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    Google Lighthouse

    Matt Suffoletto

    Founder & CEOPublished

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    Google Lighthouse

    TL;DR

    Google Lighthouse is an open-source automated tool, available in Chrome DevTools and as a CLI, that audits a page in a controlled lab environment and produces scores for Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO.

    What is Google Lighthouse?

    Google Lighthouse is an open-source automated tool, available in Chrome DevTools and as a CLI, that audits a page in a controlled lab environment and produces scores for Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO.

    Read our guide: Web performance audit. Or work with us through our done-for-you website speed optimization services.

    How Google Lighthouse is Measured

    Lighthouse is run from the DevTools Lighthouse panel, the lighthouse npm CLI, or PageSpeed Insights.

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    Matt Suffoletto

    Founder & CEO

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