Sketch introduces Sketch Assist with context-aware suggestions and shared style enforcement

Design · 4 min read

Sketch Assist runs inside the desktop app and offers real-time suggestions like spacing harmonization, accessible color swaps, and consistent typography scaling based on the document's dominant system. When it suggests a change, a lightweight rationale panel explains the reasoning, aiming to keep decisions transparent and reversible.

A major addition is shared-style enforcement: admins can set policies that flag or block deviations from approved tokens, with gentle prompts for designers to request exceptions. The goal is to let design teams move fast without accumulating fragmentation that complicates developer handoff.

Plugin capability has been expanded to allow third-party tokens and linters to surface issues directly in the Assist panel. Sketch argues this makes it easier for organizations to bake accessibility and performance checks into day-to-day design work.