Oobee Desktop MacOS

  • Double-click Oobee then click "Open" in the pop-up menu.
  • Oobee will start setting up. This process may take up to 5 minutes.