The invention relates to a process for the visual inspection of textile garments by implementing a system, comprising the inspection of tabular textile garments such as socks, sleeves, stockings, panties or similar simultaneously with the insertion or removal of the finished article, tinted or not, on a support or stretcher (1), with the particularity that said insertion or removal of the article is effected with a predetermined tension in an area of exploration (24), said tension being kept constant throughout the process. The system for the visual inspection of tubular textile garments comprises means to introduce the article to be tested in a support or stretcher (1) under a predetermined and constant tension in an inspection area, as well as imaging means which comprises a linear or matrix CMOS or CCD camera (6, 6a) and a light source (7, 7a, 8, 8a); the camera (6, 6a) and the light source (7, 8a, 8, 8a) are static.