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    3.2.1

    Bug Fix

    Fixes a bug where Sketch wouldn’t save files properly.

    PDF Improvements

    Fixes a bug where PDF export would include too much clipped content.

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    Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer

    • Mac app

    3.2

    Speed Improvements

    Especially when working with complex documents.

    Bug Fixes

    Important improvements to stability and reliability.

    Updated for Yosemite

    New assets in the app’s resources making things look flatter and more refined.

    @3x Support for Mirror

    Your designs now look good on the new iPhone 6 Plus.

    Features (8)

    • New Google Material Design template and artboard sizes.
    • Adds support for Sketch-Mirror and @3x scaling.
    • Align and Distribute tools now work for Vector points too.
    • You can now measure the distance from a shape to a grid or guide line using the Alt key as well.
    • Alt + click on the Inspector’s align buttons to align the entire selection with their parent artboard.
    • Added a new preference to choose the resolution to which bitmaps are flattened when doing Layer > Flatten Selection to Bitmap.
    • When rotating objects, the pivot point can now be moved.
    • Shift+Return now inserts a line break instead of a paragraph break in text editing mode.

    Enhancements (14)

    • Significant speed improvements, especially when working with complex documents, Make Grid for large grids and undo & redo actions.
    • Improves PDF importing.
    • When changing text line height, the first line no longer clips off the top.
    • Renamed the Paste option in contextual menus to “Paste Here”, to make the functionality clearer.
    • Improved compatibility with Yosemite.
    • Multiple corner radii for rectangles can now be provided from the inspector field using top/left/bottom/right syntax.
    • When duplicating layers or groups with slices in them, Sketch will now make sure their names are uniqued.
    • You can now perform math operations in the color (RGB/HSB) text fields.
    • Improves ‘Copy CSS Attributes’ for cleaner and more modernised output.
    • Inserting slices now always places them directly in the correct group, and they take the name of their parent group automatically.
    • Pixel grid can now also be shown and hidden in vector preview.
    • When vector points are hidden, the currently selected point handles are still being shown.
    • Smart guides in vector tool now also work as expected when the vector points are hidden.
    • When changing a subrange of a text with a shared style, the entire string now changes to reflect it.

    Improvements (7)

    • Double-click on the zoom icon in the toolbar now zooms back to 100%.
    • Alt-clicking on the Move Forward/Backward toolbar buttons moves to front or back instead, and now also updates their labels to indicate this.
    • Auto-expanding of groups in the layer list is now optional. Also, Sketch now persists the expanded/collapsed states of groups in the layer list between restarts.
    • Artboard preset group now remember their collapsed state.
    • Scale fields now disable properly when exporting in vector formats.
    • The Release Notes can now be shown from the Help menu as requested.
    • You can now hide all Grids and Layouts in one click from the View menu.

    Fixes (38)

    • Fixes a layer renaming bug in the layer list with multiple selections.
    • Fixes a bug where ‘Make Grid’ could make objects jump.
    • Fixes a number of refresh issues in vector editing mode.
    • Fixes a bug where changing blurred objects radius could seem to make it jump around weirdly.
    • Fixes a rare bug where documents with embedded pdf images could crash.
    • Fixes a bug where the Insert-Artboard inspector wouldn’t work as expected when a layer was already selected.
    • Fixes a bug where one couldn’t grab the handles of rotated shapes in groups.
    • Fixes a bug where background blur on rotated objects would misbehave.
    • Fixes a bug where deleting large numbers of layers would become really slow.
    • Fixes a bug where editing points in zoom-blurred layer wouldn’t refresh the canvas properly.
    • Fixes a crasher that could occur when closing complex documents.
    • Fixes a bug where a text layer with a stroke and shadow might not display the right fill color.
    • Fixes a bug where font ascenders could get cropped under a text layer.
    • Fixes a bug where big shadows on text layer could get clipped.
    • Fixes a bug where nudging a shape inside a smaller artboard would move it out.
    • Fixes a bug where pasting text wouldn’t strip the text style properly.
    • Fixes a bug where the system sharing sheet wouldn’t export SVG files.
    • Fixes a bug where text layers wouldn’t scale down properly.
    • Fixes an undo bug when pasting and reordering layers.
    • Fixes a bug where you could select layers inside locked groups.
    • Fixes a bug where the toolbar zoom icons wouldn’t respond correctly.
    • Fixes an issue in using the screen color picker on multi-screen setups.
    • Fixes a refresh issue in using subpaths with thick strokes.
    • Fixes a refresh issue when moving artboards around with guides.
    • Fixes a Magic Wand bug on Retina screen.
    • Fixes a bug where slice names wouldn’t get de-duplicated after copying.
    • Fixes a bug where pasted text background might stay around during edit and couldn’t be removed.
    • Fixes a bug where layers dragged to new pages wouldn’t get selected.
    • Fixes a bug where axis-constraining using shift when dragging layers wouldn’t work.
    • Fixes a bug where selecting layers in the list could make the list jump around unexpectedly.
    • Fixes a bug where the color inspector would highlight the wrong color as being the current fill/border.
    • Fixes a bug where the Export button in the toolbar would add an incorrect slice to the document.
    • Fixes a bug where hiding a naming during renaming it would make its name invisible.
    • Fixes a bug where shadows wouldn’t display correctly when being inside rotated or flipped groups.
    • Fixes a bug where text could unexpectedly be set to fixed width.
    • Fixes a bug where rotated shapes in groups would scale incorrectly.
    • Fixes a bug where measurement numbers for flipped layers would be flipped too.
    • Fixes a bug where text excluded from Symbol sync could act in an unpredictable way.
    Download Sketch 3.2

    Requires Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer

    • Mac app

    3.1.1

    Critical Bug Fix

    Fixes a rare bug where Sketch wouldn’t save documents properly.

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    Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer

    • Mac app

    3.1

    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.

    Improvements (62)

    • Sketch’s file format has changed; documents are now truly single files and can be safely emailed or shared via Dropbox and other services without having to zip them up first
    • Creating Masks has been made easier; the Mask-with-Shape button now accepts any combination of layers
    • Boolean op’ed shapes’ bounds now only include the visible area only, not the total bounds of all subpaths
    • Layer snapping has been made smarter, including better text snapping
    • You can now add ruler guides with a single-click on the rulers
    • Significant speed increases and file size reduction when using pattern fills
    • Hover the Rulers for a quick preview of your next guide. Ideal also for quickly checking if layers align etc
    • Fixes a bug where Opacity wouldn’t be rendered consistently between shapes and bitmaps
    • Rendering speed improvements
    • Fixes a bug where text editing could jump slightly when zoomed in some cases
    • Pages Panel has been redesigned and now fits as a permanent sidebar in the UI
    • You can drag/drop layers to the pages panel to quickly move objects between pages
    • Fixes a bug where Sketch could crash when a symbol name started with @
    • Fixes all known bugs in Framer - Sketch integration
    • Improves integration with the system color picker for gradients
    • Cmd+Return can now be used to exit text editing mode
    • You can now reset the rulers by double-clicking the ruler intersection area
    • Improves the zoom tool on dark backgrounds
    • Significant speed improvements when the rulers are visible
    • Improves undo for renaming layers
    • Fixes a bug where renaming Symbols could cause a crash
    • Fixes a bug where dragging out an SVG slice could crash Sketch
    • The Scissors Tool now scales properly with zoom value
    • Fixes a bug where patterns wouldn’t be drawn in the shared styles preview
    • Fixes a bug where Angular gradients could be rendered at low resolution
    • Fixes a bug where adding a guide could place it on subpixels
    • Fixes a bug where slices created for rotated objects could be one pixel off
    • Fixes a bug where point coordinates outside an artboard could be wrong
    • Due to popular request (no it wasn’t a bug), we’re making move Forward/Backward dumb again
    • You can now replace the contents of an image layer with a new image by going to Layer > Image > Replace
    • Restore an image to its original size by going to Layer > Image > Original Size
    • Fixes a bug where some documents could consume extraordinary amounts of CPU
    • Color and Gradient presets now display a checkered background when they’re transparent
    • Fixes a bug where creating a slice for a transparent layer could make the slice too big
    • Large patterns are now properly scaled to fit the small preset previews
    • Fixes a bug where deleting an artboard could leave its outline on the canvas in some cases
    • Fixes an issue where Gradient editing was confusing when started on a subpath
    • Fixes a bug where ‘Bring to Front’ on multiple layers could get their order mixed up
    • Fixes a bug where extra spaces wouldn’t get trimmed around slice names
    • Fixes a bug where moving layers off an artboard with the arrow keys would never actually remove them from the artboard
    • Fixes a bug where inserting an artboard while you were in a rotated group could look funky
    • Fixes a bug where pasted text could be invisible at first
    • While inserting a layer you can now drag outside the canvas to make the view scroll
    • When changing guides in the preferences, the canvas now updates live to reflect the change
    • Moves Grid color settings to the grid settings sheet to make it more discoverable
    • Inserting points in vector mode on an existing line now also honours rounding preference
    • Fixes a bug in bitmap cropping
    • The templates folder can now be an alias or symlink
    • Fixes a bug where layer naming would go wrong
    • Vector point coordinates in the inspector now round to two decimals
    • When you resize an artboard from the top or the left, the content stays anchored in the canvas now instead of shifting left or up
    • Symbols and Text Styles menu can now be arbitrarily deeply nested by using / in their names
    • Fixes a bug where text layers wouldn’t render multiple fills
    • Shift-clicking on a vector point now deselects it if it was already selected
    • View > Collapse Groups has been renamed to include Artboards too
    • Fixes a bug where Magic Wand would miss the top 1 pixel
    • Flattening layers into a bitmap now inserts the bitmap at the location of the old layers instead of on top
    • Fixes Shared Styles break when copying and pasting style
    • Fixes a refresh issue when changing text layers from fixed to flexible width
    • Fixes a bug where Pencil vectors would not end up in the correct artboards
    • Ignore character spacing for the last character to not miss with centred text
    • Fixes a bug where making a grid of objects could rename the source object as well
    Download Sketch 3.1

    Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer

    • Mac app

    3.0.4

    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.

    Improvements (36)

    • Fixes a bug where items were pasted in the wrong position
    • Updated to latest CocoaScript
    • Adds experimental support for the shouldKeepAround property in plugins
    • Fixes a bug where changing the font might not update the font weight popup.
    • Fixes a bug where the Vector tool could draw on the wrong artboard
    • Fixes a bug where Layout Grids are reset to defaults on opening
    • Fixes a bug where editing a text layer could make its position jump
    • Fixes a bug where text could disappear when editing
    • Fixes a bug where zooming and panning could unexpectedly zoom you out to 1%
    • Fixes a bug where exportable Layers might export with incorrect width
    • Centring a Layout Grid inside an Artboard improved
    • Minor performance improvements when dragging objects in large documents
    • Performance improvements when duplicating multiple objects
    • Fixes a bug where the tooltip for opacity would cover RGBA numbers
    • Fixes a bug where adding and dragging a guide would add too many undo steps
    • Fixes a bug where resizing artboards would not update Width / Height fields in Inspector
    • Improves the scripting support by fixing some cases where scripts could crash unexpectedly
    • Fixes a crasher when adding new text layers
    • Fixes a bug where an empty style name could make the inspector’s section disappear
    • The X and Y fields in the shape inspector now display their coordinates based on the parent artboard instead of the page
    • Tabbing in shape handler now does updates the inspector’s point coordinates
    • Images can be perspective-transformed again
    • Fixes a bug where a hidden layer list would show a blank area on a new document
    • Fixes an undo bug when enabling grids
    • Renaming exportable layers now properly updates the inspector
    • Trackpad pinch-to-zoom once again zooms into the mouse location
    • Fixes a bug where you wouldn’t be able to drag out fills or shadows to remove them
    • Fixes a bug where rotated subpaths dragged out of groups could be scaled up and leave artefacts on the screen
    • Fixes a bug where Sketch could crash when layers got down to a certain size
    • Standard OS color picker can once again be used to pick colors
    • Arrange > Lock is now properly disable for artboards
    • Fixes a bug where ‘Paste In Place’ with no selection would paste in the wrong position
    • Screen color picker now looks better against dark backgrounds
    • You can now also press Alt only halfway the drag to initiate a duplicate
    • You can now temporarily hide the vector points in edit mode by holding the Option key
    • Fixes a bug where text layers could get infinitely wide when resizing them together with other layers
    Download Sketch 3.0.4

    Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer

    • Mac app

    3.0.3

    Bug fixes

    A whole host of bug fixes for many common issues.

    Redesigned Scripting Window

    With output logging for easier debugging.

    Improvements (19)

    • Fixes a bug where text could disappear or appear cut off during editing
    • Fixes a possible crash during exporting
    • Fixes a bug where the Inspector could shrink after opening color popover
    • Fixes a bug where pasting an image from another document could have it end up in the wrong artboard
    • Fixes a bug where Wacom tablets could cause problems with Text Editing
    • Fixes a bug where copying image files from the finder could pick their icon, instead of the contents of the file itself
    • Layout an Square Grid are now two separate overlays which can be enabled at the same time and can be on or off per artboard
    • Fixes a bug where pasted text could appear at semi-random locations on the canvas
    • Fixes a bug where snapping with the vector tool in an artboard would be inaccurate
    • Fixes a bug where editing shapes would not work when the grid was visible
    • Fixes the inaccurate description tag in SVG export
    • Fixes a bug where slices dragged from the export preview would be in the wrong format
    • When opening an existing document any existing empty documents will be closed in the process
    • Uppercase and Lowercase commands work on subranges of text now as well
    • Fixes a bug in The View > Show Slices and View > Show Layers menu item
    • Fixes a bug where text attribute might not sync to other text layers during text editing
    • Fixes a bug in crash reporting
    • Scripting: Redesigned scripting window with output logging for easier debugging
    • Scripting: Adds a command to run the last script again
    Download Sketch 3.0.3

    Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer

    • Mac app

    3.0.2

    Performance updates

    Various updates to make Sketch faster.

    Fixes (1)

    • Fixes some common and rare bugs that would appear.

    Improvements (24)

    • Various performance improvements
    • Fixes crashes related to undo
    • Fixes crashes and redrawing issues related to text editing
    • Fixes a bug where duplicated artboards would have the wrong size
    • Updates Web Design template
    • Fixes a bug where selecting another layer in edit mode would select too many layers
    • Fixes a bug where right-click would no longer directly select a layer
    • Fixes a bug in exporting where using slashes could cause the exported file to not have an extension
    • Fixes a bug where multiple gradient fills would influence each other’s opacity
    • Fixes a bug where editing text in the Star’s radius field would not work
    • Fixes a bug where the scroll track would appears over colour presets
    • Fixes Image pasting into wrong artboard
    • Fixes a bug where the Missing Fonts dialog failed to show for new documents
    • Hidden layer/slice states are no longer remembered between documents
    • Fixes a bug where objects would snap to the grid but be 1px off still
    • Increases the ‘strength’ of Grid and Alignment guides snapping
    • Changes the scripting backend from JSTalk to CocoaScript
    • Locked layers now stay in place when aligning them
    • Dragging the slice preview out to the desktop now exports it in the proper format
    • Setting value of a text field within a symbol to none (even though its value is “excluded”) will no longer remove the text layer
    • Fixes a rare bug where typing could be incredibly slow for some people
    • Resizing shapes no longer fits their subpaths to pixel edges to prevent a common problem when resizing at really small sizes
    • Fixes a bug where flattening a group to Bitmap removes it from parent group
    • Objects now always snap to the grid when the grid is visible, instead of listening to the general ‘smart guides’ preference
    Download Sketch 3.0.2

    Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer

    • Mac app

    3.0.1

    Artboard Presets

    Fix to ensure they appear.

    Quicklook Previews

    Fixes a bug where they would be missing.

    Fixes (5)

    • Fixes missing Artboard presets
    • Fixes missing Quicklook previews
    • Fixes a bug where inserting shapes at high zoom levels displays the width wrongly
    • Fixes a bug where the canvas would be blank after dragging the window between retina and non-retina screens
    • Fixes a typo in the preferences
    Download Sketch 3.0.1

    Requires Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) or newer