Total Validator Basic

Total Validator Basic is a software application whose purpose is to look for broken links within a specified website, as well as check the spelling for several languages.

The installation process is a piece of cake, as it does not offer to download any products that are not actually necessary for the program to fully work, and it is over in a jiffy. After you are done with it, you are brought to a pretty simple and clear-cut interface. It encloses a small menu bar, a few buttons and some drop-down menus.

In addition to that, comprehensive Help contents are incorporated, thus enabling both beginners and highly experienced people to find their way around it without encountering any kind of issues.

As stated above, this tool enables you to check a specified website for broken links. It is important to keep in mind that this version is limited to processing one page, yet you can easily choose the HTML validation (e.g. HTML3.2, ISO/IEC, HTML 5.1, XHTML5 etc.) you want to use from a drop-down menu.

In addition to that, you can choose the accessibility validation type (e.g. US Section 508, WCAG 2.0 A etc.) and use a spell checker for various languages, such as French, British English, Spanish and German.

It is possible to report all problems or only errors, as well as ignore warnings and open the results in a new tab in your default web browser. You can save or reset all parameters with just a click of the button and render the program non-obtrusive, by simply sending it to the system tray when it is not needed.

In conclusion, Total Validator Basic is a pretty efficient piece of software when it comes to checking websites for broken links. The interface is accessible to everybody and our tests did not reveal any errors or hangs. It does not affect the system’s performance and the response time is quite good.