--- title: Migrate from Jasmine to Jest and Testing Library in Angular description: A step-by-step guide to migrating an Angular project from Jasmine/Karma to Jest and Testing Library. Covers removing Jasmine and Karma packages and config... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-jasmine-to-jest-and-testing-library-in-angular-ebzibujn9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Migrate from Jasmine to Jest and Testing Library in Angular | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step guide to migrating an Angular project from Jasmine/Karma to Jest and Testing Library. 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Covers removing Jasmine and Karma packages and config files, installing jest-preset-angular, updating package.json scripts and tsconfig files, and adding @testing-library/angular for user-focused UI tests. Includes working code examples and terminal output showing passing tests after migration. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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