Sketch Constraints Plugin

Sketch Constraints is a plugin that integrates constraints in Sketch to lay out layers. These constraints are relative to the parent, either a group or an artboard.

Constraints are now available natively in Sketch. 🎉

Usage

Edit Constraints ⌘ + E

Update Layout ⌘ + L

Example

👀 Watch on Vimeo

Installation

Using Sketch Runner

With Sketch Runner, just go to the install command and search for Sketch Constraints. Runner allows you to manage plugins and do much more to speed up your workflow in Sketch. Download Runner here.

Manually

Make sure you have the latest version of Sketch installed. (Sketch 40+)

1. Download the ZIP file of this repository
2. Double click on Sketch Constraints.sketchplugin

Notes

• Constraints are not relative to other layers, only to the parent.
• Update Layout updates every artboard of the current page.
• When a group is resized, all the children layers are resized. If you want a child layer to keep its size, check Width and/or Height.

Inspiration

• This Medium article from Josh Puckett.
• Bind from Alasdair Monk.
• Sketch Flex Layout from Matej Hrescak.

Native

As of Version 44, constraints are available natively in Sketch. 🎉 It’s similar to Sketch Constraints except that the constraints are based on current value only.

License

Sketch Constraints is released under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.