Awesome Visual Regression Testing

Curated list of awesome visual regression testing resources.

Regression testing is a type of software testing which verifies that software which was previously developed and tested still performs the same way after it was changed or interfaced with other software. The purpose of regression testing is to ensure that changes to the software have not introduced new faults.

Foreword

This is intended to be an incomplete list of resources about visual regression testing. It is not tailored to a specific area or role (Developer/QA/UX-Designer). Note that this is for all areas of regression software testing after the code in question is written. For a awesome list on general software testing see e.g. awsome-testing.

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Contents

• General information
• Browser automation
• Tools and frameworks
• Online services
• Blog posts
• Slideshows, talks and videos
• Miscellaneous
  • Contributing
  • Code of Conduct
  • License

General information

• Wikipedia: Regression testing
• Survey of screenshot-based CSS testing tools
• visualregressiontesting.com - Basic collection of links.

Browser automation

• Selenium - Browser automation framework and ecosystem.
• PhantomJS - Scriptable Headless WebKit.
• SlimerJS - Scriptable browser like PhantomJS, based on Firefox.
• trifleJS - Headless automation for Internet Explorer.
• CasperJS - Navigation scripting and testing utility for PhantomJS and SlimerJS.
• Webdriver.io - Node.js bindings implementation for the W3C WebDriver protocol.
• Navalia - Browser Automation based on headless Chrome and GraphQL.
• Chromeless - Chrome automation made simple. Runs locally or headless on AWS Lambda.
• Cypress.io - An automation framework that runs in-browser.

Tools and frameworks

• PhantomCSS - Visual/CSS regression testing with PhantomJS or SlimerJS.
• Wraith - Easy to use ruby tool with docker support.
• BackstopJS - Config-driven automated screenshot test framework.
• Galen - Java framework based on Selenium.
• Gemini - Feature rich framework with support for Selenium and CasperJS.
• Huxlay - Python framework based on Selenium Webdriver.
• PhantomFlow - Experimental approach to UI testing, based on Decision Trees.
• CSSCritic - Lightweight CSS regression testing.
• Spectre - Provides image comparison capabilities and an admin interface for managing screenshots.
• Shoov - UI regression and functional testing focused on Drupal 7 sites.
• OcularJS - uses PhantomJS.
• WebdriverCSS - WebdriverCSS sits on top of Webdriver.io and hooks into Selenium.
• Look-alike - Chrome Extension for taking and comparing scrennshots.
• Hardy - Selenium-driven, cucumber-powered CSS testing.
• TestCafe - Automated browser testing for the modern web development stack.
• Needle - Needle is a tool for testing visuals with Selenium and nose (Python).
• dpxdt [Depicted] - End-to-end testing with Python.
• gatling - Integrated visual RSpec matcher which makes real visual testing easy (Ruby).
• grunt-photobox - Plugin to prevent your project of broken layout via screenshot photo sessions of your site.
• vrtest - JavaScript library for running visual regression tests on your components cross browser via selenium.
• Happo - Visual diffing in CI for user interfaces.
• reg-cli - Visual regression test tool which output easy-to-read single file html repot.
• Nightmare - High-level browser automation library based on Electron.
• Puppeteer - Headless Google Chrome Node API.

Online services

• BrowserStack - Free for Open Source. Supports Selenium Webdriver.
• screener.io - For React, looks open source.
• applitools - Cloud base visual tests.
• percy.io - Continuous visual reviews for web apps.
• screenster.io - Cloud based automation testing platform for web and mobile UI.
• MogoTest - Website Browser Testing Tool For SEO Experts.
• screenbeacon.com - Real time monitoring for visual regressions.
• browserling - LIVE interactive cross-browser testing.
• Browser Shots - Screenshots only.
• Ghost Inspector - See introduction video.
• CrossBrowserTesting - Manual & exploratory testing on 1500+ real browsers and mobile devices.
• Argos-CI - Automate visual regression testing.
• BackTrac - Cloud based visual regression tool. Uses headless firefox and proprietary comparison algorithm (detect layout shifts).

Blog posts

• Kevin Lamping: The 5 best visual regression testing tools - Compares: Wraith, PhantomCSS, Gemini, WebdriverCSS and Spectre.
• Garris Shipon: Visual Regression Testing For Angular Applications - Tutorial using BackstopJS.
• Angela Riggs: Visual Regression Testing with BackstopJS - Tutorial using BackstopJS.
• Garris Shipon: Automating CSS Regression Testing - Tutorial using BackstopJS.
• Phillip Gourley: Making visual regression useful - Why you should use BackstopJS.
• Pavels Jelisejevs: Visual Regression Testing with PhantomCSS - Introduction to PhantomCSS.
• Chromeless, Chrominator, Chromy, Navalia, Lambdium, GhostJS, AutoGCD - Headless Chrome is shaking up traditional approaches to test automation.

Slideshows, talks and videos

• CSS Regression Testing with Wraith - Screencast: Basic introduction to wraith, a screenshot comarison tool.
• Visual Regression Testing with Shoov - How to setup shoov and get your first test written.
• Visual Regression Testing with PhantomCSS - Talk by Jon Bellah on how to use PhantomCSS during wordpress development.
• Visual Regression Testing: Sanity Checks With BackstopJS - Screencast with code demo and best practices.
• Screenster Tutorial - Tutorial on how to create visual automated tests with Screenster.
• Look-alike - visual regression testing tool - Demo what the Look-alike Chrome extension is, how it works and how and why it was build.
• Screencast on CSS critic - a lightweight testing framework for CSS - How to write your first CSS test with CSS critic, make it pass, break it, and make it pass again.

Miscellaneous

Contributing

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Code of Conduct

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