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Chromatic

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Visual testing and UI review platform built by the Storybook maintainers that catches visual regressions, interaction bugs, and accessibility issues in components across browsers

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Chromatic for React Native takes visual tests to iOS simulators and Android emulators.

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◆Current state
Chromatic for React Native, previewed in May, now has its own announcement: React Native Storybook stories become visual tests that run in parallel on cloud iOS simulators and Android emulators. It follows October's automatic reviewer assignment and combined Library view, and September's flaky-test quarantine and Vitest Browser Mode launch.
◆Where it's heading
Chromatic spent the year making its visual test signal trustworthy and widening entry points beyond web Storybook, first to Vitest and now to mobile. Review routing and spend controls are arriving alongside for larger teams, so the product is being fitted to organizations that run many test surfaces at once.
◆Prediction
Expect a monthly changelog to spell out React Native limits and billing, since the announcement states neither. Further review-routing and ownership work for large design systems is the other likely thread.

◆Recent moves

  1. 12d ago

    Chromatic for React Native

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    React Native visual testing moves from May's sneak peek to its own product announcement, the same path Vitest took in September. Chromatic now covers web and mobile from one Storybook-based workflow.

  2. 20d ago

    Component owners auto-assign reviewers; combined Library view

    Reviewers are now assigned automatically based on component owners, libraries share one combined view, and usage alerts are on by default. After the flake work, Chromatic is turning to who reviews what and how much it costs.

  3. 1mo ago

    Quarantine flaky tests

    Quarantine is the next step after detecting and filtering flakes: known-unstable tests stop blocking the PR but stay tracked. It turns Chromatic's flake work from diagnostics into workflow policy.

  4. 2mo ago

    Introducing Chromatic for Vitest Browser Mode

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    Vitest Browser Mode support moved from May preview to launch, giving teams outside Storybook a direct path into Chromatic's diff and review flow.

  5. 2mo ago

    Chromatic changelog: August 2026

    Making bypassed builds free and adding a Trends dashboard addresses billing and usage visibility. It lowers the cost of skipping unchanged work, which matters more as test coverage grows.

  6. 3mo ago

    Automatic flaky-test filtering

    Automatic flaky-test filtering was the middle step in Chromatic's flake work, between April's tracing and September's quarantine. Reviewers see fewer false diffs without manual triage.