Baseline management for Figma comparison

Learn how the baseline management works for Figma design comparisons and visual testing.

Baseline management for Figma ensures consistent visual testing across different builds. By defining a stable baseline, you can track changes in your Figma designs and their impact on the visual quality. The baseline is typically established from a previous snapshot and serves as the reference for future comparisons.

This page explains how baseline management works for Figma builds in the context of Git and Visual Git workflows.

Git workflow

1. Builds B1 and B2 are created from the Master Build.
2. Build B3 consists of four snapshots, a, b, c, and d.
3. Build B4 builds upon B3 and includes six snapshots, a, b, c, d, e, and f.
4. Build B5 is a feature build from B3 and has three snapshots, a, b, and c.
5. Build B6 is a Figma build that has five snapshots, a, d, x, y, and z.
6. For Build B7, snapshots include a, b, c, and d. Snapshot ‘a’ and ‘d’ use B6 (the Figma build) as their baseline, while snapshots ‘b’ and ‘c’ use the last approved build as their baseline.

Visual Git workflow

1. Buildes B1 and B2 are created from the Master Build.
2. Build B3 consists of four snapshots, a, b, c, and d.
3. Build B4 builds upon B3 and includes six snapshots, a, b, c, d, e, and f.
4. Build B5 is a feature build from B3 and has three snapshots, a, b, and c.
5. Build B6 is a Figma build that has five snapshots, a, d, x, y, and z.
6. Build B7 has four snapshots, a, b, c, and d. Snapshots ‘a’ and ‘d’ use Build B6, the Figma build, as their baseline, while snapshots ‘b’ and ‘c’ use the last approved build as their baseline.
7. Build B8 continues from Build B7 and inherits its baseline. Build B8 contains one snapshot, ‘a’.
8. Build B9 has three snapshots, a, c, and d. Snapshot ‘a’ uses Build B8 as the baseline, while snapshots ‘c’ and ‘d’ use the last approved snapshots for ‘c’ and ‘d’ as their baseline.

Related topic

• Git
• Visual Git