Chromatic Capture Cloud release notes

Version 8

Welcome to Chromatic Capture Cloud version 8 released October 2025.

Key highlights on this release:

Shadow DOM Support: Previously, Chromatic did not capture Shadow DOM elements without additional Storybook configuration. With Capture 8, open-root Shadow DOM is supported without additonal changes.
Elements Outside Root: Capture 8 improves support for capturing elements like sticky footers which are positioned outside the Storybook root.
Infinite Animation Pausing: Support has been added for automatically pausing infinite CSS animations in a consistent way.
.isChromatic: Capture now adds the class isChromatic to the body element during capture. This allows you to target the Chromatic capture environment specifically in your CSS if needed.
The browser updates might lead to a few changes in how your story renders:
- Starting in Chrome 135, <b> tags are now styled as “bolder” (used to be “bold” previously)
- Color shift in Safari: Certain combinations of colors, layered images, and CSS filters can cause a color shift in Safari due to WebKit’s image rendering. This is a rare issue and should not affect most users.
- The formatting of unordered lists with surrounding text has changed consistently across all browsers. Previously, surrounding text was aligned with the bullets; it is now aligned with the list item text.

Supported browsers versions

Browser	Version
Chrome	140
Firefox	141.0
Safari	26.0
Edge	140

Version 7

Welcome to Chromatic Capture Cloud version 7 released February 2025.

Status: Upgrade window open (opt in for upgrade)

Key highlights on this release:

Handle clipped elements: Previously Chromatic calculated the snapshot size without accounting for overflow: clipped elements, those are now clipped.
Intl.ListFormat now works in Safari thanks to the version upgrade.
Improved video support: Some video services, like BrightCove and Wistia, use ephemeral source URLs that cause encoding errors in snapshots when autoplay is enabled. Chromatic now handles these cases correctly by displaying a poster or a blank video if no poster exists.
Better Redirect Detection: Chromatic now alerts you when a story reloads the page, causing a snapshot error. Previously, these stories would throw an error without providing enough context to understand the cause. Now, you’ll know what caused the error so you can fix the story.
New capture region: Previously, Chromatic based the story size on the #storybook-root element. Now, it will base it on the <body> element. This means modals, dialogs, and other portal-based elements will be captured without needing to wrap stories in a fixed-height decorator.
New options for Modes: You can now configure each mode’s color scheme, touch events, and locale.

Supported browsers versions

Browser	Version
Chrome	132
Firefox	134.0
Safari	18.2
Edge	132

Version 6

Welcome to Chromatic Capture Cloud version 6 released February 2024.

Status: General availability

Key highlights on this release:

Chrome version updated to version 121
Firefox version updated to version 121
Safari version updated to version 17.4
Edge version updated to version 121
Automatically pause videos and animated GIFs at their first frame
pauseAnimationAtEnd is now enabled by default
Adds support for parameters.viewport.defaultViewport

Supported browsers versions

Browser	Version
Chrome	121
Firefox	121
Safari	17.4
Edge	121

Version 5

Welcome to Chromatic Capture Cloud version 5 released February 2023.

Status: Outdated (opt in for upgrade)

Key highlights on this release:

Chrome version updated to version 105
Firefox version updated to version 103
Safari version 16 added
Edge version 105 added

Supported browsers versions

Browser	Version
Chrome	105
Firefox	103
Safari	16
Edge	105

Version 4

Welcome to Chromatic Capture Cloud version 4 released January 2022.

Status: Outdated (opt in for upgrade)

Key highlights on this release:

Firefox version updated to version 92

Supported browsers versions

Browser	Version
Chrome	89
Firefox	92
Internet Explorer	11

Version 3

Welcome to Chromatic Capture Cloud version 3 released July 2021.

Status: No longer available

Key highlights on this release:

Chrome version updated to version 89

Supported browsers versions

Browser	Version
Chrome	89
Firefox	65
Internet Explorer	11

Version 2

Welcome to Chromatic Capture Cloud version 2 released December 2020.

Status: No longer available

Key highlights on this release:

Chrome version updated to version 84

Supported browsers versions

Browser	Version
Chrome	84
Firefox	65
Internet Explorer	11

Version 1

Welcome to Chromatic Capture Cloud version 1 released January 2020.

Status: No longer available

Key highlights of this release:

Migration from outdated infrastructure

Supported browsers versions

Browser	Version
Chrome	73
Firefox	65
Internet Explorer	11

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