Sketch features: tier-by-tier list (2026)
Sketch is a Mac-native UI design tool with web-based collaboration, priced per editor seat with viewers always free and an optional one-time Mac license.
Core capabilities (129)
Design on your Mac
Design, prototype, and illustrate in a truly native macOS app, online or offline. Work in private or collaborate in real time.
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Vector shape presets
Quickly create vector-based rectangles, ovals, lines, arrows, triangles, stars or polygons.
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Boolean operations
Create a new shape from two or more shapes with non-destructive boolean operations — Union, Subtract, Intersect and Difference.
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Pixel snapping
Snap your vector points to full pixels, half pixels and quarter pixels, or disable snapping entirely.
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Multiple vector point types
Use Straight, Mirrored, Disconnected and Asymmetric Point Types in a vector shape.
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Vector point selection tool
Easily select one or more points on a vector path using the Vector Point Selection Tool.
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Smooth corner controls
Control exactly how smooth a corner is with a dedicated panel in the Inspector. Use the Max option for perfect pills and capsules, with full support for squircles and angles greater than 90º.
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Native text tools
All the text tools you’d expect from a native Mac app, like spell checking, dictation, emoji and symbols support.
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Fills, borders, shadows and blurs
Apply gradients, image and color fills, borders, shadows and Gaussian blurs to text layers.
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Typeface changes and previews
typeface options in the Inspector and set the typeface for an entire text layer, or just a selection.
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Full text formatting
Style an entire text layer, or just a selection, with bold, italic, underline or strikethrough options.
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Complete typographic control
Tighten, loosen or disable the kerning, and adjust the baseline (including subscript and superscript) for a text layer, or just a selection.
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Customizable text layers
Create text layers with a choice of resizing properties, including auto width, auto height and fixed size.
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Text transformations
Apply uppercase or lowercase text transformations to a text layer or a selection within it.
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Bullet lists, prefixes and suffixes
Create numbered or bullet text lists, customize the number or bullet style, and add prefixes or suffixes.
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P3 and sRGB support
Choose between sRGB and P3 color profiles to take full advantage of P3 displays.
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Color Variables
Create Color Variables to apply, edit and sync colors throughout your documents.
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Native or in-app color picker
Pick any color from your display and use it in Sketch, with either the Sketch or native macOS color picker.
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Find and Replace
Find and replace colors or Color Variables, with the option to include different opacities or preserve original opacities.
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Solid, gradient and image fills
Create solid, gradient and image fills, easily copy and paste values and change any properties.
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Selection colors
View and adjust every color in your selection at once. Sort by frequency, combine opacities, and edit colors across multiple layers — with full override support for Symbols.
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Eyedropper
Pick and apply colors or Color Variables from the Canvas with a compact, resizable loupe.
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Glass effect
Turn any layer into a glass-like material — choose from automatic settings or go custom and tweak individual parameters.
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Progressive blurs
Create linear or radial, layer (Gaussian) or background, progressive blurs. With support for multiple stops (like gradients) that you can move freely on the Canvas.
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Progressive Alpha
Gradually fade out any layer in a single click — like creating a gradient alpha mask, but much faster.
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Style Frames
Apply fills, borders, corners and more to your frames to give them their own styling.
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Combine styling options to create layer styles that
Combine styling options to create layer styles that you can apply and sync across multiple documents.
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Blur effects
Apply Layer (Gaussian), motion, zoom or background blurs, and adjust their intensity and saturation.
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Independent borders
Set borders independently for each side — top, bottom, left, right, or any combination.
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Beta Copy and paste properties
Copy all styles, size, position, and prototyping interactions from any layer, then paste specific properties to others.
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Blend modes
Apply blend modes to your layers: normal, darken, multiply, color burn, screen, color dodge, overlay, soft and hard light, difference, hue, saturation, color, luminosity, and plus darker or lighter.
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Beta Perceptual and Vibrant gradients
Choose between Standard (RGB), Perceptual (Oklab) and Vibrant (Oklch) interpolation methods for more vivid, natural gradient transitions.
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Image and noise fills
Apply an image or a preset noise image fill to a layer, and control how it scales or tiles.
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Customize lines and open paths
Style end and join points for line layers and open paths — choose between butt, round and projecting cap, and miter, round and bevel joins.
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Blending modes
Set the opacity of individual layers and groups, and choose between different types of blend modes.
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Stack shadows
Apply one or more shadows to the same layer, and control their colors, blending modes, X and Y positions, blur radius and spread.
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Image adjustments
Adjust image hues, saturation, brightness and contrast using slider controls or percentage input fields.
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Image editing
Make simple edits to bitmap images, creating selections using either the marquee or adjustable magic wand tool, and inverting, cropping or filling the selection.
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Reduce image filesizes
Reduce the file size of bitmap images in the document based on their dimensions on the canvas.
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Instant image layouts
Drop multiple images onto the Canvas to create a neat grid, or a masonry layout for images with different dimensions.
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Graphics
Design icons, illustrations and more with a dedicated container for graphical elements.
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Pinning and resizing properties
Pin a layer’s relative position to the left, right, top or bottom of a Frame, and control whether or not it resizes with it.
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Quickly create grids
Create a grid from the duplicates of your selected layer(s) with adjustable numbers of rows, columns, and spacing.
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Visual alignment previews
Align your layers horizontally and vertically, or to the left, right, center, top, middle or bottom — and preview how they’ll look with the power of Foresight.
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Beta Multi-paste
Paste, Paste Over, and Paste and Replace across multiple selected frames, groups, or layers in a single action.
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Concentric Corners
Set corners to automatically size so they’re visually aligned with the corners of the nearest container, based on the distance to that container.
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Corner controls
Modify corners of frames, shapes, masks and images — uniform or individually — with various corner styles.
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Smart duplication controls
Choose whether to offset and rename duplicate layers — or let Sketch rename duplicate default layers automatically.
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Math operators
Use math operators such as + , - , / , * and ^ to easily resize and reposition Frames and layers from the Inspector.
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Add data to designs
Insert data, such as names, cities, open-source face photos and images, from a selection of sources.
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Rotate copies
Create a specified number of duplicates of the selected layer, rotating them around an adjustable point.
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Outline and alpha masks
Choose between the default outline masks or alpha masks — which inherits any alpha or gradient from the mask layer, including bitmaps.
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Layer order controls
Move your layer(s) forward, backward, to the front or back, upwards, or to the top.
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Document search
Search for layers in your document and filter by shape, text, image, group, export-ready, prototype or Symbol.
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Additional border options
Enable additional border options in the Inspector, including settings for the ends and joins of a path, cap options, and the option to set dash and gap values.
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Offset paths
Offset the selected path by a specified amount, optionally creating a new layer.
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Reverse paths
Reverse an open path so you can add a new point at the opposite end, or reverse the direction of arrow end caps.
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Fit Frame to contents
Easily resize the Frame to the minimum size it needs to be, based on its contents.
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Quick layer selections
Hold Shift and right/secondary click to select between overlapping layers from a contextual menu.
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Easy Libraries management
Add, disable and remove Libraries that let you use components across all of your documents.
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Per-document Libraries
Activate Libraries only for specific documents to make components easier to manage.
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Exclude Symbols from inserting
Prevent specific Symbols from appearing in the insert menu while keeping them available as nested Symbols.
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Components View
Switch to the Components view to reorganise your Symbols and Frame Templates, and display, reorganise and modify Text Styles, Layer Styles and Color Variables.
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Components Keywords
Add keywords to any Component in the Components view to make it easier to search for — or group related components together under a search term — in the Command bar.
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Symbol overrides
Override elements within Symbol instances including text, images, nested Symbols and data.
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Markdown in text overrides
Override text in Symbols with optional markdown-like styling for bold, italic and underline.
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Frame templates
Turn any Frame and its layers into a template that you and can reuse across documents.
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Components in the Command Bar
Use the Command Bar to quickly find, insert and replace Components with large previews and keyboard navigation.
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Replace Libraries
Easily swap between Libraries and replace Components in your documents. Choose between all Components, specific Component types or a custom selection.
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View and unlink Symbols
View a list of any Symbols that have been inserted from a Library and add options to unlink them from the Library.
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Convert Symbols to layers
Convert a Symbol back to a set of regular layers (optionally converting any nested Symbols back to their base parts as well).
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Select containing Symbols
Quickly select the containing Symbol of the nested item you’re editing by pressing ⌘ Esc .
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Create Prototypes
Quickly create playable prototypes of your designs for playback in the Mac, web or iPhone app.
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Smart Animate
Add animated transitions to your prototypes. Control easing and duration for smooth, natural movement between Frames.
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Interactions & Hotspots
Create interactions that start by clicking on any layer — or use Hotspots to create larger tap targets.
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Overlays
Turn Frames into overlays that appear on top of the existing screen for more realistic interactions.
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Scroll areas
Create horizontal, vertical or multidirectional scroll areas within Frames and adjust them on the Canvas.
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Multiple start points
Set any Frame as a starting point for your prototypes — or create multiple start points to test flow variations.
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Fix layer positions
Fix the position of selected layers when scrolling or moving between Frames in a prototype.
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Choose animation direction
Animate your prototypes from right, bottom, left or top with handy interaction tools.
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Customize Overlay interactions
Choose how you can interact with areas outside of an overlay when one is showing.
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Stack Overlays
Stack multiple overlays so they appear at the same time and choose how they interact with each other.
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Override Overlay settings
Use overrides to set an individual overlay’s settings as default or revert to the original settings.
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Preview in your browser
prototypes and adjust their size to fit your browser window, including Fit, Fill to Width, and Actual Size.
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Comments Panel
See all your current document’s comments, quickly navigate to them and resolve them from a detachable panel.
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Follow collaborators
Follow any active document collaborators, no matter where they go on the Canvas.
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Link to page or frame
Use ⇧ ⌘ C to copy a link to the current page, or top-level frame in your document.
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Private Drafts folder
Keep private or unfinished work in your My Drafts folder that nobody else can view, unless you grant access.
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Trim transparent pixels
Trim transparent pixels from a slice and set a custom background color for exports.
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Export presets
Choose from a set of presets including size, filename prefixes and suffixes, and file format — or create your own.
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Focus mode
Filter your layer list to show just a layer’s parent and siblings, or all frames in your page.
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Plugins & Integrations
Extend Sketch’s functionality with a variety of third-party plugins and integrations.
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Hide collaboration cursors
Toggle the visibility of cursors, or name tags, for other editors collaborating in the same document.
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Expand and collapse groups
Toggle the state of all groups in the Layer list between expanded and collapsed.
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Pixel view controls
Toggle the visibility of individual pixels and/or the pixel grid when zoomed in.
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Grid and Layout options
Adjust grid and layout settings for each Frame, inclding number of columns, width, offset, gutter and column width and height.
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Show and hide UI
Show or hide the sidebar, the Inspector, slices, colors, fonts, the toolbar, or the entire interface.
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Automatically expand groups
Toggle whether groups automatically open and close in the Layer list when selecting any grouped layer on the Canvas.
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Show or hide rulers
Toggle the visibility of the Canvas rulers and/or ruler guides as well as reset the ruler origins if they have been modified.
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Toggle selection visibility
Toggle the visibility of the selection boxes on the Canvas – including when hovering over layers.
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Stay organized with folders
Create folders for your designs. Organize by client, job, status or whatever works for you.
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Private folders
Create private folders and control exactly who has access, and can edit, documents inside them.
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Version descriptions
Give starred document versions a text description to communicate what’s changed.
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Disable public links
Optionally disable all existing public document links — and the option to create new ones.
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Duplicate documents to Drafts
Easily create document duplicates that are automatically sent to your private My Drafts folder.
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Dark Mode
Use the web app in light or dark mode — or set it to match your system’s settings.
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Canvas browser
View and navigate any document’s full Canvas in the browser — just like in the Mac app.
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Commenting
Editors, viewers and guests can leave feedback with annotated comments on a document’s Canvas.
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Resolve comments
Resolve comments to close off conversations and review resolved discussions in the document’s sidebar.
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Receive focused feedback
Remove toolbars and navigation items, and easily hide hotspots and hints when sharing prototypes.
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Commenting in prototypes
Add comments right on an Frame while playing your prototypes to make feedback easier.
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Developers go free
Invite developers to inspect designs and download assets — in any web browser — for free.
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Inspect designs on the Canvas
Inspect designs right on the Canvas and copy values for colors, attributes, and more.
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Full Layer List support
See the full document Layer List, navigate to specific layers, copy CSS, or create exports in a couple of clicks.
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Copy color values
Copy color values in different formats — HEX, RGB, HSL, NSColor, UIColor, and SwiftUI Color.
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Export assets
Export any asset right from your browser with full control over size, format, and naming conventions.
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Color Tokens integrations
Download color tokens or create a link that stays up to date for integration in your projects.
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Copy text
Copy text from any text layer to your clipboard for easy pasting into other apps. Missing a feature?
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Try it for yourself
Download Sketch and explore every feature for free. You’ll be up and designing in minutes.
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Star a version of a Library document to
Star a version of a Library document to send those changes to everyone who uses it (regular updates won’t affect others).
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Overview
[ edit ] Sketch is used mainly for designing the UI and UX of mobile apps and web. The files designed in Sketch are saved in its own .sketch file format, though the files can also be opened in Adobe Illustrator , Adobe Photoshop , and other programs.
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Sketch is used mainly for designing the UI
Sketch is used mainly for designing the UI and UX of mobile apps and web. The files designed in Sketch are saved in its own .sketch file format, though the files can also be opened in Adobe Illustrator , Adobe Photoshop , and other programs.
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Compare plans
Standard Standard $ 12 per editor/month, billed yearly Start subscription Start Professional Professional $ 24 per editor/month, billed yearly Start subscription Start Enterprise Enterprise $ 44 per editor/month, billed yearly Get in touch Contact Private Clou
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General questions
Is Sketch only available as a subscription? No. You can still get a Mac-only license if you don’t need the web app and only want to use the Mac app to design.
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Start designing for free
Download Sketch and explore everything it has to offer. When you’re ready, pick the plan that works for you.
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Don’t need collaboration tools
Don’t need collaboration tools? Work offline with the native Mac app. Yours to keep, forever.
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Lastly, to qualify for the discount, the NPO’s
Lastly, to qualify for the discount, the NPO’s mission must not advocate, support, or practice discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, race, body size, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
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If you no longer have access to the
If you no longer have access to the Admin email address or need help with the cancelation, please contact our support team so we can help.
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If you are using a subscription purchased from
If you are using a subscription purchased from the Mac App Store, you can change your subscription directly in the Mac App Store on your device.
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AI features (2)
RGB, HSB or HSL
Select your preferred color model (RGB, HSB or HSL) anywhere you work with colors in Sketch.
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Drag-and-drop file imports
Import files by dragging them onto the dock icon or Canvas — with support for PNG, JPG, HEIC, TIFF, WebP, SVG, EPS, SVG code, PDF, AI and PSD.
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Integrations (1)
Design Tokens Exports
Grab tokens for Layer Styles, Text Styles and Color Variables — in CSS or JSON format — to stay in sync with development projects.
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Automation and workflows (3)
Granular Overlay controls
Align overlays relative to the overall screen or trigger layer/hotspot, and apply horizontal or vertical offsets.
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Schedule seat changes
Create, remove and schedule change to the number of Editor seats in your Workspace, used or unused, to keep costs consistent and predictable.
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Pin documents and projects
Keep important items at hand — pins are personal to you, so you can use them in whatever way suits your workflow best.
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Collaboration (24)
Explore in your browser
Inspect designs, export assets, share feedback, manage users, and invite guests — in any browser.
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Shared component Libraries
Create Libraries of Symbols, Layer Styles Color Variables, Text Styles and Frame templates that you can share and use across multiple documents.
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Real-time collaboration
Invite fellow Editors to collaborate with you on the same document, in real time.
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Control Library updates
Make updates to a Library without pushing changes to everyone automatically — then choose which updates to share.
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Simple sharing
Share documents to collaborate with others in your Workspace, or share a public link to the current document in the web app.
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Export Frames to PDF with custom page order
Choose specific Frames, add titles, and export comments in Workspace documents — either as part of the PDF or CSV.
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Slack integration
Connect Slack to your Sketch Workspace to see rich previews for every document and comment link you share.
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Save here, access everywhere
Save all your designs in your Workspace and access them anywhere you sign in to Sketch.
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Easy Editor setup
Give designers instant access to Sketch by making them an Editor in your Workspace — no license key required.
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Free Viewers
Invite Viewers without edit access to your Workspace to browse documents, leave feedback and test prototypes — from any web browser — for free.
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Simple people management
Manage your entire team within a single Workspace and get full visibility and control over billing.
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Free Guest Editors
Invite Guests with an existing Sketch subscription to edit documents and view projects in your Workspace without adding to your subscription cost.
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Instant document access
Give every Editor in your Workspace instant access to the documents, Libraries and projects they need, wherever they sign in to Sketch.
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My Drafts
Give every Editor in your workspace a private My Drafts folder for work that isn’t ready for sharing.
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Workspace Search
Find documents in the Workspace window using search, sorting and filtering — or browse All Documents, Shared with Me, Recent Documents, My Drafts, or Projects.
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Drag-and-drop organization
Drag a single document or folder — or a selection — to a new location. Or use the quick actions in the bottom selection toolbar to organize your Workspace.
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Client-friendly Previews
Create secure, easy-to-share preview links. Choose which pages or prototypes in a Workspace document to share — and keep the rest hidden.
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Mentions in comments
@-mention other Workspace members in your comments to loop them into a conversation.
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Comment notifications
Get notified of new comments and replies to any document and get full control over what notifications you receive.
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Design & Collaboration
Scalable design systems Real-time collaboration Unlimited cloud documents Version history & control Developer handoff tools Easy prototype sharing Previews Free guest editors —
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Subscriptions
Why is there no free plan? With our subscription plans, you can invite unlimited Viewers to your Workspace for free. Viewers can browse and comment on designs in their web browser, and even inspect files and download assets for developer handoff.
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Will my documents stay in my Workspace forever
We’ll permanently delete your Workspace and all documents 90 days after the cancellation or expiration of your subscription; these actions cannot be undone.
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What if I change my mind
You can reactivate a cancelled or expired subscription within 90 days from the cancellation or expiration date, as long as you have not manually deleted your Workspace in the meantime. Contact our support team and we’ll help you with the next steps.
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Note : If you did not add billing
Note : If you did not add billing details at sign up, you can either let the trial period automatically cancel on the end date or delete the Workspace.
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Security and compliance (4)
Permissions Directory
View a directory of every document and project and see which permissions Workspace Guests and members have related to them.
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Private Cloud
For high-security environments Everything in Professional Private cloud environment Choice of hosting locations Unlimited Workspaces SCIM provisioning BYOK encryption Contact for pricing
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Workspace & Storage
Workspaces 1 Workspace 1 1 Workspace 1 1 Workspace 1 Unlimited ∞ Storage 50GB per Editor 50GB/Editor 50GB per Editor 50GB/Editor Unlimited ∞ Unlimited ∞ Project archiving — Permissions directory — Permissions groups — Hosting location choice — — —
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Security & Authentication
Single Sign-On (SSO) — SCIM provisioning — — BYOK encryption — — Custom security reviews — — For 15+ Editors 15+ Editors Private cloud environment — — —
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Administration (5)
Support & Billing
Pay by invoice — — Customer success manager — — For 15+ Editors 15+ Editors Custom terms — — For 15+ Editors 15+ Editors Priority support — — For 15+ Editors 15+ Editors All pricing information is subject to our terms and conditions.
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The pricing displayed is for direct purchases made
The pricing displayed is for direct purchases made on sketch.com. Prices on other platforms may vary.
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A one-time setup fee applies for Private Cloud plans
A one-time setup fee applies for Private Cloud plans. Additional charges may apply for custom requirements.
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Please note that the credit card on file
Please note that the credit card on file will be charged automatically once the plan is updated, which will initiate a new invoice and a new billing date.
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You may change to the Monthly plan near
You may change to the Monthly plan near the end of the billing cycle. Please contact our support team , and we’ll be happy to help you with your requirements.
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Mobile (1)
Preview on iPhone & iPad
View your documents on the go, play prototypes on a real device, and mirror designs as you edit them on your Mac.
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Frequently asked questions
What features does Sketch include?
This page tracks 169 verified Sketch features across 8 categories, sourced from Sketch's official site and Wikipedia.
Which tier do I need for Sketch?
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