Run your first test
Generate baselines and run your first visual regression test.
Saving a page already captures its first baseline (reference screenshot). You can then compare the live site against that baseline.
Option A — first audit from the overview
The project home is the “can I ship?” screen. After you have at least one page, the guidance bar at the top offers Run first audit. That scores Visuals, Scenarios, and the other checks unlocked by your plan.
Option B — visual test from Visuals
Open Visuals
In the project sidebar, open Visuals.
Click Run visual test
The primary button is Run visual test. VisualQ captures fresh screenshots and compares them pixel-by-pixel against the baselines.
Review failures first
Failed pages are listed first. Open the Diff Viewer from a failed row, or from the ··· menu (View diffs / Open viewer).
Sync refs (re-capture all baselines) lives in the ··· menu on Visuals — not in the project header. Use it after an intentional redesign, not for a first run.
If your page changed between baseline capture and the test run, VisualQ will detect and highlight the differences. This is expected — that's exactly what visual regression testing is for!
Next step
Let's learn how to read and understand your test results →