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    52.3

    Improvements and Fixes

    This update includes a variety of bug fixes, plus improvements to various controls in the Inspector for non-Retina displays.

    Bug Fixes (15)

    • Improved the appearance of various icons and controls in the Inspector for non-Retina displays as well as for those using the Graphite macOS highlight appearance
    • Fixed a bug where the link for a shared document in Sketch Cloud could change unexpectedly when updating the document
    • Fixed a bug where disabling a Data plugin would disable all other Data plugins
    • Fixed a bug where filtered objects in the Layer List couldn’t all be selected at once
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when inserting a Library component containing an invalid Style override
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when resizing Artboards
    • Fixed a bug where masks applied to bitmaps within Symbols wouldn’t resize as expected when instances of such Symbols were resized
    • Fixed a bug where Smart Guides wouldn’t show as expected along Artboard edges while moving layers within a rotated group
    • Fixed a bug where the Zoom In/Out controls in the toolbar wouldn’t show the expected pressed state in Dark Mode
    • Fixed a bug where applied overrides would be unexpectedly indented if the text within the Symbol master used list styling
    • Fixed a bug where certain documents containing recursive Symbols couldn’t be opened
    • Fixed a bug where Layouts in the Canvas wouldn’t be infinitely tall
    • Fixed a bug where the stepper controls for border widths wouldn’t be selectable in some cases
    • Fixed a bug where a new page would be inserted when pasting objects copied from other apps
    • Fixed a bug where the Size and Position fields in the Inspector wouldn’t update while editing values within the Scale sheet
    Download Sketch 52.3

    Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer

    • Mac app

    52.2

    Improvements and Fixes

    This update includes a variety of bug fixes, plus some smaller improvements to the redesigned UI.

    Bug Fixes (14)

    • Fixed a bug that caused checkboxes in the Inspector to appear blurry on certain displays
    • Fixed a crash that could occur in documents containing overlapping dashed borders
    • Fixed a bug where the disclosure control for the Pages List wouldn’t be visible after switching between Light and Dark Mode
    • Fixed a bug where moving a document window between displays could cause the Canvas to render in an unexpected manner
    • Fixed a bug where resizing constraints weren’t respected for rotated layers
    • Fixed a bug where Smart Guides would show even when they had been set to be hidden
    • Fixed a bug where the Replace With menu wouldn’t be available for certain layers
    • Fixed a bug where the Scissors tool would remove too many segments at once
    • Fixed various alignment issues in the Typeface menu
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when accepting Library Updates in certain documents
    • Fixed a crash when using the keyboard shortcut for the Zoom tool (Z) while the Zoom menu was shown in the toolbar
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when toggling the Hide Interface option
    • Fixed a bug where only shape layers could be masked
    • Fixed a bug where Sketch might hang when selecting a Slice with certain vector export settings applied
    Download Sketch 52.2

    Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer

    • Mac app

    52.1

    Improvements and Fixes

    This update includes a variety of bug fixes, plus further UI improvements for Dark Mode.

    Bug Fixes (20)

    • Fixed a bug where highlighting text in the text editor wouldn’t show the selection in some cases
    • Fixed a bug where Artboards would not render, or render very slowly in certain documents
    • Fixed a bug where subpaths used as masks wouldn’t appear as expected
    • Fixed various bugs that could occur in the Sketch Cloud popover
    • Fixed a bug where superfluous groups would be created when importing PDF and EPS files
    • Fixed a bug where Font Sizes couldn’t be set with decimal precision
    • Fixed various bugs that could occur when scrolling and expanding objects in the Layer List
    • Fixed a bug where buttons to Hide and Lock Artboards were shown in the Layer List
    • Fixed a bug where documents wouldn’t render correctly when panning on a Mac with NVIDIA graphics
    • Fixed a bug where banding was visible on some background blurs
    • Fixed a bug where the Color Picker would pick the wrong color on a Mac with NVIDIA graphics
    • Fixed a bug where a list of exported filenames wouldn’t be printed when using the sketchtool export layers command
    • Fixed a bug where the Show Pixels button in the toolbar wouldn’t toggle to show its current state
    • Fixed a bug where Text Style previews shown in the Inspector wouldn’t reflect any applied text transforms
    • Fixed a bug where picking a color from the Canvas in Dark Mode would pick its Light Mode color equivalent
    • Fixed Apple Watch Artboard presets to use their point size rather than pixel size
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing documents containing Symbol instances whose masters had been removed
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when importing abnormal SVG files
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when resizing grouped layers
    • Fixed a bug where documents downloaded from Cloud would have an extra extension in their filename
    Download Sketch 52.1

    Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer

    • Mac app

    52

    UI Redesign

    Sketch now has a totally redesigned interface, improving usability and readability across the app.

    Improved Performance

    Sketch is now more responsive when editing complex documents, rendering the Canvas, and selecting Symbols with many overrides.

    Dark Mode

    We’ve added Dark Mode to Sketch for macOS Mojave.

    Nested Boolean Operations

    Boolean Operations can now be applied to text layers, shapes with outlines, and Symbols.

    Data

    You can now link layers to data sources on your Mac or use a custom plugin to create and generate text, images and other data in your documents.

    Style Overrides

    Text Styles and Layer Styles inside Symbols can now be overridden just like nested Symbols, text and images.

    Enhancements (24)

    • Improved reliability during uploads to Sketch Cloud
    • All blur types now support decimal values
    • Sketch now includes an Unsplash plugin that lets you add images from their stunning and expansive image library, without leaving the app
    • Improved the process of selecting which Artboard should be displayed as the Start Point when launching Prototyping Preview
    • Updated rendering pipeline to take advantage of GPU, providing improved rendering performance, especially when manipulating smaller layers
    • Layers now snap to similar measurements of nearby layers only when those layers are visible in the viewport while resizing
    • Copied CSS and SVG code no longer contains unnecessary defs groups and comments
    • Improved SVG import to respect specified viewport sizes
    • Inserting new layers will now snap only to existing layers that are visible
    • Inserting new layers will now also snap to text baseline and cap-height
    • Improved snapping behaviours when inserting and editing layers
    • While rotating multiple objects, selected layers are now rotated around the Rotate tool’s pivot point rather than rotating independently of one another
    • You can now override a nested Symbol with Symbols that match the instance’s size as well as the master’s size
    • Shadows and outer borders used by applied Symbol overrides are no longer clipped
    • Added the ability to reset all edited overrides on a Symbol instance
    • Hovering over an override in the Inspector will now highlight it in the Canvas
    • Added new Artboard preset sizes for iPhones XR and XS Max, and Apple Watches 40mm and 44mm
    • Added a new Offset Path option in Layer > Path to expand or contract the outline of a selected shape
    • Added option to remove all export options in the Inspector
    • Added the ability to create dotted lines with borders
    • The offset duplicated layers preference is ignored when duplicating immediately after Option-dragging a layer
    • Added a new Saturation control to Background Blur
    • Added support for “Plus Darker” and “Plus Lighter” blend modes
    • Default Layout and Grid colors are now red

    Bug Fixes (30)

    • Fixed a bug where combining layers in transformed shape groups would unexpectedly reverse an applied transform
    • Fixed a bug where Symbol previews wouldn’t respect the selected Color Profile
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when importing certain PDF files
    • Fixed a bug where pressing the Escape key on a Symbol’s override would deselect its instance
    • Fixed a bug where trailing semicolons in the Radius field would prevent changes to the entered value
    • Fixed a bug where the prototyping UI and Artboard titles could be hidden when encompassed by click-and-drag selections
    • Fixed a bug where Quick Look previews weren’t generated when saving Sketch documents
    • Fixed a bug where moving a text layer would re-render other text layers visible in the Canvas
    • Fixed a bug where resizing layers within a group wouldn’t snap to other objects or measurements as expected
    • Fixed a bug where labels on measurement and distance guides for flipped layers might appear upside down 🙃
    • Fixed a bug where Lines and open paths with arrow markers wouldn’t snap to guides
    • Fixed a bug where layers with locked sizes wouldn’t snap to other objects while being resized
    • Fixed a bug where flipping a layer in the Canvas could cause the layer to be resized disproportionately
    • Fixed a bug where resizing Artboards could pixel-fit layers previously positioned on sub-pixels
    • Fixed a bug where resizing a group containing one or more rotated layers would result in unexpected dimensions
    • Fixed a bug where the Smooth Corners option wouldn’t be respected in SVG exports
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when importing certain SVG files
    • Fixed a bug where updating certain complex Shared Styles could fail
    • Fixed a bug where inserting a Vector Point would snap to itself
    • Fixed a bug where shadows and borders used by applied Symbol overrides might appear as if they’re clipped
    • Fixed a bug where Symbol masters may be duplicated if they were edited before a previously copied instance was pasted
    • Fixed a bug where list styling wouldn’t be included in Text Styles
    • Fixed a bug where undoing the deletion of an Artboard would unexpectedly select both the Artboard and all of its content
    • Fixed a bug where points along complex paths could have been removed when exiting the vector editor
    • Fixed a bug where you couldn’t measure against a ruler guide if Show Grid was enabled
    • Fixed a rare bug where the rulers would stretch unexpectedly while resizing the document window
    • Fixed a bug where multiple different presets could be selected as the default in the Presets preferences
    • Fixed a bug where newly added pages might not be named correctly in certain cases
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when using the Magic Wand tool
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to update certain plugins
    Download Sketch 52

    Requires macOS High Sierra (10.13.4) or newer

    • Mac app

    51.3

    Bug Fixes

    We’ve fixed a bug where group bounds wouldn’t consistently reflect the resizing of layers nested within them, plus improved text imported from PDF.

    Download Sketch 51.3

    Requires macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    51.2

    Bug Fixes

    This update fixes a variety of issues, including a bug where the Typeface menu could not be expanded for some fonts.

    Bug Fixes (5)

    • Fixed a crash that could occur while performing Undo action in macOS Mojave beta
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when expanding the Typeface menu
    • Fixed a bug where selection handles would not be temporarily hidden when editing Corner Radius
    • Fixed a bug where drawing a shape would not respect the pixel-fitting preferences in some cases
    • Fixed a bug that would prevent the Typeface menu to open for some fonts
    Download Sketch 51.2

    Requires macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    51.1

    Improvements and Fixes

    This update fixes a variety of smaller issues, restores the Magic Wand tool, plus arrows and other markers now remain solid when applied to dashed paths.

    Bug Fixes (7)

    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur while previewing Artboards simultaneously in both Sketch Mirror and the Preview window
    • Fixed a crash that could occur in documents containing complex dashed strokes
    • Fixed a bug where image fills sized to “Fit” would mask any other fills arranged behind them
    • Fixed a bug where Artboard backgrounds were included in SVG exports when selecting to Export group contents only
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing certain documents with missing fonts
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Preferences window
    • Fixed a bug where highlights would continue to show after releasing the Command key when hovering over nested layers
    Download Sketch 51.1

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    • Mac app

    51

    Library Styles

    Text Styles and Layer Styles defined in Libraries are now available in all documents, just like Symbols are.

    Headers & Footers

    Prototypes can now include fixed elements such as headers and footers that will stay above the rest of the content as you scroll.

    Arrows

    We’ve significantly improved the appearance of arrows and other markers on paths.

    Improved Performance

    Sketch is now more responsive when editing complex documents, rendering the Canvas, and selecting Symbols with many overrides.

    Enhancements (30)

    • Improved performance when working with shadows in complex documents
    • Text layers will highlight on their baseline, rather than their contents in the Canvas when hovered
    • Improved error readability in the Sketch Cloud preferences
    • Improved behaviour of Sketch Cloud popover in the event of an upload failure
    • Improved baseline alignment for font previews in the Typeface popover
    • You can now apply math operations to multiple selected items in the Inspector
    • Clicking on the color well for a disabled style now enables the style and opens the color popover
    • Improved performance when expanding or collapsing large groups in the Layer List
    • Sketch now checks for updates to Shared Libraries more often
    • Sketch plugins will be temporarily disabled when relaunching if the app had quit unexpectedly
    • Improved performance for large documents with many linked prototypes
    • There is now a URL protocol for adding Sketch Libraries backed by RSS feeds to Sketch
    • Improved the speed when dragging Artboards that contain Symbols with many overrides
    • Improved performance for layers using background blurs
    • Increased performance when drawing small portions of large images
    • Improved snapping when adjusting the Rotate tool’s pivot point
    • Improved handling of overrides on rotated text layers inside a Symbol
    • Improved performance for certain documents containing many nested Symbol overrides
    • Text alignment is now also remembered in the default text style
    • Text transformation options can now also be found under the Text menu item
    • Sketch now properly accounts for vertical alignment when changing text layer width from fixed to auto, and when editing rotated and flipped text layers
    • Holding the Shift key when dragging vector points will now snap to adjacent points
    • Fixed a bug where the preview for certain Text Styles wouldn’t be displayed properly in the Inspector
    • The thickness of a line will be taken into account when distributing horizontally or vertically with other layers
    • Improved the path readability for Symbols and Shared Styles in the Inspector
    • Holding the Shift or Option keys when clicking and dragging a label to change a value in the Inspector will adjust its value in increments of 10, or 0.1 respectively
    • The Magic Wand selection tool has now been removed
    • Improved the look of all the cursors inside the app
    • Improved behaviour when rotating layers, including fixing a bug where rotating a shape inside a flipped group would rotate it in the wrong direction
    • Improved the look of multiple export previews in the Inspector

    Bug Fixes (52)

    • Fixed a bug where you couldn’t Union two small shapes properly if they contained overlapping curves
    • Fixed a rare bug where prototypes would not play back as expected on Sketch Cloud
    • Fixed a bug where copying and pasting text from Sketch to Keynote would offset and clip the text vertically
    • Fixed a bug where pasting icon fonts into Sketch could give the wrong result
    • Fixed a bug where the incorrect cursor would be shown after rotating a layer
    • Fixed a bug where the Inspector wouldn’t immediately reflect changes made to a slice’s arrangement in the Layer List
    • Fixed a bug where resizing a text layer would not adjust its contents within
    • Fixed a bug where the Color Picker wasn’t scrollable when adjusting Artboard background colors
    • Fixed a bug where rotating an object via the Inspector while the Rotate tool was active would always rotate the object around its center rather than the specified anchor point
    • Fixed a bug where you couldn’t change the color of a range of text when using the Color Picker
    • Fixed a bug where the Inspector preview for an exportable layer wouldn’t update when Control-clicked
    • Fixed a bug where entering a negative value in the Inspector would subtract that value rather than applying it as a new one
    • Fixed a bug where rotated layers could end up on the X/Y value of 0
    • Fixed a bug where emoji in layer names could be cut in half 😱
    • Fixed a bug where certain nested overrides would be reset when applying Library updates
    • Fixed a bug where applying updates to Symbols from complex libraries would take too long
    • Fixed a bug where Library Updates would not be applied instantly in some complex documents
    • Fixed a bug with Sketch Mirror that could cause Sketch to freeze when editing Artboards in certain documents
    • Fixed a bug where the rulers would not update when a layer was moved via the Inspector
    • Single page PDF files imported to Sketch are no longer placed in their own Artboard
    • Fixed a memory leak that could occur when running plugins
    • Fixed a bug where a remote Library would incorrectly show an available update in some cases
    • Fixed various bugs that could cause shadows to appear as if they were clipped
    • Fixed a bug where rotated images could appear pixelated
    • Fixed a bug where a blur applied to a layer could appear clipped
    • Fixed a bug where text layers could be repositioned when changing their alignment
    • Fixed a bug where removing a Shared Style while editing its name would rename an adjacent Style
    • Fixed a bug where some layers would not snap to other layers correctly when inserted
    • Fixed a bug where measurements on the Canvas would appear flipped when moving objects within flipped groups
    • Fixed a bug where shadows applied to vertically aligned text layers with fixed widths could appear to be clipped
    • Fixed a bug where text underlines wouldn’t be displayed in some cases
    • Fixed a bug where a text layer could become a Fixed width when switching between the Width and Height text fields
    • Fixed a bug where inserting points with the Shift key held on rotated shapes would behave unpredictably
    • Fixed a bug where the vector editor’s path preview would not update when nudging vector points
    • Fixed a bug where holding the Shift key when adding a new point in the vector editor wouldn’t behave as expected
    • Fixed a bug where holding a tool’s shortcut for too long wouldn’t do anything
    • Fixed a bug where distance measurements were shown between selected layers and hidden smart guides
    • Fixed a bug where duplicated rotated layers could end up being offset unexpectedly
    • Fixed a bug where resizing a line to a negative size would lead to unexpected behaviour
    • Fixed a bug where View > Center Selection wouldn’t work when the Inspector had focus
    • Fixed a bug where the Scissors tool would not work for small path segments when zoomed in
    • Fixed a bug where the Touch Bar wouldn’t reflect adjusted rotation values
    • Fixed a rare bug where Sketch could crash when changing a Shared Style
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when showing Text Style menus
    • Fixed a bug where a group’s bounds wouldn’t update when undoing a resize of a layer within
    • Fixed a bug where layers wouldn’t highlight correctly when hovering over them with the Slice tool to insert a slice around those layers
    • Fixed a bug where images could appear blurry after adjusting the zoom level to 100%
    • Fixed a bug where the wrong cursor would be displayed when hovering over a selection handle on a rotated layer
    • Fixed a bug where Artboard background colors wouldn’t be exported to SVG
    • Fixed a bug where rotated objects could shift unexpectedly when being tiled in a grid
    • Fixed a bug where resizing multiple rotated layers would undo the rotation
    • Fixed a bug where the Make Grid dialog wouldn’t remember its previous values
    Download Sketch 51

    Requires macOS Sierra (10.12.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    50.1

    Improvements and Fixes

    This update fixes a variety of issues, including refinements to menus for Text Styles and a bug where certain documents wouldn’t open.

    Bug Fixes (15)

    • Fixed a bug where flattening an Artboard into a bitmap would ignore its background color
    • Fixed a bug where documents containing certain text attributes wouldn’t open
    • Fixed a bug where constraints wouldn’t be toggled when clicking the center of the Resizing control
    • Fixed a bug where the Pages List wouldn’t refresh when double-clicking to edit a Symbol Instance
    • Fixed a bug where double-clicking multiple subgroups would not expand the Layer List as expected
    • Fixed a bug where Sketch API would not return a mapped wrapper for some Libraries
    • Fixed a bug that prevented the updating of Text Styles after having modified the Typeface for multiple selected layers
    • Fixed a bug where snapping rotated layers would jump between snap points unexpectedly
    • Fixed a bug where deleting a Symbol with no existing Instances would still require confirmation
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing styles for a selection that included certain Symbol and layer combinations
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing certain Text Styles
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to Create new Layer Style in a document with malformed Layer Styles
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting Pages containing certain shapes or paths in some documents
    • Fixed a bug where Text Styles wouldn’t be nested as expected in various menus
    • Fixed a bug where an object with fixed width and height constraints could also be pinned to all edges
    Download Sketch 50.1

    Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    50.2

    Bug Fixes

    We’ve fixed a bug where holding the Space bar while panning around the Canvas would enter editing modes unexpectedly.

    Download Sketch 50.2

    Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    50

    Better Vector Import/Export

    We’ve fixed a variety of bugs related to importing and exporting SVG, EPS and PDF files.

    Improved Performance

    Editing complex documents, including those with many Symbols and overrides, is now faster and more responsive than before.

    Enhancements (39)

    • Refined the experience of sharing documents with Sketch Cloud
    • Cursors will now update properly in the Canvas when you switch tools
    • Improved performance when hovering over the Canvas with the cursor
    • Improved importing of PDF and EPS gradient fills into Sketch
    • Exportable layers now also show an export preview in the Inspector
    • Improved the alignment of the shape property controls in the Inspector
    • Improved the selection behavior when selecting text fields in the Inspector
    • Improved the way overrides are preserved when updating Symbols from Libraries
    • Improved rendering of prototypes in the Preview window to reduce the cases where blank backgrounds would flash during transitions
    • Improved multi-page PDF import so that each separate page imported is now placed within its own Artboard
    • Added support for the style property in the Sketch API for all layers
    • Plugins and scripts now display the plugins icon on dialogs and alerts
    • Improved snapping when inserting slices or Hotspot layers
    • The Back button in the Preview window is now inactive if there is nothing to go back to
    • Improved the look of a missing Symbol in the Canvas
    • Improved performance for documents containing many shadows
    • Improved rendering performance for shapes with fills and outer borders
    • Borders and fills are now combined into a single SVG element for shapes with Inside and Outside borders
    • Improved SVG exporting when dealing with layers that contain transparency
    • SVGs can now also be imported via the Insert > Image… menu
    • Improved the look of Shared Text Style previews when their color matches the menu background color
    • In the vector editor, handle control points will now snap to other handle control points
    • Shapes now snap to path bounds rather than layer bounds during insertion
    • Inserted shapes now also snap to subpaths in combined shapes
    • Improved the way overrides are preserved when swapping Symbols
    • Nested Symbol overrides are now indented in the Inspector to improve readability
    • Nested Symbol overrides now display only one parent up for improved legibility in the overrides panel
    • Newly inserted text layers now inherit the last used vertical alignment setting
    • Rulers can now be locked in place to avoid accidentally adjusting the origin of coordinates
    • Improved the behaviour of the Join command when combining open paths
    • Improved performance when manipulating large number of layers
    • Improved inserting of large images via drag-and-drop into Sketch, so they will now be scaled to fit the destination Artboard, or inserted in original size if also holding the Option key
    • The “Remind Me Later” function will now check for updates only once in 24 hours
    • Improved performance when creating grids
    • You can now Zoom to Artboard when any layers within are selected
    • Improved performance when importing large images into Sketch
    • Improved performance when hovering over and selecting layers in the Canvas
    • Selection handles for a hidden layer now appear on the Canvas if selected
    • The missing font dialog now recognizes when a missing font has been installed while it is still open

    Bug Fixes (55)

    • Fixed a bug where a negative saturation value could be applied to bitmap layers
    • Fixed a bug where certain shapes with boolean operations could not be further flattened
    • Fixed a bug that could prevent signing out of Sketch Cloud in some cases
    • Fixed a bug where documents with a certain layer structure could not be uploaded to Sketch Cloud
    • Fixed a bug where an uploaded document didn’t include a reference to its own Cloud share
    • Fixed a bug with Sketch Cloud where uploads would fail after changing the account password
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when opening certain documents downloaded from Sketch Cloud
    • Fixed a bug where previously unsaved documents would be uploaded as a new share to Sketch Cloud after the document was eventually saved
    • Fixed a bug where copying-and-pasting multiple Artboards might not display any Symbols
    • Fixed a bug where the cursor could flash when panning around the Canvas
    • Fixed a bug where a ruler’s guide would still appear when hovering over the Canvas
    • Fixed a bug where EPS files with certain gradients would not import correctly
    • Fixed a rare bug where some documents could not be saved
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when applying certain Shared Styles to groups
    • Fixed a bug where Artboard presets wouldn’t appear when inserting an Artboard if the Inspector was hidden
    • Fixed a bug where you could duplicate shadows on groups and Symbol instances
    • Fixed a bug where the Export button in the Inspector would indicate an incorrect number of Artboards to be exported
    • Fixed a bug where an exportable group was not marked as such in the Layer List
    • Fixed a bug where changing a mask would not appear correctly in the Layer List
    • Fixed a bug where nested and overridden Symbol instances could be unlinked from their Library when saving
    • Fixed a bug where the hiding of a Hotspot layer wouldn’t be reflected in the Preview window
    • Fixed a bug where editing Symbols would not refresh Mirror instantly
    • Fixed a bug that could cause measurement guides to be drawn incorrectly when editing layers via the Inspector
    • Fixed a bug where you could not measure against layers in the same group with the Option-Command shortcut
    • Fixed a bug where transparency in gradients would be ignored when exporting to PDF
    • Fixed a bug where certain PDF documents would be imported with incorrect group boundaries
    • Fixed a rare crash when importing certain PDF files
    • Fixed a bug where any installed plugin would be disabled when using the sketchtool run command
    • Fixed a bug where disabled plugins would be re-enabled after updating a plugin
    • Fixed a bug where the path for default shapes inserted via the Sketch API would be offset from their expected position
    • Fixed some unexpected playback behaviour in the Preview window on older macOS versions
    • Fixed a bug where hidden layers with a link could still be interacted with during prototyping
    • Fixed a bug where the Preview window would appear blank or entirely black
    • Fixed a bug causing various issues related to updating a removed Library
    • Fixed a rare bug where adding a Cloud Library would show incorrect download progress values
    • Fixed a bug where a semi-transparent background of an Artboard could appear twice on export
    • Fixed a bug where rulers would not be updated when navigating groups via the keyboard
    • Fixed a bug where shadows and fills could be partially displayed on the Canvas with the wrong color
    • Fixed a bug where SVG files with bitmaps fills would not import correctly
    • Fixed a bug where SVG files with radial gradients would not import correctly
    • Fixed a bug where SVG files with embedded bitmaps would not import correctly
    • Fixed a bug where SVG files with gradients exported from other apps would not import correctly
    • Fixed a bug where running a plugin from SketchTool wouldn’t pass the context
    • Fixed a bug where moving points in the Vector Editor with the Shift key held could snap them to the wrong axis
    • Fixed a bug where detaching a Symbol could leave incorrect group bounds
    • Fixed a bug where a warning wouldn’t be shown before deleting the master of a Symbol used as an override elsewhere in the document
    • Fixed a bug where Symbols wouldn’t always be listed in alphabetical order
    • Fixed a bug where you could end up editing a Symbol’s master directly after inserting an instance
    • Fixed a bug where overrides could not be overridden in some cases
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing Symbols inserted by certain plugins
    • Fixed a bug where the vertical text alignment menu items wouldn’t be disabled properly
    • Fixed a bug where scaled groups wouldn’t resize their bounds to fit the new content
    • Fixed a bug where dragging text layers with missing fonts could leave artifacts rendered in the Canvas
    • Fixed a bug where changing text size via the Inspector would not respect the text justification
    • Fixed a bug where input steppers could remain partially visible when editing text fields
    Download Sketch 50

    Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    49.3

    Bug Fixes

    We’ve improved bitmap exporting and importing compatibility with macOS High Sierra (10.13.4)

    Download Sketch 49.3

    Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    49.2

    Bug Fixes and Improvements

    This update fixes a variety of smaller issues, including a rare bug that caused some Symbols to be removed from documents when saving.

    Download Sketch 49.2

    Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    49.1

    Bug Fixes and Improved Performance

    This update fixes a variety of smaller issues, plus helps to improve performance for more complex documents.

    Enhancements (4)

    • Improved performance when working with certain complex documents
    • Prototyping shortcuts now support keyboard layouts featuring Cyrillic characters
    • Custom Artboard presets can now be created using the Artboard Size popover in the Inspector
    • Added Artboard presets for common Android devices which can be used to determine prototyping viewports

    Bug Fixes (10)

    • Fixed a crash that could occur when adding certain documents as Shared Libraries from Sketch Cloud
    • Fixed a bug where the Add Library… button would be dysfunctional after adding a Shared Library
    • Fixed a bug that could slow down export requests made via the Sketch API
    • Prototyping options are now only available in the Inspector once the document contains an Artboard
    • Fixed a bug where the Preview window might not load any content and appear blank
    • Fixed a bug where the Preview window could be resized to become narrower than expected
    • Fixed a bug where a subpath with rounded corners would display artifacts on the Canvas when it had been rotated
    • Fixed a crash that could occur while editing text layers created in older versions of Sketch
    • Fixed a bug where bitmap layers would be flipped when using the Transform tool
    • Fixed a bug where the Change Typeface… option wouldn’t show the Typeface menu
    Download Sketch 49.1

    Requires Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.2) or newer

    • Mac app

    49

    Prototyping

    You can now connect Artboards with Links and Hotspot layers to create prototypes of your designs that can be viewed in Sketch Preview, Sketch Cloud, and Sketch Mirror on iOS.

    Libraries on Sketch Cloud

    Files uploaded to Sketch Cloud can now be installed as Libraries directly from Cloud.

    Apple UI Design Resources

    Apple’s official iOS 11 UI Kit is now a built-in Library in Sketch.

    Enhancements (35)

    • Improved performance when copying and pasting large Artboards
    • Improved EPS import when using spot colors
    • Gradient points can now be inserted in the color picker with a single click, rather than a double-click
    • Layers dragged from the Layer List to the Canvas are now copied rather than inserting a bitmap layer
    • Unused Symbols imported from Libraries are now cleared when saving a document
    • Updated the look of the Text and Layer Styles in the Inspector
    • SketchTool will now wait for a plugin to finish running before printing its result
    • Introduced a new version of the scripting API that is cleaner and easier to use
    • The plugin API has been extended with support for Symbols
    • The preference to show the selected Artboard in Sketch Mirror has been moved to the iOS app
    • Slices can now be hidden from the Canvas via the View menu
    • Improved performance when moving and resizing layers
    • Improved SVG import when dealing with rotated and flipped elements
    • Improved the way that newly created Symbols are added to the “Symbols” page
    • Improved the performance of Symbol thumbnails in menus
    • Improved performance when working with Symbols in complex documents
    • Improved Replace With menus for nested Symbols to avoid them being replaceable by Symbols which contain them
    • You can now choose to send a Symbol master to the “Symbols” page on Control-click
    • Improved layout and descriptions for bitmap export options in the Save panel
    • When vector editing, you can bend a path segment by holding the Command key and dragging to create or adjust curves
    • Improved appearance of rounded corners in the vector editor by showing the outline of the original path
    • Improved snapping in the Vector tool when the Shift key is held for drawing straight lines
    • When using the Pen tool, a preview of new points will be displayed on hover
    • Added a new “Prototyping Tutorial” template
    • Added “Move to Top” option to the Arrange menu to send a selection to the very top of the Layer List
    • Improved performance when detecting missing fonts in a document
    • Arranging objects in a grid now respects their current position in the Canvas instead of reordering based on the Layer List
    • You can now opt-in to anonymous analytics tracking to help us improve Sketch
    • Copied CSS attributes now also include text alignment
    • Improved sorting of colors within the Find and Replace Color panel
    • Color properties have now been added to the Find, and Frequent Color menus
    • Improved the accuracy of inserting gradient stops on gradients
    • The Scissors tool now works with multiple selected shapes
    • Updated the iOS icon template with the missing Artboard size for the Spotlight icon
    • You can now choose to make PNGs interlaced on export

    Bug Fixes (30)

    • Fixed a bug where the Text inspector would not refresh properly when changing a text layer’s behavior from Fixed to Auto
    • Fixed a bug where layer previews in the Layer List would incorrectly show them as having a Shared Style
    • Fixed a bug where the Layout grid could appear on sub-pixels in rare cases
    • Fixed a bug where a grid could appear outside an Artboard and cover the entire Canvas
    • Fixed a bug where radial gradients wouldn’t appear correctly when exported as SVG
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when exporting a bitmap layer with a inner/outer border as SVG
    • Fixed a bug where SketchTool would fail to export a preview image from some documents
    • Fixed a bug where overrides could be lost when copying and pasting Symbol instances
    • Fixed a bug where detaching a scaled Symbol instance would not scale the attributes of the new layers
    • Fixed a bug where Symbol overrides would appear clipped if it was larger than its containing Artboard
    • Fixed a bug where the Layer List would not be updated when detaching Symbols from a Library
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when copying and pasting particular Symbols
    • Fixed a bug where the vertical position of centrally aligned text wouldn’t take into account any new lines caused by text transformations
    • Fixed a bug where text color wouldn’t be applied as a fill when converting text to outlines
    • Fixed a bug where a Text Style could be duplicated after pasting layers that use the style
    • Fixed a bug where inserting a new curved point in the vector editor wouldn’t snap its handle control points to 90º angles
    • Fixed a bug where the bézier curve preview when inserting a new point wouldn’t be accurate
    • Fixed a bug where inserting a new vector point with the Command key held after a Mirrored point would not update the handle control points
    • Fixed a bug where new layers could appear on the wrong Artboard after inserting with the Pen tool
    • Fixed a bug where exiting the vector editor would not update the cursor
    • Fixed a bug where the Zoom tool could display the wrong cursor
    • Fixed a bug where Undo actions could result in the current selection being dropped
    • Fixed a bug where the contextual menu would sometimes not be shown at all in the Layer List
    • Fixed a bug where resizing certain Artboards could freeze Sketch
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting to uninstall multiple plugins at the same time
    • Fixed a bug where Library preferences could be lost when Libraries were synced and moved via Dropbox
    • Fixed a bug where the Smooth Corners option wouldn’t be enabled for shapes using multiple radius values if the initial value was 0
    • Fixed a bug where spaces could appear between the prefix/suffix and layer name on export
    • Fixed a bug where the Inspector could appear blank when dismissing the color popover
    • Fixed a bug where you couldn’t measure the distance from layers to guides anymore
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    48.2

    Bug Fixes

    This update fixes a few crashes plus a variety of smaller bugs related to text and Symbols.

    Bug Fixes (10)

    • Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking within the Inspector while editing gradients in the color popover
    • Fixed a bug where SVG masks weren’t exported as expected for Symbols
    • Fixed a few bugs where copying and pasting Symbols imported from Libraries would recreate those Symbols locally within the document
    • Fixed a bug where the expected override value wouldn’t be shown in the Inspector for deeply nested Symbols
    • Fixed a bug where Undo wouldn’t work as expected whilst editing text
    • Fixed a bug where edited text within list formatted layers wouldn’t use the expected color
    • Fixed a bug where a text layer’s rotation value would be reset when changing its font size
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when text layers were modified by a plugin
    • Fixed a bug where Artboard names wouldn’t be truncated when zooming out
    • Fixed a bug where the pixel grid appeared to be missing a line at certain zoom levels
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