Sketch
Sketch puts the focus back on you and your work. Made by designers, for designers.·sketch.com
$12–$44/mo · No free plan (30-day trial) · Self-hostable See pricing ↓
Sketch is a design toolkit for creating, prototyping, and handing off digital product designs. It combines a native macOS design editor with a web app for collaboration, commenting, and developer handoff, plus an iPhone/iPad app for viewing and mirroring designs. It supports real-time collaboration, component libraries, prototyping, and AI-assisted design-to-code workflows via MCP-compatible clients.
What it's for
Features 20
- Background removal for images
- Boolean shape operations
- Color Variables and Text Styles
- Component variants and sections
- Design tokens export for Color Variables, Layer Styles and Text Styles
- Developer handoff tools (inspect, export assets, copy CSS/tokens) free for invited developers
- Document version history
- iPhone & iPad app for viewing documents and mirroring designs
- MCP Server for connecting AI clients (e.g. Claude, Cursor) to build code from designs
- Native macOS vector design editor
- Offline design work in the native Mac app
- Overlays for modals, alerts, panels and menus
- Permissions groups and Permissions Directory
- Project archiving
- Prototyping with Smart Animate
- Real-time collaboration
- Single Sign-On (SSO) and SCIM provisioning
- Stacks for flexible, content-aware layouts
- Symbols and shared component Libraries
- Web app for viewing, commenting, and handoff in any browser
At a glance
Integrations
Complianceself-reported
Pricing
Prices are shown per Editor seat, billed yearly; a Yearly/Monthly toggle exists on the pricing page but no separate monthly rate is disclosed. Private Cloud and Enterprise require contacting sales. As of 15 July 2026, direct purchases from customers in India are no longer supported and must go through a partner.
Billed yearly, price shown per Editor; a monthly billing toggle exists but no separate monthly rate is shown.
1 Workspace, 50GB storage per Editor
Billed yearly, price shown per Editor.
1 Workspace, 50GB storage per Editor
Billed yearly; custom terms available on request.
1 Workspace, 50GB storage per Editor
Quote-based; a one-time setup fee applies.
Unlimited Workspaces and storage
One-time purchase; includes one year of updates. Free trial available.
Does not include collaborative features, sharing documents online, or previewing on an iOS device
50% discount on either a yearly Standard subscription or a Mac-only license purchase for qualifying non-profit organizations.
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