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    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 (71)

    • 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
    • Fixes a bug where the screen color picker would not work in vector editing mode
    • Fixed a bug where the wrong cursor would be displayed when rotating lines
    • Fixed a bug in the vector editor where the new path preview would not display correctly on rotated paths
    • Fixed a bug where rotated objects would always display negative coordinates in the Inspector
    • Fixed a bug where the color popover’s eyedropper button would remain in a pressed state after exiting the picker
    • Fixed a bug where converting a rotated shape to outlines would reset its rotation value to 0º
    • Fixed a bug where duplicated Artboards could unexpectedly appear at a lower Y value
    • Fixed a bug where resizing a line could deselect it immediately
    • Fixed a bug where changing the prototype animation could make the layer’s property values blank in the Inspector
    • Fixed a rare bug where you could not insert points when editing a vector shape
    • Fixed a bug where inserted lines could end up in the wrong Artboard
    • Fixed a bug where resizing Artboards to fit would not work correctly if they contained Symbols
    • Fixed a bug where some macOS services would not be able to work with text inside Sketch
    • Fixed a bug where the selection would not be kept on the current layer or current color stop after Undo
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when updating a Library
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when dragging invalid PNG files into Sketch
    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

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    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
    Download Sketch 49

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    • Mac app

    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
    Download Sketch 48.2

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    48.1

    Bug Fixes

    We’ve fixed a few bugs related to Symbol overrides plus a crash that would occur if no thick lines were set to be shown in Grid Settings.

    Download Sketch 48.1

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    • Mac app

    48

    Color Management

    Sketch adds support for working in, and exporting documents in sRGB and P3 color spaces.

    Find and Replace

    You can now find a color you’re using, so it can be replaced throughout your document.

    Sketch Cloud

    Files can now be downloaded from Sketch Cloud — when sharing with Sketch Cloud, the document itself is uploaded with its content.

    Symbol Scaling

    Symbol instances can now be scaled using the Scale command, independently from the Symbol master.

    Enhancements (22)

    • Imported Symbols now remain linked to their Library when copied and pasted between documents
    • Library previews can now be added by creating an Artboard titled “Library Preview” in the Library document
    • Improved performance for documents featuring many Symbol overrides
    • Updated the built-in “iOS UI Design” Library for iOS 11
    • Improved PDF import of non-rectangular outline masks
    • You can now hold down the Shift key during launch to disable all Sketch plugins
    • A shadow’s spread can be set to a negative value to decrease the size of the object casting the shadow
    • Improved performance of SVG export when exporting Artboards from pages containing many other Artboards
    • Improved Sketch Cloud UI with a number of refinements, plus added the ability to request access to privately shared documents
    • Uploads to Sketch Cloud can now be cancelled whilst the upload is in progress
    • Improved the way overrides are displayed for nested Symbols if their values had been overridden
    • Improved font replacement by respecting subranges of text using different weights
    • The toolbar now shows which tool you’re currently working with
    • The shortcuts to quickly toggle borders and fills (B and F) now also work in the vector editor
    • Improved appearance of shadows applied to complex shapes such as outlined text layers
    • Improved various boolean operation results, particularly when subtracting overlapping shapes
    • Improved selection of shapes with thin borders and no fill
    • The “iOS App Icon” template has been updated to include Smooth Corners and Symbol scaling
    • When replacing a layer with a Symbol, the Symbol now inherits the same size as the previous layer
    • Artboard presets for Android devices are now named correctly
    • Improved padding for the iPhone X Status Bar Symbols within the built-in iOS UI Design Library
    • The magnifier tool now uses the document color space when determining the color of the pixel that’s selected or hovered over

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    • Fixed a number of bugs where boolean operations on certain overlapping shapes would have unexpected results
    • Fixed a bug where picking colors from additional displays would use the wrong color space
    • Fixed a bug where resetting a bitmap to its original size wouldn’t be reflected in the Inspector
    • Fixed a bug where the size value in the Inspector wouldn’t update after using the Scale command on a layer
    • Fixed a bug where repositioning Symbol Artboards within a Library document would trigger a Library Update
    • Fixed a bug where plugins couldn’t be saved from the Run Script panel if the Plugins folder was a symlink
    • Fixed a problem that prevented CocoaScript from working correctly on the latest version of macOS High Sierra
    • Fixed a rare bug where the contents of a Symbol could appear hidden when applying a text override
    • Fixed a bug where shadows applied to filled layers with either a Center or Outside border might not show as expected
    • Fixed a bug where shadows would be clipped when applied to certain lines and borders
    • Fixed a bug where nested Symbol content could be unexpectedly clipped in rare cases
    • Fixed a bug where a document’s reference to its shared link in Sketch Cloud would be reset when cancelling a Save As… action
    • Fixed a bug where the size value in the Inspector wouldn’t update after resetting a Symbol instance to its original size
    • Fixed a bug where Detach from Symbol would misplace the layer’s selection bounds in rare cases
    • Fixed a bug where Symbol previews would be reloaded several times when expanding an elongated Overrides menu
    • Fixed a bug where the height of new multi-line text layers would be set automatically when click-and-dragging to insert a fixed-width text layer
    • Fixed a bug where changing the size of a text layer within a group could cause it to shift position unexpectedly
    • Fixed a bug where inserting points on rounded curves might have been unreliable
    • Fixed a bug where dragging a handle control point in the vector editor wouldn’t snap to all possible locations
    • Fixed a bug where guides would appear to be displayed at the wrong position after ungrouping Artboards
    • Fixed a bug where dragging layers set to export as JPG from the Layer List to the desktop would result in poor quality exports
    • Fixed a bug where split paths wouldn’t maintain their correct position in the hierarchy
    • Fixed a bug where layers inserted using the Pencil tool would always be positioned at the top of the Layer List
    • Fixed a bug where clicking on the Canvas wouldn’t exit the radial gradient editor
    • Fixed a bug where the color picker could contain another color picker when choosing a color
    • Fixed a bug where the Welcome window wouldn’t show the correct document preview
    • Fixed a rare bug where uploads to Sketch Cloud might appear to be slightly blurry
    • Fixed a bug where a 0-radius star couldn’t be selected on the Canvas
    • Fixed a bug where layers couldn’t be selected after selecting to ignore their underlying mask
    • Fixed a bug where the color picker wouldn’t be scrollable in some rare cases
    • Fixed a bug where the color picker wouldn’t always display the correct HEX value
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when converting text to outlines
    • Fixed a bug where the expected color profile wouldn’t always be assigned to images exported by dragging from the Layer List
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    Bug fixes

    We’ve fixed a crash in Touch Bar plus a few smaller issues with export.

    Bug Fixes (5)

    • Fixed a bug where the Export panel in the Inspector could appear blank or with missing controls on macOS High Sierra
    • Fixed a bug where inserting images via the JavaScript API would result in an error
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur while exiting the Color Popover on a Mac with Touch Bar support
    • Fixed a bug where exported PNGs wouldn’t always be assigned the expected color profile
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur in a document containing Symbols imported from an unavailable Library
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    Introducing Libraries

    Libraries allows you to share Symbols between documents, and other designers. Learn more…

    Smooth Corners

    You can now adjust the curve of a rectangle’s corner radius to achieve the effect that’s used throughout iOS.

    Enhancements (7)

    • Improved performance for shadows in complex documents
    • Improved performance when editing nested Symbols
    • Improved appearance of nested Symbols, Text Styles, and Shared Styles so that they’re no longer nested within superfluous submenus
    • The shortcut for inserting a new point mid-way between two existing points in the vector editor has changed from Command-click to Shift-click
    • The “iOS UI Design” document is now a built-in Library, updated for iOS 11 and iPhone X, and makes use of our new Smooth Corners feature
    • Individual layers can now be exported using the Command-E shortcut
    • Added Artboard presets for iPhone X and iPhone 8

    Bug Fixes (13)

    • Fixed a bug where exporting and re-importing some bitmaps to Sketch would adjust their gamma and then render them incorrectly on macOS High Sierra
    • Fixed a bug where the Inspector could be truncated depending on your scroll bar preference
    • Fixed a bug where an overridden Symbol instance wouldn’t reflect changes to its master if both were located on the same page
    • Fixed a bug where pasting Symbol instances into their master would duplicate the Symbol
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing certain Symbol overrides
    • Fixed a bug where adjusting the border thickness on lines would offset their paths
    • Fixed a bug where creating a slice via the Export toolbar item would include any hidden layers within its bounds
    • Fixed a bug where layer selection handles wouldn’t be hidden when adjusting the Radius slider
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when opening some documents
    • Fixed a bug where the toolbar would not remain hidden between documents
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur with the Organize Shared Styles dialog
    • Fixed a bug where the color picker could pick the wrong color from a bitmap if any guides were visible
    • Fixed a bug that prevented documents containing certain colors from being uploaded to Sketch Cloud on macOS High Sierra
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