UX-Ray Chrome extension
The UX-Ray Chrome extension lets you scan any site directly from your browser and see UX issues flagged against Baymard's guidelines. The extension works on staging sites, live pages, and URL-based prototypes.
Scans return a list of UX Insights, which are auto-rated UX guidelines prioritized by user impact as observed in Baymard's large-scale qualitative testing. The number of guidelines included in the scan depends on your plan level.
Whether used on Baymard, in Figma, or in Chrome, UX-Ray rates guidelines with at least 95% accuracy compared to expert manual evaluation of the same guideline across dozens of test sites.
Installing the extension
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Go to the UX-Ray Chrome extension page.
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Click Add to Chrome.
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If desired, click the Extensions icon in the Chrome toolbar and pin the UX-Ray extension icon for quick access.
Running a scan
- Go to the URL you want to analyze. This can be a staging site, prototype, or live page.
- Click the UX-Ray extension icon in your browser toolbar to open the side panel.
- If needed, sign in to your Baymard account.
- Click Scan Page with UX-Ray to start a scan.
The extension will scan the page in your active browser tab. You can switch tabs while the scan is going. - When the scan is finished, click any UX Insight to view the issue, recommended fixes, and linked guideline.
- To analyze a different page, navigate to that page and run a new scan.
Scanning competitor sites
You can also go to a competitor's site and run a scan to see how their UX compares to your own. This is useful for quick competitive checks without requiring a full site audit.
See also
- Primary UX-Ray documentation
- UX-Ray by Baymard (Figma plugin)
- UX Best Practice Cards (Figma widget)
- AI Heuristic UX Evaluations with a 95% Accuracy Rate (Human-Level Accuracy)