# Introducing Visual Testing in Maestro

DevFeed: [Introducing Visual Testing in Maestro](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-visual-testing-in-maestro-22935.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://maestro.dev/blog/visual-testing>)

Author: Dan Caseley

Published: 2026-03-02T07:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [mobile.dev - Medium](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mobile-dev-medium.md>)

Topics: [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>)

Tags: [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [maestro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maestro.md>), [regression](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/regression.md>), [screenshot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screenshot.md>), [screenshot-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screenshot-testing.md>), [screenshots](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screenshots.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [visual-regression-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-regression-testing.md>), [visual-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-testing.md>)

## AI overview

Maestro's Visual Testing compares screenshots with saved baselines to detect unexpected visual changes. The article explains assertScreenshot, takeScreenshot, cropOn, and thresholdPercentage, and describes use cases including shared design-system components, dependency upgrades, dark mode, and complex layouts.

## Source excerpt

Available in CLI v2.2.0, Maestro Studio, and Maestro Cloud