What’s New — Mac app updates (Page 8)

Starred updates

With this release, we’re introducing Starred updates. You can now highlight important updates, control who sees your document’s full version history and choose which Library updates roll out to everyone. Read our documentation to see how Starred updates work.

Linked Data

You can now use JSON files as Data sources to apply matching information to your designs. To get started, simply name layers in your document to match the keys in your JSON file. Once you’ve added your JSON file as a Data source, you’ll find it under a new Linked Data section of the Insert > Data menu. You can also choose Insert > Data and click on a Linked Data source to insert a pre-populated set of layers.

Improvements (3)

When you use the Make Grid tool or handle, we’ll pay closer attention to the existing spacing between layers you’ve selected and use that wherever we can. This one is hard to describe, but it just feels more ‘right’ — try it out!
When you create a group where layers do not sit on whole pixels, we’ll make the group’s bounds fit a little tighter around that content. This only affects new groups and any existing groups you edit with this version of Sketch. This should also fix an issue where some Artboard exports were a pixel wider or taller than their original Artboard.
If you’ve asked us to flip the behaviour for holding 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!

Changes (4)

We’ve updated our iOS App Icon Template to remove the mask that was being applied on exports.
When you resize multiple layers, we no longer round those individual layers to the nearest pixel. Now, they will perfectly maintain their distance between each other, instead of shifting slightly in some cases. We’ll still round the outer edges of your selection to the nearest pixel, and if you want to round each individual layer you can do this via Arrange > Round to Pixel.
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.
We’ve made it clearer if Components belong to your current document when you select and switch between them in the Inspector.

Fixes (28)

Fixes a bug that caused the Recent Documents view in the Documents window to appear blank when you signed in with your Sketch account.
Fixes a crash that could occur on the macOS 11.3 Beta, if you opened the Plugins pane in Sketch’s Preferences.
Fixes a crash that could occur when you copied groups of PNGs that contained indexed colors.
Fixes a bug where reducing the file size of some bitmaps could cause some white areas in them to change to cyan.
Fixes a bug that could make Sketch become unresponsive when trying to offset a path that had been rotated before.
Fixes a bug where document placeholders in Documents window would not update when you switched between dark and light mode.
Fixes a bug that could cause a letter to appear inside the shape of the icon when using icon fonts with a fill or when converting them into outlines.
Fixes a bug that caused the editing area for page names to appear wider than the page name pill itself in some cases.
Fixes a bug that meant inner borders with gradients could render incorrectly on certain shapes.
Fixes a bug that caused text on a path to display incorrectly or disappear if it was part of a Symbol instance that you scaled up or down.
Fixes a bug that caused previews in the Components View to display colors in the wrong color space.
Fixes a bug that caused the wrong document thumbnail and sidebar item to appear selected when you opened the Documents Window using File > Cloud > Show in Documents Window from an open document.
Fixes a bug that caused Symbol overrides menus to show different sized symbols, even if the option to only show the same size Symbols was enabled, in some cases.
Fixes a bug that placed new vector points incorrectly on very small Artboards, if there were other Artboards nearby.
Fixes a bug that caused Libraries to show as “not found” in Preferences after you’d made an edit to them and saved the Library document.
Fixes a bug that meant text alignment controls wouldn’t immediately show as enabled after you changed a text layer’s alignment type to be Fixed Size.
Fixes a bug that caused Point Types you selected in the Inspector to appear deselected if you clicked on it multiple times.
Fixes a bug that caused the position overlays for rulers to appear slightly offset from the ruler markers themselves.
Fixes a bug that caused the length field in the Inspector to stop updating if you selected multiple lines and adjusted them.
Fixes a bug that drew an Artboard at an angle, if you drew it within an angled, nested group.
Fixes a bug that would enable the Original Size button in the Inspector when you dragged an image onto the dock icon, even when the image hadn’t been scaled in any way.
Fixes a bug that meant Symbols at the same level would not appear in the overrides menu if they were part of a Library nested one or more levels down from the current Library.
Fixes a bug that corrupted layer names and could cause a crash when you converted text layers that contained SF Symbols to outlines and exported them.
Fixes a bug that prompted you to replace missing fonts for Library Components in your documents. Now we’ll prompt you to replace or embed missing fonts in the original Library document instead.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you tried to edit a text layer that used the Chivo Black Italic font.
Fixes a bug that caused SVG code you copied from a layer’s contextual menu to also include code for any overlapping layers.
Fixes a bug that would revert Sketch to trial mode, even if you were signed in with a Sketch Account and had access to the Mac app, if you unlinked a license key while offline.
Fixes a bug that stopped text Symbols from scaling correctly using the Scale tool if you had applied a Text Style override to them.

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In the latest version of Sketch, we’re introducing Linked Data — a new way to work with data in your designs. With it, you can use JSON files that combine different sets of data in meaningful ways, making it easier and more realistic when you stress-test your designs.

Learn how to use it

This release fixes a JavaScript issue that could cause crashes if you work with certain plugins, including Framer Pasteboard, Origami Export, and InVision DSM.

Download Sketch 70.6

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This release includes several crash and bug fixes, as well as some improvements around using plugins with Apple’s M1 chip.

Changes (1)

If you’re lucky enough to own an M1 Mac, we’ve improved the way we check for plugins that are incompatible with your machine.

Download Sketch 70.5

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With this release, we’ve focussed on fixing a few common bugs and performance issues. If you were finding Sketch slow when using a plugin with a WebView, or you had a Library update notification that never disappeared, this update has got you covered.

Fixes (10)

Fixes a bug where saving a document to your Cloud workspace, quitting the Mac app and restarting, would open an older version of that document that didn’t show the latest changes.
Fixes a bug that caused poor performance for documents with missing fonts.
Fixes a bug that caused the Library Updates Available notification to appear when there were no components to update. Spooky.
Fixes a bug that caused performance issues with some plugins that used WebViews.
Fixes a bug that meant Sketch would become slow or unresponsive when you used the Symbol override or insert menus.
Fixes a bug that caused boolean operations icons in the Layer List to appear squashed.
Fixes a bug that could cause SF Symbols using OpenType features to display incorrectly.
Fixes a crash that could occur when we checked to see if a plugin you were using was compatible with your Mac’s CPU.
Fixes a bug that caused poor performance when you had certain Libraries enabled.
Fixes a bug that could cause the Sidebar to appear in the Components View if you had previously hidden it in the Canvas view.

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We’re rounding off the year with a few important bug fixes. If you sent us feedback about these three, thank you!

Fixes (3)

Fixes a bug that caused poor performance for documents with missing fonts.
Fixes a bug that caused the preview within the color picker’s loupe to be blurry when hovering over a text or shape layer.
Fixes a bug that stopped you from being able to access shared Libraries.

Download Sketch 70.3

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We hope you’re enjoying our Big Sur UI refresh. This release includes a handful of bug fixes and visual tweaks. If you sent in feedback about any of these — thank you!

Fixes (6)

Fixes a bug that meant you couldn’t use the color picker if you’d hidden the interface (using Cmd+. or View > Hide Interface) in your window.
Fixes a couple of toolbar-related bugs that caused items with notification badges to appear clipped or translucent in some cases. We’ve also made notification badges easier to read if you’re using Sketch in dark mode.
We’ve removed the Text Only toolbar view option as this was causing some layout issues.
Fixes a bug that caused the Make Grid tool to repeat layers within a group, rather than the group itself.
Fixes a bug that caused parts of the Inspector to disappear when opening a Color Popover, resizing your document window or scrolling in the Inspector itself.
Fixes a bug that stopped particularly long Artboard and layer names from showing in full when you renamed them.

Download Sketch 70.2

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This release includes a few important bug fixes and tweaks to make sure everything runs smoothly, especially on Macs with Apple’s new M1 chip.

Changes (1)

We’ve added the Notifications item to the Toolbar by default and fixed a few potential issues that could occur with notifications.

Fixes (5)

Fixes a bug that swapped the functions of the right and center text alignment buttons in the Inspector for Macs with M1 chips.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you added a Library to the Mac app from Cloud.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you held down the Shift key and clicked on a nested Symbol.
Fixes a bug in the Color Popover that caused chevrons to overlap with the List and Grid view icons if you had Libraries with long names.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you exported layers that had specific characters in their name as SVGs.

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A fresh look for macOS Big Sur

With this release, we’re excited to introduce a UI redesign that fits right in with the new macOS Big Sur design language. It’s the same Sketch you know and love, but with every detail reconsidered — from a full-height sidebar, to a refreshed Inspector, and all-new iconography throughout the app. 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.

Improvements (5)

Alongside our Big Sur redesign, we’ve improved the contrast between different parts of our UI if you have relevant macOS Accessibility settings enabled.
We’ve optimized the Mac app for Apple’s powerful new M1 chips. This means you’re ready to tap into the potential of Apple Silicon, which makes working in Sketch feel faster than ever.
You can now alter between the grid view and list view once again for Color Variables in the popover
There’s now an option to insert Data sources as new layers from the Insert menu. And, when you select a layer that uses Data, you’ll see a new Data icon in the Inspector. Click on that to refresh that layer’s Data source or pick a new one.
We’ve made it quicker and easier to repeat and create grids from layers. Simply select two or more layers and drag on the new handle that appears in the bottom-right corner of your selection.

Changes (2)

The controls for the Make Grid tool (Arrange > Make Grid) now appear in their own view in the Inspector instead of a sheet that appears over your Canvas.
On macOS Big Sur, we’ve combined the view and zoom toolbar items to keep things tidy. The same options are still there, just together in one place. On older versions of macOS, you’ll continue to see these as two separate items.

Fixes (9)

Fixes a bug that caused the Appearance panel in the Inspector to disappear if you selected a Symbol instance and collapsed it, like a bad magic trick.
Fixes a performance bug that, when many Libraries were enabled, could cause lag when dragging layers over a Symbol Source in the Symbols page.
Fixes a bug that could cause a complex shape layer to disappear if you tried to offset its path a more negative amount than is possible.
Fixes a bug that caused local documents you uploaded to Cloud to lose their link if you didn’t save the document immediately after the upload. This also affected documents you saved to third-party storage services like Dropbox, Box or iCloud Drive.
Fixes a crash that could occur if your system-wide Language & Region preferences used a , as a decimal separator and you tried to perform a math operation with decimals in the Scale tool.
Fixes a bug that caused the shadow for a popover in the Inspector to move independently from the popover itself.
Fixes an issue that caused some bitmaps to appear blurry when you exported them.
Fixes a bug that stopped you from adding Assistants that had particularly long URLs (or located in lots of nested folders). This fix does mean you’ll need to reinstall any Assistants you had previously added — luckily you can do this in a couple of clicks from the Manage Assistants… sheet.
Fixes a bug that caused Sketch to freeze if you toggled between dark and light modes in System Preferences.

Download Sketch 70

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This release fixes a bug which caused Sketch to use a lot of system memory. We’re sorry about this one and any impact it’s had on your workflow!

Download Sketch 69.2

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New iPhone Artboard Presets

Happy new iPhone month! To celebrate, we’ve added Artboard presets for the 12 Mini, 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max.

Crash and Bug Fixes

This release includes a number of smaller crash and bug fixes, including a crash that occurred on the macOS Big Sur Betas.

Changes (1)

We’ve introduced some better error messages to help us (and you!) understand what’s going wrong if you’re having trouble registering the Mac App using your Sketch Account details and a Teams subscription.

Fixes (12)

Fixes a bug that caused rendering artefacts to appear when you zoomed in or out on certain Artboards.
Fixes a crash that would sometimes occur when you opened the Insert Window by pressing c on your keyboard.
Fixes a bug that meant changes you made to Hex and RGBA values did not always save when you created or edited Color Variables.
Fixes a crash that could occur in macOS Big Sur if there were expanded groups in your document’s Layer List.
Fixes a bug that stopped the Insert Window from refreshing after you edited any properties for Styles, Symbols, or Color Variables.
Fixes a bug that caused the main document window to disappear if you made it full-screen after opening the Insert Window.
Fixes a bug that could cause some images to appear with inverted colors.
Fixes a bug that made the Return to Instance button disappear after you opened the Components View.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you were working with some greyscale images.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you duplicated a Color Variable in the Components View.
Fixes a bug where some single-letter shortcuts would not work for certain macOS keyboard input languages.
Fixes a bug that caused colors in text layers to change if you used Sketch with some external displays.

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Color Variables

We’re excited to introduce this long-requested feature and one of the final building blocks for a comprehensive design system in Sketch. When you apply a Color Variable to a fill, border or anywhere you can apply solid colors, they’ll stay linked. If you edit a Color Variable, you’ll see that change reflected across every part of your document that uses it. Color Variables replace solid color presets and when you open a document we’ll automatically convert any existing color presets that belong to it. You’ll see the option to create a new Color Variable in the Color Popover.

Components View (Beta)

The Components View is a new home for your document’s local Symbols, Text and Layer Styles, and Color Variables. By bringing them together and giving them the space they deserve, we’ve made it easier for you to keep them organized and adjust their properties. In other words, there’s finally a proper place to preview and edit your text and layer styles — and that’s just the start.

Insert Window

Alongside the Components View, we’re introducing a new, separate Insert Window that makes finding and inserting components faster than ever. It brings together all of the Symbols, Text and Layer Styles, and Color Variables from your enabled Libraries, and displays them with beautiful, big previews that make browsing easy. Simply press c on your keyboard to open it, start typing to search for the component you need, then drag and drop it onto your Canvas.

Improvements (4)

We’ve added support for Color Variables to the Sketch JavaScript API, so if you’re building plugins or integrations, you can support it, too!
Re-ordering layers in grid arrangements, by dragging on their circular center handle, now works in a more natural way. Layers will shift around automatically to avoid adding an extra row or column.
When you use the Offset Path tool, we’ll temporarily show you an outline of the original path to give you a better sense of scale.
You can now use the Make Grid tool to reduce the size of existing grids.

Changes (5)

We’ve adjusted our Android Artboard presets, fixing some viewport sizes and adding the latest Pixel and Galaxy devices.
When you drag layers, we now use a smarter approach to align them to pixels. This should keep layers aligned more in the way you’d expect, especially for lines.
As part of an industry-wide change with Figma and Adobe, we’ve renamed Symbol masters throughout the app. We now refer to a Symbol master as a Symbol Source.
There’s now an optional toolbar icon available for the Offset Path tool. We’ve also added it to the Tools item.
We’ve been tidying things up ready for a certain operating system update and have moved the controls for Offset Path (Layer > Path > Offset…). You’ll now see the controls in the Inspector instead of a sheet at the top of the Canvas whenever you use it.

Fixes (15)

Fixes a crash that could occur if you were editing a bitmap layer and using the eyedropper tool.
Fixes a bug that caused some of the borders of an instance that had been previously rotated to not always show when fitting an Artboard to it.
Fixes a crash that could occur when pasting a layer with invalid text attributes from an old document or from a document that was created with a third-party app.
Fixes a bug that wouldn’t show the correct Library source in the Components Popover for Text or Layer Styles that were part of a Library that was duplicated.
Fixes a bug that caused high CPU usage when you were viewing layers with blurred shadows.
Fixes a bug that stopped color properties from showing in the Find and Replace Color sheet.
Fixes a bug that meant bitmaps would not always look sharp at lower zoom levels.
Fixes a bug that caused unexpected antialiasing differences on Symbol instances with clipping masks compared with detached versions of that Symbol.
Fixes a bug that could change the coordinates of a line when you adjusted the size of the Artboard it belonged to.
Fixes a bug that caused overrides to reset or be unavailable when you reopened some documents.
Fixes a bug that meant you could set a guide to 0, which felt a little odd, if we’re honest.
Fixes a bug that meant values in the Layout Settings sheet would not always display correctly when confirming, canceling or tabbing through the sheet fields.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you pressed the tab key in an empty value field while you were creating Custom Artboard Preset.
Fixes a bug where changing opacity of a Tint on a Symbol instance would not always work reliably.
Fixes various bugs affecting the Text on Path feature to make it more reliable.

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This release includes fixes for a couple of commonly reported crashes, as well as an issue that caused layers that used blend modes, transparency and shadows to render incorrectly.

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This release fixes a handful of crashes and bugs, including one which caused Assistants to use too much memory in some cases.

Fixes (11)

Fixes an issue that caused some bitmaps to appear blurry when you exported them.
Fixes a bug that caused groups within a Symbol to display incorrectly in Symbol instances. This affected the layout of some buttons in Alert symbols in the Apple iOS UI Library.
Fixes a bug that meant shadows would appear pixelated if you had enabled View > Canvas > Show Pixels on Zoom.
Fixes a crash that could occur when you adjusted the length of lines or paths.
Fixes a crash that could occur when you imported gradients from other applications or file formats.
Fixes a crash that could occur if you set a blur value of less than 1.0 on text layers.
Fixes a crash that could occur when you updated a Library.
Fixes a crash that could happen when double-clicking to rename a missing image layer in the Layer List.
Fixes a crash that could occur while editing some text layers.
Fixes a bug that stopped the color well and Hex values in the Inspector from updating when you selected multiple Artboards with the same color.
Fixes a bug that could cause fonts with ligatures to be unaligned or appear outside of the bounding box of text layers. This affected Thai, Arabic and German characters especially.

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Say Hello To Assistants

With this release, we’re introducing Assistants — a helping hand for your designs. Assistants can automatically check your documents to help you spot issues, stay consistent with design systems, prepare your files for collaboration, and follow your team’s rules. You can find out more, discover and download Assistants in the new Assistants Directory, or read our documentation to see how they work.

Improvements (1)

In the last release we made sure you could upload, rename and delete Cloud documents from the Documents window. And with this release, you can add, rename and remove Cloud projects from the sidebar in the Documents window, too!

Changes (1)

We’ve tweaked the copy in the Cloud upload popover to better explain what happens when you create a new upload of an existing document.

Fixes (11)

Fixes a crash that could occur as you edited a document that used blurs with a particularly large blur radius.
Fixes a bug where applying a color preset to a text layer would not instantly refresh the preview in the color popover.
Fixes a bug that meant the Touch Bar would not display the save dialog options correctly.
Fixes a bug that caused the settings icon for Fill properties to stay in its highlighted state.
Fixes an issue where the color popover for Tints would not close when you clicked in the color well.
Fixes a bug in boolean operations where curved segments intersecting more than one line could incorrectly ignore those intersections.
Fixes a bug where adjusting gradient stops in the color popover via the arrow keys would change the selection to the first gradient point and move that instead.
Fixes a bug where nested overrides in existing Symbol instances would appear as available for editing, even if you had made them unavailable for editing on the Symbol master within a Library. This bug did not affect new instances, and this fix means existing instances will also show accurate override options.
Fixes a bug where moving the app window between Retina and non-Retina displays could cause the Canvas to render in the wrong resolution.
Fixes a bug where signing in to a Sketch account on one Mac might sign you out on another Mac connected to the same iCloud Keychain. The bug fix only applies if you are running macOS 10.15 or newer.
Fixes a bug that meant some document versions you saved would get stuck while they were processing on Cloud.

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Thanks for all your feedback and bug reports for version 67. This release contains fixes to the most common bugs and crashes you have reported.

Fixes (5)

Fixes a bug that meant the correct handles wouldn’t appear when you used the Rotate Copies tool.
Fixes a bug that caused the app to become unresponsive when you resized a selection that included multiple Line layers.
Fixes a bug that could cause prototype links to reappear after you had deleted them.
Fixes a bug that caused the Inspector panel to get stuck if you scrolled up with a color popover open.
Fixes a crash that could occur when you edited text or Text Styles in certain documents.

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