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Meet Compiler for Sketch, the sassy plugin to manage your exports

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In short

Jinson Johny announces Compiler, a Sketch plugin for managing exports from a single interface. It keeps Sketch's native export features but remembers project output folders per file, exports the same assets to several locations at once, and lets designers group, ungroup and rename exports in one place. It offers a five-day trial, then a $15 one-time licence.

Compiler's folder window for Sketch exports, with a context menu offering Export, Add Folder and Import Layers.
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Key takeaways

  1. Remembers output paths. A Sketch file can be linked to one or more project folders, so switching between projects doesn't mean re-picking export locations.
  2. Multiple export locations. One export updates the same output in every location different teams need.
  3. Naming in one place. Grouping, ungrouping and renaming exports happen in one interface instead of relying on Sketch's layer-naming patterns.
  4. Simple pricing. After a five-day trial, a licence costs $15 as a one-time payment, with no refunds.

From the article

The problem: Sketch's native export asks for a location every time, and only remembers the last one.
Exporting files with the Compiler plugin.

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