What it does
Applitools Eyes adds visual checks to browser or native application tests. A user-authored test drives an app to a known state, captures checkpoints through an Eyes SDK, and sends images to the Eyes service for comparison with a baseline. Results identify matching, changed, new, or missing checkpoints for review in the Test Manager.
Eyes is useful when a functional assertion passes but a layout, text, or component appearance might still have changed. The test author first uses a browser or native-device driver such as Selenium or Appium to put the application into a known state. An Eyes SDK check captures that state as an image and compares it to a baseline for the matching test sequence.
The result is a visual comparison, not a decision about product intent: a mismatch may be a regression or an expected design change. Review the result in Eyes Test Manager, inspect the change, and update the baseline only when the new interface is intended. The docs also describe viewport, browser, operating system, and test names as inputs that determine which baseline is compared.
The person integrating Eyes supplies the application, UI states, driver and test code, and the baselines that represent correct output. Eyes is offered as part of the Applitools testing platform, with a free-trial route on the official pricing page; exact current plan amounts and limits are not repeated here. This entry covers Eyes' visual UI checks, not the separate Applitools Autonomous product.
Strengths
- The SDK workflow captures a known application state and compares it to a baseline image.
- The Test Manager reports matching, mismatching, new, and missing visual checkpoints for review.
- The docs describe testing both browser and native-device application states.
Watch out for
- Teams must write or integrate the driver-based test that reaches the UI state to capture.
- A mismatch needs review because a visual difference alone does not determine whether the change is a defect or an intended update.
Best for
- Visual regression checks for web pages or native app screens already driven by an automated test
- Teams that need to review UI changes across named tests, browser settings, and viewports
Sources
- Applitools Eyes | AI-Powered Visual Testing For Sites & Apps (Oct 25, 2026)
- Writing Visual Tests | Applitools Documentation (Oct 25, 2026)
- Platform - Pricing - Deterministic AI End-to-End Testing | Applitools (Oct 25, 2026)
- Applitools FAQs - Visual AI Testing Platform (Oct 25, 2026)