macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer
Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer
Requires macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
You’ll also notice many quality-of-life improvements to Smart Layout, including Layer List icons, keyboard shortcuts, Foresight support, and the ability to pause Smart Layout temporarily on a group or Artboard. We fixed plenty of bugs, too.
Our heartfelt thanks to the testers in Sketch community forum (jkilp, eurlichallan, joe, dale, valentin, AACourt, KarlCanBeCool, Dave, leohans, Giancarlo, fab1An, flowxd_io, vattic, rachael, noe, samvermette, srkkrs) for their insights and feedback as we worked on this.
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Requires macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
Style
objects would cause Sketch to crash.Requires macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
centerOnLayer
and adjustToFit
in the Javascript API, which were using removed and renamed Sketch methods.Requires macOS Monterey (12.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
#FF000080
will become a color with Hex of #FF0000
and an Opacity of 50%
— the last two characters represent the opacity value, with 00
being 0%
and FF
being 100%
.Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
T
), you can click on other text layers to edit them? We’ve made this easier to spot — now, when the Text tool is active, you’ll see an underlined hover state as you move your cursor over other text layers.Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
This release includes an update to our document model. If you open a local document using this version of the Mac app, it may lose data if someone with an earlier version of the Mac app opens it again. Workspace documents will be unavailable to open by anyone with an earlier version unless they download them first. Any changes they make will not update the Workspace document. For real-time collaboration, everyone will need to use the same version of the Mac app.
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
b
or t
applied to Width/X and r
or l
applied to Height/Y were being incorrectly implemented. These invalid combinations are now ignored.Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
This release includes an update to our document model. If you open a local document using this version of the Mac app, it may lose data if someone with an earlier version of the Mac app opens it again. Workspace documents will be unavailable to open by anyone with an earlier version unless they download them first. Any changes they make will not update the Workspace document. For real-time collaboration, everyone will need to use the same version of the Mac app.
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
This release includes an update to our document model. If you open a local document using this version of the Mac app, it may lose data if someone with an earlier version of the Mac app opens it again. Workspace documents will be unavailable to open by anyone with an earlier version unless they download them first. Any changes they make will not update the Workspace document. For real-time collaboration, everyone will need to use the same version of the Mac app.
l
, r
, t
, b
, and c
/ m
operators in the Inspector. For example, to place a layer 10 pixels from the right edge of its Artboard, you can set its X value to 10r
. You can use these in both the X and Y fields to get things looking just right.Hide Layer
icon reflecting the layer’s visibility and holding ⌥ shows a Lock Layer
icon reflecting the lock state.Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Big Sur (11.0.0) or newer
Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
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/
). With the new Primary Prefix option, the prefix will appear in front of the full path instead of the last path component only.Fix Size
setting when using Smart Layout.Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
Document model change: In this release, we’ve updated our document model. Once you save a Workspace document in the latest version of the Mac app, anyone opening the document in Sketch 81.1 or earlier will only be able to save the file locally. Any changes they make will not update the document in your Workspace, and if you want to collaborate with them in real-time they’ll also need to update to 82.
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Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
w
,h
,x
,y
) as stand-ins for the width, height, x
, and y
of one or more selected elements.w
, h
, x
, and y
as stand-ins for the width, height, X, and Y of the selected element(s). Try setting a rectangle’s height to w
to quickly make it a square. These operators work with maths too; try setting the width to 2 * w
to double the layer’s current width.Live Text
feature was enabled in the System Preferences.Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
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Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
⌘
A
) we no longer deselect them in the process.Tab
or ⇧
Tab
, even when nothing is selected.⇧
+ click to add extra elements to your selection. Now, when diving into groups, you can also hold ⇧
+ double-click to reach into elements nested inside them.⌘
Esc
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⌘ ⇧ ,
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Cmd
+ .
) while you’re following someone’s cursor during a real-time collaboration session./
) only.Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
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Requires macOS Catalina (10.15.0) or newer
Return to Instance
while using the Scale tool.Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Command
and scrolling to zoom in or out, this one is for you. You’ll find the option to do just that in Sketch’s Canvas preferences. Happy scroll-zooming!Command-O
will now reveal the Documents window so you can easily access documents in your Workspace(s). Shift-Command-O
now opens the System’s file browser to choose a local document. You can override this in your macOS System Preferences, if you need to.Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
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Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
The biggest change you’ll notice is the toolbar. To make room for Big Sur’s new inline document titles, we’ve introduced a new default toolbar and combined some items to keep things clean and uncluttered. As ever, you can change your toolbar items at any time by heading to View > Customize Toolbar….
If you can’t upgrade to Big Sur just yet, don’t worry. We’ve spent time making sure that things still look and feel great in older versions of macOS.
,
as a decimal separator and you tried to perform a math operation with decimals in the Scale tool.Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
c
on your keyboard.Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
c
on your keyboard to open it, start typing to search for the component you need, then drag and drop it onto your Canvas.-0
, which felt a little odd, if we’re honest.Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
View > Canvas > Show Pixels on Zoom
.Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
--suffixing
option for the Sketchtool export layers
command. Using this option makes it possible to export non-uniquely named layers without one overwriting the other.userInfo
property of the detached group.Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer
Command + Y
for Create Symbol, Command + Shift + Y
for Detach from Symbol, and Command + Option + Shift + Y
for Detach all contents from Symbol.Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Other…
from the Location menu when you save a document, we now show you the standard macOS save panel, making it easier to do things like picking an existing file to overwrite.Cmd + R
in the dialog that appears to overwrite an existing document, which performs the same action as clicking on the Replace button.Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
sketch://
in front of your document URL. Now you can do that with the URL for specific Pages and Artboards. When your document opens, you’ll be taken to the right place, right away.⌘ ⇧ F
to switch to the Components Panel and head straight to the filter/search field. We’ve literally saved you a click.Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Bug Fixes This update fixes a number of bugs and restores preview images for any groups you’ve created for Text Styles in the Components Panel and Popover.
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
New Document
button back next to your document previews. As a bonus, if you click the New Document
thumbnail while you’re viewing a specific project, we’ll pre-fill that project name when you go to save your document for the first time.px
from the end of the Width and Height fields to keep things consistent with similar fields in the Inspector.Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
sketchtool detach
command that creates a self-contained Sketch document from any document using Symbols and Shared Styles.onDocumentChange
handler lets plugins listen for new layers being added, existing layers being deleted or rearranged within the layer list, as well as layer attribute changes such as fill and border styles or Symbol override values. Check out the sample plugin to see how it works.<line>
elements instead of as paths.Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
⌘ [
and Bring Forward is ⌘ ]
. Send to Back is now ⌘ ⌥ [
and Bring to Front is ⌘ ⌥ ]
. If you’d like to use the old shortcut or something totally different, you can create custom keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences.Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Select a column or row of layers, grab any of the handles that appear between them, then drag to adjust their spacing evenly.
For now, Smart Distribute only works in one direction at a time but there’s plenty more to come.
--without-activating
argument wouldn’t prevent Sketch from becoming activeRequires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
/
in its nametransform
propertyRequires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
sketchtool export layers
commandRequires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer
defs
groups and commentsRequires macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer
Requires macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer
Requires macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer
Requires macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer
-0
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
style
property in the Sketch API for all layerssketchtool run
commandRequires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
0
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
namespace
argumentRequires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
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Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
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Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Note: If you want to restore your old presets, remove the file assets-v55.sketchpreset
in your library folder. You can access your library folder by launching Sketch and then going to Plugins > Reveal Plugins Folder, and then going one level up in the hierarchy
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
M
(middle) / C
(center) or R
(right) suffix to indicate which edge of the layer should remain fixed. Similarly for the height you can use M
(middle) / C
(center) and B
(for bottom)nudgeDistanceSmall
and nudgeDistanceBig
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer
Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer
1024w
or 640h
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