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I published my first @sketch plugin in 2014. Since then I’ve made (or contributed to) over 15 more plugins, of which many have ended up as native features we love and use today.
Which of these have you used over the years?
#10YearsofSketch
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Which of these have you used over the years?
#10YearsofSketch
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Sketch Squares (Dec 2014) let you load photos from Instagram directly to your @sketch canvas. Unfortunately IG changed their policy and disallowed loading photos this way 
Now you can use the Sketch Data feature instead to load images from Unsplash! https://vimeo.com/115152380?ref=tw-share
Now you can use the Sketch Data feature instead to load images from Unsplash! https://vimeo.com/115152380?ref=tw-share
UserFlows (Apr 2015) helps you create links between @sketch artboards and export them as flow diagrams to share or discuss with your team.
UserFlows is still used and loved by folks everywhere
http://abynim.github.io/UserFlows/ https://vimeo.com/191424163
UserFlows is still used and loved by folks everywhere
http://abynim.github.io/UserFlows/ https://vimeo.com/191424163
Sketchy Pies (June 2015) is a simple plugin to help create pie charts from minimal data and colors.
https://github.com/abynim/sketchy-pies
There are much better plugins available now that do even more, specially the Chart plugin by @pavelkuligin93. Use that instead!
https://github.com/abynim/sketchy-pies
There are much better plugins available now that do even more, specially the Chart plugin by @pavelkuligin93. Use that instead!
Xport (July 2015) was a plugin for designers who code using Xcode. It provided a one-click solution to export assets directly from @sketch to Xcode’s Asset Catalog. https://github.com/abynim/Xport
BaseAlign (Aug 2015) added the ability to align text layers by their baseline rather than their bounding box. This feature is now natively available in @sketch as you drag text layers around 
https://github.com/abynim/BaseAlign
https://github.com/abynim/BaseAlign
Sketch Headers (Oct 2015) is not a plugin, but a repository of Obj-C headers exported from @sketch. It is referenced by plugin developers to build and update their plugins.
Best part: the process of exporting headers is automated using Github Actions! https://github.com/abynim/Sketch-Headers
Best part: the process of exporting headers is automated using Github Actions! https://github.com/abynim/Sketch-Headers
SilverFlows (Nov 2015) was my idea of how prototyping should work within a design tool. It later became Craft Prototype after being acquired by InVision.
It remains my most ambitious personal project yet!
Details: https://medium.com/swlh/introducing-silver-lightweight-mobile-prototyping-in-sketch-3-cee46d267f1f
cc @turbobabr https://vimeo.com/146209558
It remains my most ambitious personal project yet!
Details: https://medium.com/swlh/introducing-silver-lightweight-mobile-prototyping-in-sketch-3-cee46d267f1f
cc @turbobabr https://vimeo.com/146209558
Sketch Runner (Apr 2016) was born at a hackathon to run commands from the keyboard, and is now a bundle of features to help designers work ultra fast.
Many of those features are now native to @sketch, making Runner my most "sherlocked" plugin.
cc @RvRoo https://sketchrunner.com
Many of those features are now native to @sketch, making Runner my most "sherlocked" plugin.
cc @RvRoo https://sketchrunner.com
Exportable (Sept 2016) added the ability to create and save Export Presets, which could then be applied to layers and artboards with a single click.
You can now do this in @sketch itself via the Presets tab in Sketch > Preferences.
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-exportable
You can now do this in @sketch itself via the Presets tab in Sketch > Preferences.
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-exportable
Midnight (Jan 2018) brought a dark theme option to @sketch long before it was natively supported.
My contributions were the additional features — indent guides, layer tags, and the infamous Collapse All Groups button in the sidebar
https://midnightsketch.com
My contributions were the additional features — indent guides, layer tags, and the infamous Collapse All Groups button in the sidebar
https://midnightsketch.com
Export TIFF (Apr 2018) is a utility plugin that helps you export @sketch layers with multiple resolutions combined into single TIFF image files. I use this mostly when creating image assets for Mac and iOS apps.
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-export-tiff
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-export-tiff
Lippy (Jul 2019) is an interactive lorem-ipsum generator for @sketch. I absolutely loved working on the experimental interactions in Lippy, making it one of my personal favorite plugins.
https://github.com/abynim/lippy
https://github.com/abynim/lippy
Toolbar Item (Jul 2019) is also not a plugin, but a package for other plugin developers. It is used to add plugin actions to the @sketch toolbar.
If your favorite plugin has this feature, it's probably using this package.
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-toolbar-item
If your favorite plugin has this feature, it's probably using this package.
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-toolbar-item
Artboard Notes (Sep 2019) lets you add notes to Artboards and Symbols directly within the @sketch UI.
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-artboard-notes
It was born out of a short interaction on Twitter with @jordanborth
https://twitter.com/jordanborth/status/1176945467579498497
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-artboard-notes
It was born out of a short interaction on Twitter with @jordanborth
https://twitter.com/jordanborth/status/1176945467579498497
Notarizing Assistant (Oct 2019) is another utility @sketch plugin to help plugin developers notarize their own plugins.
It’s always fun, and a mater of pride, to build your own tools which then help you build your actual products. https://github.com/abynim/sketch-notarizing-assistant
It’s always fun, and a mater of pride, to build your own tools which then help you build your actual products. https://github.com/abynim/sketch-notarizing-assistant
Minimap (Nov 2019) makes it easy to navigate large @sketch pages with many artboards. This is the same feature as the Navigator in Illustrator and Photoshop.
Making Minimap was an interesting challenge and was great fun collaborating with @kevgski.
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-minimap
Making Minimap was an interesting challenge and was great fun collaborating with @kevgski.
https://github.com/abynim/sketch-minimap
Selective Upload (Feb 2020) lets you exclude artboards or entire pages when uploading your document to @sketch Cloud.
Useful for sending your clients a cloud link with just the artboards you want them to see. https://github.com/abynim/sketch-selective-upload
Useful for sending your clients a cloud link with just the artboards you want them to see. https://github.com/abynim/sketch-selective-upload
Spacer (Aug 2020) lets you set a baseline for your document, then automates adding/adjusting spacing between @sketch layers in multiples of the baseline value.
Collaboration with @RussellBishop and @wearelighthouse.
My contributions: initial coding. https://gumroad.com/l/spacer
Collaboration with @RussellBishop and @wearelighthouse.
My contributions: initial coding. https://gumroad.com/l/spacer
Contributing to this community has been an amazing and fulfilling experience.
Many thanks to everyone @sketch, specially @bomberstudios for helping me get started in 2014!
Thanks to everyone who used these plugins, for giving me a reason to keep making them!
#10YearsofSketch
Many thanks to everyone @sketch, specially @bomberstudios for helping me get started in 2014!
Thanks to everyone who used these plugins, for giving me a reason to keep making them!
#10YearsofSketch
