Sketch 2026 adds collaborative version history and embeddings search

Design · 4 min read

The collaborative history records not just snapshots but the intent behind changes—designers can add short commit-style messages, tag stakeholders, and link to tickets. Coupled with an embeddings-powered search, teams can query things like 'previous login screen with password visibility toggle' and retrieve the most relevant versions across projects.

Sketch built the feature to be privacy-conscious: project owners control indexing, and sensitive workspaces can opt out of embedding-based search. The search also surfaces matching components and token changes, helping design ops track evolution and reduce duplication.

For agencies balancing multiple clients and many iterations, the tooling promises to reduce time spent hunting for past work. Some teams will need to adapt workflows to capture better intent metadata to maximize the value of the new history and search features.