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On the recordRead 4 Oct 202613 facts
Frontend Regression Validator
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Open-source
Free
Apache-2.0 licensed software · run locally or with Docker · no paid plans stated
Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Checks
- It compares console and network logs, screenshots, and optionally screenshots using machine-learning analysis.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The repository documents running FRED as a Docker container or as a local process.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README describes API calls and Docker deployment but does not name third-party integrations.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- Users interact with FRED through a web UI or API.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository includes an Apache License 2.0, which grants no-charge, royalty-free rights subject to its terms.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Model training
- Version 2.x does not include code to train or retrain the machine-learning model; the repository points users to the v1 folder for that code.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FRED is an open-source visual regression tool for automatically comparing baseline and updated website instances.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Resource needs
- The README recommends at least 8 GB of Docker memory and preferably 16 GB, especially when using machine learning.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Results
- Results are saved locally and include divergence scores and links to raw and analysis images.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- The documented rule of thumb for a machine-learning-enabled crawl is one minute or less per page, while crawl time varies with site complexity.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Scalability
- FRED has an internal queue and can process websites in parallel depending on available RAM, CPUs, or GPUs.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Visual AI
- Its image-segmentation analysis identifies high-level text and image structures to reduce false positives from dynamic content.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Workflow
- A comparison starts with two URLs, which FRED crawls to find pages to render and compare.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
