Mr-Mike Oct 3 Hard to use interface, way to many widgets and controls. They do not even offer an upgrade path for Sketch 2 customers. The sales person I spoke with said it's because of the App Store. I then suggested why not offer upgrade pricing for everyone when Sketch 3 was released. She said they did, but I got no word of it. No email notifying me that there was such an offer. So I missed out. She did not want to seem to help an existing customer with a discounted upgrade.
They seem to want charge as much as they possibly can with each upgrade. They have lost my faith. Rubaiyat Aug 30 Sketch is maturing to a quite nice GUI tool with added vector drawing tools.
It will have some stiff competition from Affinity Designer however, which I hope will drive them both on to delivering high quality work at a reasonable price.
I see Adobe hitting a wall, largely of its own creation and following Quark into increasing irrelevancy. Bohemiancoding pulled all support for Sketch2, except lip service, the day they released Sketch3. The docs are gone, the in-app help is gone it linked to an online help page that has been deleted. They try to blame the App Store for their practices, but the only blame is their greed. I cannot fathom removing support for an app customers paid for the day the new version is released.
From the reviews of their other apps it seems that this is Bohemiancodings standard practice. If we allow these practices by purchasing their apps then they will continue to rip us off.
Xplicit Aug 4 Not ready for prime time The whole idea behind this app is great. But the app still has some quirks e. I want to love it bought v2 and also v3 right after it came out but I just don't feel really comfortable working with it.
At the moment I can't use it professionally. Philosopherdog May 18 Brilliant app for interface design. Many designers are switching from Adobe products to Sketch for good reason. I love v3. Get it. Epantaleon May 7 I have been using Sketch 2 for quite a while. I started using Drawit and then upgraded to Sketch, then Sketch 2. They were reasonably priced apps. Beware, because tomorrow we are going to see Sketch 4 and we will have to pay full price again.
The developer didn't even advise his customers that there was a promotional price for a week. Stefano-Cecere Apr 21 SimonM Apr 20 I'm not normally one to complain about the cost of Mac apps, but I think this is fine software but developers have to consider that Apple's lack of upgrade pricing in the Mac App Store creates the impression of getting "screwed" when someone who's never owned a previous version can jump in and buy the software for the same price as owners of the previous version.
This is especially the case if the upgrade feature list isn't that significant relative to the overall feature set, as I think is the case here. What's more, Bohemian coding only offer a free upgrade if you bought Sketch since March, 01, or only about 6 weeks ago, which isn't very generous. Davermont Apr 17 I've been using Sketch for a couple years now to create wireframes, mockups, icons and sprite sheets. It's pretty much replaced Photoshop as my go-to app for creating graphics, it's so much easier to use and more suited to the job at hand.
Sketch 3 adds much needed Symbols, and gets rid of the clunky modes that previously were used to edit colors and artboards, and for exporting. In fact exporting as a whole is much more natural and flexible now, and I'm pretty much just using drag and drop to export graphics. In addition to its new features, using the app is even smoother and more intuitive than before. Sketch just keeps getting better and better.
This is definitely a worthwhile upgrade. Iliketrash Feb 25 My brief evaluation of Sketch. My comments are mostly related to importing foreign file formats of computer-generated plots, as some modifications may be required before publication.
The program does indeed have a nice interface. It is of the kind that has contextually-changing tools, which is very efficient.
I can't compare it to e. Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator because I have never used those programs. My basis for comparison is the likes of Intaglio and OmniGraffle, and many years ago, Canvas. On PDFs, it does import them and text is editable not converted to outlines like some other programs but placement of characters can be changed, for example, in a PDF generated by the plotting program PLplot, in the "Fi" in the word "Files," the F and i are too close together. This text distortion is preserved when exported back to PDF, so round-tripping will cause this distortion.
I don't know how much this happens--maybe just on ligatures such as Fi. On PDFs, single-pixel dots are not rendered at all in Sketch.
Possibly they are interpretted as zero-length lines, but they are displayed correctly in PDF viewers. Thus, a plot consisting of dots will appear to be empty! It imports multi-page PDFs. The text was editable but was broken up into many small text boxes, and line lengths within a column were messed up. Math was not rendered at all, but possibly as gibberish text. Importing PDFs correctly is hard.
For a multi-page PDF, there is a "Pages" menu which lets you select a page. This menu should be more like the zoom menu right next to it by having a left-arrow and a right-arrow on the menu to allow easy navigation to the previous and next page.
In imported PDFs, rotated text is converted to non-rotated text. This mistake is preserved when exporting back to PDF, another roundtripping nightmare.
Since Sketch supports rotated text, this seems easily correctable. And a settable arbitrary zoom. Two-finger pinching is no substitute. On an imported SVG, degree-rotated text was displayed with each character rotated 90 degrees the other way, i. With unrotated text, when Ungroup was applied to it, each character is flipped upside down! Postscript files were imported but were not editable, the Ungroup command not being available.
After rotation by 90 degrees, the image was converted to a bitmap. I wish the Macintosh had a native graphics file format like the old days. I've never used Adobe Illustrator but I suppose it's great. But why are there no other programs that deal with these file formats natively? Lvdoc Jan 18 I must sing the praises of this program and especially of this developer!
As others have already noted, the program is richly featured and has an interface that many of us find very helpful. It is certainly well thought out. But beyond that, this developer has really gone out of his way to be helpful. I haven't even purchased the program yet waiting until payday , but he took time to make a video for me to illustrate how to create a particular effect I needed.
I will contrast this with another, popular vector program whose developer has never written back when I made a similar request. Sketch might be a bit more pricey than some of the competition, but you will get your money's worth. I've used Macs since , so I feel qualified to say that I've interacted with my share of developers over the years.
Philosopherdog Dec 12 Just downloaded it and the version number is incorrectly listed here. It's showing 2. Gbut Jul 30 Amazing application!! Easy yet powerful!! Glidagida Jul 11 Sketch is so cool the UI has got to be the most exciting thing I have played with in the last 10 years. It is NOT a replacement for Freehand or any other heavyweight, and it is never intended to be one, but in its niche it is a winner.
It makes doing graphics FUN again, when I opened the demo I just played and was amazed at how simple and elegant this programme is. JohnJung May 14 Was bought it few months ago and haven't used it intensively til today.
It's really awesome. It's damn easy to use and powerful. Highly recommended it! Jynto Apr 15 Great application, terrible name. I keep trying to launch SketchUp, and accidentally launching this instead. Nitpicks aside, I hate that Sketch saves everything in its own proprietary format. Why can't it use a vector graphics format that everybody uses? SVG's only been around for 11 years now. Minder-Softworks Feb 8 I don't do commercial design anymore, so I just needed a vector illustration app for icons and logos and other such stuff, and Sketch fit the bill pretty well.
I had to export all my EPSs from Illustrator into SVG format so I could get them into Sketch, but after that the learning curve was shallow and the feature set pretty comprehensive, especially for the price. The interface was pretty clean and I picked it up pretty quick.
I appreciated the lack of Adobe-esque palette overload. I did run into a few glitches that were irritating: 1 A few times it would lock up and crash when selecting an object from an imported SVG file or re-ordering the layers. For some apps that are self-explanatory, this is okay, but for something like a graphics program that is expected to have a lot of depth, it needs some better docs. Otherwise, it's a great start to a promising app.
Looking forward to seeing where the developer takes it. Alvin-H Sep 2 Bought it as a part of bundle Nov 9th, which i bought because sandvox, and never actually used this app, until 3 months ago, i need to draw something for y little online shop and my hospital team. So try to install and check an update and get it for FREE!!! I tought it'll will complicated, but it's UI is understandable for me, and the result is good i know it's now great but my hospital love it as using it.
Xplicit Aug 16 And I'm afraid to say that Sketch is unable to open eps files. Mlbkxbx Jun 21 I'm afraid to say proper "undo" and "redo" is still as absent as ever Phaleron Jun 18 I was pleasantly surprised to find an alternative demo link for those of us staunchly opposed to the AppStore-only philosophy. Thank you. It's been quite awhile since I've been truly impressed and blown away by the utility and design of a software application, and then today I used Sketch.
This is one very, very, impressive app, which does wonders for the user in terms of workflow and usability. The product is a playground of clever design that adobe ought to have released years ago. Sketch is a joy to use, and should be in every web designers toolkit.
Rubaiyat May 10 Thought this was a terrific app when I first saw it so ponied up for a licence to support the developer. Never used it though. Wouldn't mind if the price was more in line with the use I'd get out of it.
Maclover May 4 That way I could have only one file type for my web development.. I also wish apps could use the "save as" as opposed to "export" for any format.. It always puzzled me. Cosjr May 4 I give this 4. This is revolutionary. Every developer needs to take note. Drfrank May 4 I've looked at Sketch and the now discontinued DrawIt previously, but Sketch 2 is such a significant improvement that I purchased it after using Bohemian Coding's free trial for less than an hour.
Jack75 Feb 13 DrawIt has been stoped, SKetch is supposed to replace it, but how come for 2 softwares sharing the same files and code, Sketch is not able to open correctly and properly DrawIt files?? Sketch seems to have made some progress in terms of stability, but it's still way to easy to crash this app. The undo function is still unpredictable, redo factually non-existant. It's a pity… This app is so well designed, and there is even an iPad version now.
It could be a great app, really. From time to time I come here and download the latest version to see if it's grown out of beta stage. This time, it took about 3 minutes for Sketch to bring up the spinning beach ball and crash. There are thousands of ways to crash this app, it's incredible. If you like to play with it, you can use almost every drawing tool to somehow let this app quit itself unexpectedly, in every different way.
Takes not more than 30 seconds, if you really want to crash Sketch. However, if you want to work with it, prepare for a lot of frustration. Sachi Jan 18 Tim27 Jan 17 This app has some nice features.
It's fast and seems stable. The thing that I need the most that is missing from this app is alignment of points.
I can't select a bunch of points and align them. I have to drag one point at a time. In fact, selecting things in general is hard. It seems like there should be a selection tool and it should allow me to drag and select points rather than shapes.
Maybe there could be a modifier key to hold down to do that? Another thing is I want my inspector visible all the time. Perhaps that could be an option as well? I don't want to have to bring it up on a per shape basis.
Bfulop Dec 27 In short: With the latest version it's stable enough to replace Illustrator for me. In fact if I look around, most logos, vector illustrations that I see everyday, could have easily been created by Sketch.
A couple of things I like that's not in Illustrator : - You can indestructibly round any vector point. With Versions, saving means saving a point, where you can go back later if you want, the rest is handled by autosave.
Drag a slider, change a value and everything changes immediately. It really seems like a lightweight app, that uses just a fraction of my mac's resources. There are a lot of other features, like the decorate tool, etc. I think the developer has created a nice platform and seems to me he has a lot of fun adding regularly new features.
I think he has a clear vision to make a fast, minimalist drawing app and I really like to "be in this app" when I'm working. Even if minimalism means just not having a toolbar, but putting all the tools as teardown like in the iWork apps.
I still appreciate that it's not just a simplified Illustrator clone, but it's a new concept. I guess I've always been attracted to novelty I've been putting a lot of hope into this app about one year ago. Then I gave up because it was just too buggy and I really lost too much time because of the crashes and undo not working. Right now, at least on my machine the app seems stable enough. There are still some small bugs around related to dynamic shapes for example though. It's really a small team just one person according to their blog working on the software and I have the impression that they don't have the means to test on a wide variety of machines.
I have a macbook pro and with the version 1. Tip about the undo problem: I only lose the undo, when using dynamic shapes. As soon as you create one the undo is gone, even if you delete it.
What gave me confidence to use Sketch more often is that I can export to eps and import from svg. If any time I decide to go back to Illustrator my work is not locked into one app. So here it is. I got Sketch, Pixelmator and maybe I'll get Mapdiva Artboard too one day, for the stackable layer styles. All that for a price of an Illustrator plugin! Sketch is an application with a great feature set and superb workflow and user interface. PhilippBerndt Apr 4 If you develop websites and build web graphics like me, get sketch and drawit, illustrator, fireworks and photoshop are just bloated.
For those of us that cannot afford Illustrator this is worth trying. Symbol Scaling Symbol instances can now be scaled using the Scale command, independently from the Symbol master. New in Sketch 47 Introducing Libraries Libraries allows you to share Symbols between documents, and other designers. Text Alignment Text layers can now be aligned vertically within their adjustable bounding box. Searchable Help Topics Relevant articles from our online support documentation are now shown in Help menu search results.
Presentation Mode Presentation mode has been redesigned to simply hide the UI and not go full screen it also now works with tabbed windows. Plugins Plugins now update automatically within Sketch. UI Improvements The color popover is now scrollable, plus the color picker can now be collapsed, allowing more room for presets.
Bug Fixes Fixes a variety of small issues. Artboards Redesigned Artboard picker, improved selection, plus a new option in the Inspector to tell an Artboard to adjust the size of its contents when resized.
Vector Editing Rounded corners on vector paths have been improved tremendously, giving accurate radiuses on sharp angles. Replace Missing Fonts You can now replace missing fonts in a document using the new option in the File menu. Bug Fixes Fixes a rare issue when opening documents, Artboard exporting and Mirror connectivity.
Vector Editing While editing or creating shapes, additional handles related to the current selection are shown, offering more convenient editing. Bug Fixes Over 40 changes, improvements and bug fixes. Export Presets You can now define Export presets, containing multiple scales and filetypes to be applied to slices and exportable layers with a single click. Bug Fix Fixes a bug when copying and pasting Symbols with nested overrides.
Bug Fixes Fixes a couple of rare crashes. Nested Overrides Symbol instances can now override their nested Symbols to any other Symbol with the same size. Private Sharing You can now password-protect files shared via Sketch Cloud for extra privacy. Performance Updates Improves performance in documents which include Symbols with non-normal blend modes. Bug Fixes Fixes a few crashes and fixes some bugs in vector editing. Vector Editing Improvements have been made to the vector editor to edit multiple shapes at the same time.
Text Transform Non-destructive text transform allows you to easily convert text uppercase, or lowercase. Performance Updates Significant performance improvements selecting layers in complex documents, and applying large blurs.
Bug Fixes A range of fixes have been applied to bugs discovered throughout the app. Bug Fixes Fixes bugs when working at high zoom levels, minor symbol improvements and text rendering fixes. Symbol Resizing Symbols and Groups can now be configured to resize in a smarter way. Sketch Cloud Share your documents with the world with ease. Performance Updates Updates in the Canvas are much smoother and general performance has been improved as well.
Bug Fixes Fixes a crasher with complex Symbols, a security vulnerability in Mirror Web, and a bug where reordering pages could detach Symbols. Bug Fixes Performance and fixes bugs relating to background blur, layer selection, layout grids, and fixes for two crashers. Bug Fix Fixes a bug where shadows would not clip under transparent fills. Better Undo Undo has been rewritten from the ground up to be faster and more reliable.
Performance Updates Improved performance for things like background blur, scrolling, and caching. Bug Fixes Improved performance for things like background blur, scrolling, and caching. Bug Fixes A fix for bug when printing Artboards, and a bug fix relating to detaching Symbol instances.
Faster Exporting Greatly increases the speed of exporting images out of complex documents. Bug Fixes Various bug fixes for Symbol migration, and fixes for two crashers. New Symbols Redesigned and more powerful than before. You can now nest symbols and set image and text overrides. Manual Style Sync Shared Styles now no longer sync automatically, to help ensure there is less accidental edits. Performance Updates Improved performance on complex documents with many gradients, shadows, and blend modes.
Preservation of Missing Fonts Missing fonts will be preserved if a Sketch file containing them is opened on another machine. Text Improvements A number of improvements that fixes baseline and line height issues with text layers.
Performance Enhancements More power! Sketch is better at handling large, and complex documents. Improved Rendering Bug fixes and updates that helps redrawing and refreshing. Bug Fix Fixes a vulnerability in the updater by now delivering all updates over https. Speed Improvements Greatly speeds up working with large documents and performing complex operations. Performance Updates Better caching for multiple blends, complex bezier paths, and for documents with large images. Bug Fixes and Speed Fixes a bug where symbols could get unlinked and old documents could take too long to open.
SketchTool and Deployment Improves compatibility with certain corporate installers. Also improves SketchTool exporting. Bug Fixes Fixes a bug in scripting and in editing some images. Bug Fixes Improves performance and fixes bugs related to rendering, images, pdf export and more.
Bug Fixes Fixes various crashes and bugs related to rendering, plug-ins, zooming and more. Share Documents Locally You can now share Sketch documents on a local network. Improved Copy and Paste Copy and Pasting elements will now always be in view, and at less-random locations. Improved Boolean Operations Major improvements and fixes when combining multiple shapes.
Improved Panning and Zooming Navigating documents is now a much smoother experience. Bug Fixes Fixes issues relating to slow zooming, beach-balling, and validating licenses.
Bug Fixes Fixes various bugs relating to rendering. General Improvements A whole range of small usability tweaks across the app. Bug Fixes Fixes issues relating to missing images and presets. Document Presets Files now hold both global, and document-based color and gradient presets.
Bug Fix Reduces memory usage when working with complex documents. Speed Improvements Especially when working with complex documents. Bug Fixes Important improvements to stability and reliability. New File Format Single files making it easier for you to share. Improved Masks The button in the toolbar is more versatile. Smarter Snapping More intelligent, with better text snapping. Pages Panel Redesigned for speed and convenience.
Bug Fixes Fixes a bug where items were pasted in the wrong position. Updated CocoaScript Now using the latest version, for all you plugin developers.
Bug Fixes A whole host of bug fixes for many common issues. Redesigned Scripting Window With output logging for easier debugging. Performance Updates Various updates to make Sketch faster.
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