# Prototyping

> Learn how to create prototypes in Sketch with the help of our step-by-step guides and video tutorials.

**URL:** https://www.sketch.com/docs/prototyping/ | **Last updated:** 2026-01-23

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With Sketch’s prototyping tools, you can bring your designs to life using a range of simple to advanced interactions. With features like Overlays, hover, press and toggle triggers, and scrolling areas, you can accurately show how your designs would work in the real world — and on any device.

## An overview of prototyping tools

With prototyping in Sketch you can:

* Create **[links](/docs/prototyping/adding-links/)** or **[hotspots](/docs/prototyping/adding-hotspots/)** to navigate between different **frames** or trigger Overlays.
* Show **[overlays](/docs/prototyping/overlays/)** (e.g. menus, dropdowns or dialogs) that appear when you click, press or hover over another layer.
* Create **[scroll areas](/docs/prototyping/creating-scrolling-effects/)** inside frames to scroll through content vertically, horziontally or in multiple directions.
* Set **[custom layer visibility](/docs/prototyping/customizing-layer-visibility/)** options that change how and when layers appear in a prototype.
* Pin **[fixed elements](/docs/prototyping/creating-fixed-elements/)** to a scrolling prototype (e.g. menu bars, toolbars, or footers).
* Use frame templates to create **[Scrolling Frames](/docs/prototyping/creating-scrolling-effects/#creating-scrollable-frames)** and [maintain scroll position](/docs/prototyping/) between frames, too.
* Set multiple **[Start Points](/docs/prototyping/using-starting-points/)** to choose where a prototype will start playing from.
* **[Preview](/docs/prototyping/previewing-prototypes/)** prototypes in the Mac app, via the web app, or using our [iOS app](/docs/getting-started/sketch-for-ios/).