Sketch

Judgement

What it is

Complete system

What it does

A native macOS vector design tool for interfaces, with symbols, prototyping and a web app for sharing and handoff.

Adopt it when

Your designers all use Macs and prefer a fast native app with local files.

Watch out

Mac only, and most of the industry has moved to Figma, which affects hiring and plugin support.

Ready for

Production-ready

Runs as

Desktop app and cloud service

What the license allows

Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the maker's description and Wikipedia. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

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Under it

Every program, Sketch included, runs on a microchip.

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape