Spectre
A web application for visual regression testing that diffs screenshots and provides a real-time pass/fail API.
What is Spectre?
Spectre is a web application for visual regression testing that allows developers to compare screenshots across different test runs. It provides a UI for browsing and inspecting visual diffs and an API for automated test scripts to submit screenshots and receive real-time pass/fail results. The tool helps detect unintended visual changes in web applications during development and testing.
Developers and QA engineers working on web applications who need to automate visual regression testing as part of their CI/CD pipeline. It's particularly useful for teams using tools like Selenium, Wraith, or BackstopJS for screenshot capture.
Spectre offers a self-hosted, open-source alternative to commercial visual testing services, giving teams full control over their testing infrastructure. Its simple API and integration with existing testing frameworks make it easy to incorporate visual regression testing into automated workflows.
Overview
A simple UI for browsing and inspecting diffs, and an API for runner scripts to submit screenshots to and receive a pass or fail in real time. (For use with Wraith, Backstop, Selenium etc)
Use Cases
Best For
- Automating visual regression tests in continuous integration pipelines
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