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Figma’s really gunning at a Slack with this move, as Sketch’s plugin ecosystem is a huge reason as to why it’s successful. (Edit: this doesn’t bring extension s

by jdhn 9y ago

Figma’s really gunning at a Slack with this move, as Sketch’s plugin ecosystem is a huge reason as to why it’s successful. (Edit: this doesn’t bring extension support, but is definitely a step towards that goal) For any other designers on HN, have you switched to Figma to Sketch, and if so, why?

scrollaway 9y ago
Not a designer myself, but at our company Sketch is not an option because (afaik) Sketch files are not editable on anything else than macOS. So Figma it is.
- jdhn 9y ago
  Interesting, we have a Sketch to Invision workflow that works pretty well for devs who aren’t on Macs. The biggest turnoff for me regarding Figma is the fact that you need to have access to the web in order to use it. With Sketch, I can use it as long as my laptop has power. This is great if you have to do work in planes or hotels that have sketchy WiFi.
  - izuchukwu 9y ago
    While not the full experience, Figma does work offline for already-imported files if you use their desktop client. https://help.figma.com/faqs/offline-mode https://help.figma.com/faqs/offline-mode
- cryodesign 9y ago
  You can edit Sketch files on Windows, using the Lunacy app[0]. It's not full featured yet. https://icons8.com/lunacy https://icons8.com/lunacy
- zawerf 9y ago
  I was really impressed (but initially skeptical) when I saw that their webapp is built with C++ and compiled for the web. Pretty cool to see their crossplatform efforts paid off: https://blog.figma.com/building-a-professional-design-tool-on-the-web-6332ed4f1fcc https://blog.figma.com/building-a-professional-design-tool-o...
  - scrollaway 9y ago
    Woah, emscripten in production. Yeah, color me impressed as well.
xab9 9y ago
Figma route. Sketch is not exactly crossplatform and they seem to be proud about it - or at least a bit nonchalant. We voted with our wallet here. Was not my decision at all, but so far I like figma.

by jdhn 9y ago

scrollaway 9y ago

Not a designer myself, but at our company Sketch is not an option because (afaik) Sketch files are not editable on anything else than macOS. So Figma it is.

jdhn 9y ago
Interesting, we have a Sketch to Invision workflow that works pretty well for devs who aren’t on Macs. The biggest turnoff for me regarding Figma is the fact that you need to have access to the web in order to use it. With Sketch, I can use it as long as my laptop has power. This is great if you have to do work in planes or hotels that have sketchy WiFi.
- izuchukwu 9y ago
  While not the full experience, Figma does work offline for already-imported files if you use their desktop client. https://help.figma.com/faqs/offline-mode https://help.figma.com/faqs/offline-mode
cryodesign 9y ago
You can edit Sketch files on Windows, using the Lunacy app[0]. It's not full featured yet. https://icons8.com/lunacy https://icons8.com/lunacy
zawerf 9y ago
I was really impressed (but initially skeptical) when I saw that their webapp is built with C++ and compiled for the web. Pretty cool to see their crossplatform efforts paid off: https://blog.figma.com/building-a-professional-design-tool-on-the-web-6332ed4f1fcc https://blog.figma.com/building-a-professional-design-tool-o...
- scrollaway 9y ago
  Woah, emscripten in production. Yeah, color me impressed as well.

xab9 9y ago

Figma route. Sketch is not exactly crossplatform and they seem to be proud about it - or at least a bit nonchalant. We voted with our wallet here. Was not my decision at all, but so far I like figma.