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Avocode Changelog

What's new in Avocode 4.15.6

Feb 22, 2022
  • Improvements:
  • We’ve updated our desktop app’s underlying Electron framework to improve security and stability.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed a bug that caused problems when selecting vector layers in PSD files.

New in Avocode 4.15.5 (Dec 2, 2021)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed a bug that caused an unexpected error when copying a code with a shortcut.
  • Copying code through the context menu works as expected

New in Avocode 4.15.4 (Dec 2, 2021)

  • New features:
  • We've added the option to delete your payment method in Avocode.
  • We've added the option to completely delete your Avocode account and data.

New in Avocode 4.15.3 (Oct 18, 2021)

  • New features:
  • We've added Figma OAuth to achieve better functionality.
  • We've adeed more detailed info when inspecting Components.
  • Improvements:
  • We've unified fonts and design of modal windows in the app.
  • We've improved the variables feature in Avocode. Now you can see your project variables instead of exact values in the Styles panel, edit them, or add new ones.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed the issue with moving guides.

New in Avocode 4.15.2 (Sep 16, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • We've overhauled handling of incorrectly shown or missing text, including the option to substitute missing fonts in your designs with different fonts.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed the issue with system font auto-match not working consistently.

New in Avocode 4.15.1 (Aug 20, 2021)

  • New features:
  • We've returned the Preset mode to Avocode. You can now view all the artboards in your design one by one.
  • Improvements:
  • We've updated the UI of the app and made it more consistent and clear.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed the font rendering issues in the desktop app UI of some non-Latin scripts.
  • We've fixed several issues with the search module, including not displaying results if opened in the Team settings tab, merging results if you have several designs with the same name across your projects and folders, and results being distorted if switching sorting view.
  • We've fixed the issue with pending invites showing being sent on Invalid date.
  • We've fixed the UI bug in the versions dropdown module if designs were uploaded via a plugin or Dropbox.
  • We've fixed the offline mode in Avocode.
  • We've fixed the VS Code extension focus bug.

New in Avocode 4.15.0 (Jun 28, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • We've redesigned Search in Avocode and significantly improved its speed.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed a styling issue in Inspect that caused some variables to be unremovable.

New in Avocode 4.14.3 (Jun 18, 2021)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We’ve fixed a rendering issue that caused some shapes’ corners to display incorrect radius values.

New in Avocode 4.14.2 (Jun 9, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • We've made billing in Avocode even more transparent, so you will always know when your next invoice is due, its amount, and the number of seats you will be charged for.

New in Avocode 4.14.1 (May 31, 2021)

  • New features:
  • You can now easily report any rendering issues with your designs by selecting the problematic area, adding a description, and submitting your feedback in one click. Our team will review your issue and get back to you.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Opening artboards from Avocode in Figma will now take you directly to the correct artboard instead of the project in Figma.
  • We've fixed the issue with the design preview in Inspect. You should now see the correct screenshot of your opened design.

New in Avocode 4.14.0 (May 7, 2021)

  • New features:
  • We've redesigned the UI and functionality of the project settings and code preferences to make it easier for you to customize them to better fit your workflow and project specifications.
  • Improvements:
  • You can now quickly go back to your design from Inspect or Comment mode by clicking on the Avocode logo in the topbar.
  • We've disabled the upload of single images as versions of your PSD design to make versioning in Avocode more intuitive.
  • We've improved the UI of the sidebar in Avocode for guest and team member users with limited access to remove the clatter and make it more relevant.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed the issue which caused text layers to overflow when designs are processed locally.

New in Avocode 4.13.2 (Apr 26, 2021)

  • New features:
  • You can now log in to Avocode by linking your Google account. It's secure and convenient. Give it a try.

New in Avocode 4.13.1 (Apr 9, 2021)

  • New features:
  • You can now download a specific version of your design file directly from the versioning dropdown menu.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed the bug that caused some text layers in Adobe XD designs to be mispositioned in Avocode.

New in Avocode 4.13.0 (Apr 1, 2021)

  • New features:
  • New Export:
  • We've improved the functionality and UI of the export feature in Avocode. Now you can export images in multiple resolutions and formats or select Android or iOS presets and choose to trim transparent pixels around your asserts.
  • Improvements:
  • Fast design processing:
  • We've reworked the Avocode app to make design opening and processing ≈40 percent faster. Plus, the fonts now render smoother than ever before.

New in Avocode 4.12.1 (Mar 24, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • We’ve updated our desktop app’s underlying framework to Electron v12 to improve stability, speed, and general performance.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We’ve fixed issues with Pixel Checker on some Linux distributions. For more details, please see Troubleshooting section in our Help Center. Thanks Roman Axelrod, Damien Jourdan and roysspirit for help with debugging and testing.

New in Avocode 4.12.0 (Feb 23, 2021)

  • New features:
  • You can now upload custom covers to your projects and folders in Avocode. We hope this feature will make it seamless to recognize your projects and quickly navigate around them.
  • Improvements:
  • We redesigned the sidebar in Avocode project manager to make it contextual and consistent.

New in Avocode 4.11.2 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • We fixed the bug that caused issues with image export in Avocode Inspect.

New in Avocode 4.11.1 (Jan 31, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • We improved the Artboard switcher dropdown in Inspect. Now you can see a better preview of your artboard or switch to a compact view.
  • We simplified how billing works in Avocode. From now on, when you invite a new member to your team, Avocode will show you the checkout with the prorated amount right away. This means your next invoice will be clear and transparent.
  • We improved stage stability and performance.
  • Several improvements in the Project Manager:
  • We redesigned the sorting dropdown for projects and designs. Now you sort them by date created.
  • We unified how sharing works in Avocode.
  • Opening a project with only one design will no longer take you straight to the design but rather to the project view.
  • We unified the background of your projects and removed the folder icons from them.
  • You can now add and edit project descriptions.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • We fixed the bug that caused some app notifications not to appear in Avocode.

New in Avocode 4.11.0 (Dec 15, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Custom Avatars:
  • You can now go to your profile settings and upload your own image or select one from our gallery of cute Avocode avatars.
  • Improvements:
  • We unified the settings menu in Avocode and moved the "Billing & Payments" section to your user dropdown menu.
  • We unified the tools panel in Avocode and added the icon for the Pixel Checker tool.
  • We added an extra layer of security to your projects in Avocode to prevent their accidental deletion. Now, to delete a project, you will need to type in its name to confirm this action.
  • You can now see the name of your open design in Avocode Tools and easily navigate around multiple Avocode tabs.
  • We decided to discontinue the support of the experimental redesign of Avocode’s file management. Instead, we will be focusing on improving the default UI.
  • You can now open your projects, designs, and artboards in a new Avocode tab with the mouse-wheel-click or cmd/ctrl+double-click shortcut.

New in Avocode 4.10.4 (Dec 2, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We’ve fixed small stability and performance issues.

New in Avocode 4.10.3 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • We fixed the bug in the app email notification settings that showed notification preferences for project subfolders. App email notifications are project-based and cannot be set for individual subfolders.

New in Avocode 4.10.2 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We’ve improved the performance of the app by decreasing its CPU usage.
  • We’ve improved the functionality of app email notifications in Avocode. You can customize better which notifications you want to receive.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • We fixed the bug that caused some PSD layers not to appear in the preview window.

New in Avocode 4.10.1 (Oct 30, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We’ve improved the performance of the app and the speed of tools in Avocode.

New in Avocode 4.10.0 (Oct 8, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We have launched a private beta testing of the new Comment tool. If you’d like to try it, please register here: https://bit.ly/2Goc1xW
  • We’ve improved the loading and response performance of the new Avocode tools (Write & Flow).
  • We have polished the UI design of the new Avocode tools (Write & Flow).

New in Avocode 4.9.1 (Sep 17, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We’ve improved the version control experience. The syncing time is now faster, and we will display the version control window only when the design is opened via the Edit in Sketch and Sync All flow.
  • We’ve updated our desktop app’s underlying framework to Electron 10 to improve its stability, speed, and general performance.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • We’ve fixed the bug, which caused the upload Figma design window to reappear even after the export was complete.

New in Avocode 4.9.0 (Aug 21, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Adobe XD Write plugin:
  • We’ve built Avocode Write plugin for Adobe XD found in the XD plugin manager. You can now edit copy in the text fields in your XD design, share it via a public or private link with your team or clients, and easily pull text edits back to Adobe XD. Learn more.
  • Improvements:
  • We’ve added the desktop app support for Avocode Flow & Avocode Write.
  • We’ve redesigned the UX & UI of multiple Avocode tools and removed and categorized items in the top and sidebar to make working with various tools in Avocode easy and intuitive.

New in Avocode 4.8.1 (Jul 29, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Adobe XD plugin:
  • We've improved the stability of our plugin for Adobe XD. More features coming soon.

New in Avocode 4.8.0 (Jul 9, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Write (Beta):
  • Edit copy in text fields in any Sketch, Adobe XD, or Figma design and share it via link with your team or clients. To polish the final design look, simply pull text edits back to Sketch.
  • Improvements:
  • Figma Plugin:
  • We’ve built a new, stable, fast, and easy to use Figma plugin.
  • Adobe XD plugin:
  • We’ve improved the syncing experience and performance of our Adobe XD plugin. You can now sync your designs via the plugin without saving them as local documents first.

New in Avocode 4.7.3 (Jun 30, 2020)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • We’ve fixed the banner displaying the number of days left in a free trial to show the correct countdown.
  • We’ve fixed the issue that caused incorrect top banner behavior when drag-and-dropping a design file.

New in Avocode 4.7.2 (Jun 25, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Announcing new pricing:
  • We’re happy to announce new pricing plans: Solo and Team. We’ve modified the feature set and price in each plan to create a more flexible and scalable subscription structure.

New in Avocode 4.7.1 (Jun 18, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Electron 9:
  • We’ve updated the underlying framework behind our desktop app to Electron 9 to improve the stability, speed, and general performance.
  • Sketch plugin:
  • We’ve modified the behavior of our Sketch plugin so it will no longer close the design in Sketch after syncing it to Avocode. This change does not affect our version tracking tool and the functionality of the Edit in Sketch button in the Avocode app.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • We’ve fixed various UX inconsistencies in our version tracking tool.
  • We’ve fixed the error that appeared in the desktop app Help menu.

New in Avocode 4.7.0 (Jun 12, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Sketch Cloud support:
  • Avocode is now ready to fully support Sketch Cloud files which can be synced to Avocode via our Sketch plugin.

New in Avocode 4.6.4 (May 25, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We’ve added instructions for new users to introduce them key Avocode features.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • We’ve fixed an error that appeared during design loading when opened from the Notification dropdown.

New in Avocode 4.6.3 (May 14, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We’ve improved our Sketch plugin and it is now ready to work smoothly with the upcoming Sketch version 66. Read more in the Sketch app changelog.
  • We added the ability to connect our macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop app to Avocode Private Cloud. Learn more. Are you interested in the Avocode Private Cloud? Please explore our Enterprise offering.

New in Avocode 4.6.2 (Apr 29, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We have changed the ordering of the projects in the new left sidebar navigation. Now it’s not ordered by the time last updated but by time created.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • We fixed the loading of bitmaps which caused inspect mode to take significantly longer than normal to load.

New in Avocode 4.6.1 (Apr 24, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Side-by-side preview for Sketch version tracking:
  • When you sync changes from Sketch back to Avocode, you can see the changes for all artboards in a new side by side comparison view.

New in Avocode 4.6.0 (Apr 23, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Side-by-side preview for Sketch version tracking:
  • When you sync changes from Sketch back to Avocode, you can see the changes for all artboards in a new side by side comparison view.
  • We have improved the versioning experience when multiple designers are editing and updating files from Sketch. Learn more about how to collaborate on Sketch design files with Avocode Version Tracking in our help center.
  • Prototyping for all Avocode users:
  • After weeks of testing, we are happy to enable Prototyping to all users. Here is a full guide about how to use it. With this update, we are also adding native full-screen view in the Present mode and Page switcher for Sketch design files.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Figma files are now synced by default to the team that you were switched to last time. If you want to sync Figma files to different teams, close Figma in your browser and switch to a different team in Avocode. Then repeat the sync.
  • Intercom chat is no longer covering our Help widget.
  • We have fixed an occasional problem with displaying checkout.
  • We have fixed a bug in the Inspector panel when layers had incorrect negative opacity.

New in Avocode 4.5.1 (Apr 21, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Announcing new pricing:
  • We’re happy to announce new pricing plans: Solo and Starter. We have adjusted the feature set and price in each package so they would suit better to our customer requests. The Solo plan is perfect for single freelancers working with clients. The Teamwork plan is our most flexible offering to date with unlimited Collaborators.
  • We also have new custom deals for digital agencies and software development studios who need a fixed number of seats with the flexibility to add or remove clients and contractors during the billing period.

New in Avocode 4.5.0 (Apr 14, 2020)

  • Next phase of Prototyping in Avocode (still in Beta):
  • We’re happy to ship another version of the prototyping feature in Avocode. Quick reminder, you can connect Sketch, Adobe XD, and Figma screens and layers to create user flows and interactive prototypes. Now you can also share them via public/private links with others and present them on both desktop and mobile devices. Since this is feature is still in Beta, you need to enable it in the App preferences to use it. Once you do, all prototypes - created inside or outside of Avocode - will be opened in the new Presentation mode.
  • New look for file management (Beta):
  • Thanks to our changes in product management, we’re not able to ship new features and improvements much faster. This time we had a look at file management in Avocode. If you "Enable new look" in the App preferences, all your projects will be listed in a new left sidebar. We hope this change will improve your navigation around the app. To make it even better, we also made Notifications more visible, redesigned Search to make it more contextual, and improved the Recent tab, which quickly shows you all designs you have opened recently

New in Avocode 4.4.6 (Mar 26, 2020)

  • New features:
  • We’re bringing our PSD to Sketch Converter inside Avocode. From now on, you can convert any PSD to Sketch inside the app. Just select a Photoshop file, click on Download in the right sidebar of the Project manager, and select Download as Sketch. Once the conversion is complete, you and other people with access to this file can download it as Sketch. This feature is currently in Beta.

New in Avocode 4.4.5 (Mar 17, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We added a new Help and Onboarding widget to help you quickly navigate to our Help center, chat, webinars, and other resources.

New in Avocode 4.4.4 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We've added an option to invite users to projects from the project thumbnail. Just click on the three-dot icon next to the project name and hit Share.

New in Avocode 4.4.3 (Mar 3, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • "Sync selected artboards" for Sketch version tracking:
  • When syncing an unchanged Sketch artboard which uses a changed Symbol, the artboard and all Symbols on the path from the artboard to the (nested) Symbol are included in the version tracking.
  • When syncing a changed Sketch Symbol, any unselected artboards which use the symbol are NOT automatically included in the version tracking.
  • "Sync changes" for Sketch version tracking:
  • When there is a changed Symbol in the synced file, all artboards (and Symbols) which use it are included in the version tracking (including Symbols on the path from the artboard to the (nested) Symbol).
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a bug that caused the Sketch app to close after uploading via Avocode plugin even when you didn't use the version tracking flow via the Edit in Sketch function.

New in Avocode 4.4.2 (Feb 28, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • We keep getting closer to the full Version Control experience. Now, when updating a Sketch design, you can see the previous version preview. Up next you’ll be also able to see the preview of the new version.

New in Avocode 4.4.1 (Feb 21, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed an issue that appeared in the Inspect mode when you pressed CMD + C keys.
  • We have fixed a bug that caused the app to crash after Photoshop file upload.
  • We reverted Sketch plugin shortcuts back to what you were used to. To sync all artboards from Sketch, go to Plugins/Avocode/Sync Changes or press Option+CMD+J. To sync only selected arboards, go to Plugins/Avocode/Hand-off/Sync Selected Artboards or press CMD+J.

New in Avocode 4.4.0 (Feb 19, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Version Tracking for Sketch design files:
  • We’re working towards bringing fully-featured version control for Sketch files to Avocode so you could track changes better.
  • In this first iteration, we’ve completely redesigned the way how you sync Sketch files into Avocode. You can now sync changes from Sketch via our new Sketch plugin to Avocode, describe them (kind of like commit messages), and see a list of all added, edited, or deleted artboards.
  • In our next update, we hope to bring you conflict resolution with a new artboard comparison view.
  • Single Sign-On (SSO) for Enterprise customers:
  • If you are or considering to be under our Enterprise subscription, you might be eligible for the SSO feature. Just contact us at [email protected], and we’ll set it up for your team. Then your teammates will be able to log in via SSO from the avocode.com/login screen.
  • Invite modal for per-user subscription plans:
  • If you’re using Avocode with the Team or the Company plan, you can now invite and manage project members much better within a new dedicated modal.
  • Improvements:
  • List view for projects:
  • View projects in a list just like you could with design files or artboards. Just got to the Project manager and hit Show as “List” in the top-right corner.
  • Measure in percentage:
  • If you’d like to measure sizes and distances in %, enable this feature in App preferences. Then all measurements in the Inspect mode will be in percentages and not in px, pt or dp. To get back to these values, just turn off the feature in App preferences.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a few issues to make Avocode even faster.
  • When you upload a multi-artboard file, you’ll be navigated directly to the expanded file to see all artboard previews.

New in Avocode 4.3.0 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • New features:
  • Prototyping tool for Sketch, XD, & Figma Designs:
  • Create interactive user journeys, diagrams, and prototypes by connecting screens, layers, and layer groups in Sketch, Adobe XD, & Figma files. This is a first beta release of our prototyping. You can report bugs at [email protected]

New in Avocode 4.2.2 (Jan 8, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Expanding uploaded files
  • Once your design file is uploaded, Avocode will immediately show you all screens inside.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed the layer bounds for Figma vector shapes with inside or centre stroke.

New in Avocode 4.2.1 (Dec 12, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have improved the app performance to avoid lagging when you work with large design files. We continuously keep looking into possibilities of how to make Avocode even faster and stable.

New in Avocode 4.2.0 (Dec 6, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Edit designs in Sketch from the Avocode desktop app:
  • Quickly switch to Sketch to edit your designs without losing context. Just select a Sketch design file in the Project manager, click on Edit in Sketch, and the design will be opened in your Sketch app (required version 53 and higher). Once you’re done editing, go to plugins and sync changed or new artboards back to Avocode as a new version. Learn more.
  • Improvements:
  • Design previews in the artboards switcher:
  • When you’re inspecting or commenting on design and wish to navigate to other screens, just click on the artboard name in the breadcrumbs and you’ll see previews of other artboards from the same file in a new dropdown.
  • Invite people via a link
  • You can now invite people to Avocode just by sending them a link. Go to Team settings to generate this link.
  • Bug fixes:
  • When you delete all artboards inside a Sketch design, the whole design group disappears as well.

New in Avocode 4.1.0 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Switch between your teams easier:
  • You can now switch between your Avocode teams and your Personal view of the shared project from a new dropdown in the top-left corner of the app. From here, you can also create a new team or access your team’s information like Billing and Team members.
  • New sticky notifications:
  • Avocode now informs you better about completed design processing, completed hand-off, pending team requests, new available versions, and interruptions of your internet connection.
  • Empty state for Figma:
  • It’s now more clear how to import Figma designs from project empty state. You can learn more about our Figma integration here.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a CSS issue on the Integrations page.
  • We have fixed the Design scale dropdown in the Design settings to reflect the scale you select correctly.

New in Avocode 4.0.1 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed the error which appeared randomly after closing inspect, comment, preview or prototype player mode.
  • We have fixed copying the link for Artboards in the search results.
  • We have fixed not showing a warning in the Export assets window when exporting bitmap layers in SVG.
  • We have fixed the project naming bug. New named projects will no longer switch the name back to a generic one.

New in Avocode 4.0.0 (Nov 12, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Confluence integration:
  • We’re introducing another addition to our Company plan - Avocode for Confluence. It enables you to embed designs and symbols from Avocode into your Confluence pages and docs with previews that always reflect the latest version in Avocode and carry links to specs and comments. Learn more.

New in Avocode 3.9.6 (Oct 18, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a Photoshop design loading bug in the desktop app. Now when you upload PSDs via the web app, they will appear in the desktop app as expected.

New in Avocode 3.9.5 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a bug that would reset your local App preferences of the desktop app on launch.

New in Avocode 3.9.4 (Oct 9, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Confluence integration:
  • We’re introducing another addition to our Company plan - Avocode for Confluence. It enables you to embed designs and symbols from Avocode into your Confluence pages and docs with previews that always reflect the latest version in Avocode and carry links to specs and comments. Learn more.
  • New design preview thumbnails:
  • We have redesigned design file and subfolder thumbnails to help you see what’s inside without having to open every folder. The previews are generated from the latest four uploaded and processed design artboards inside the given folder.
  • Improvements:
  • Your projects now load faster. You’ll notice the difference, especially if you have a lot of projects or if you are working within more teams inside Avocode.
  • We have updated the list of currently available Integrations in the Team settings.
  • Based on many user requests, we have disabled the option to download source files for Guest users.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a rendering issue that sometimes added a white shadow behind bitmap layers in Adobe XD files. We have fixed a bug that appeared when selecting vector shape icons from Figma files in the Inspect mode. We have fixed a snapping issue with design Guides that are close to the edge of the Inspect mode.

New in Avocode 3.9.3 (Sep 11, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Jira integration:
  • We’re excited to introduce a new feature in the Company subscription plan - the long-awaited Jira integration. It enables you to add share links to issues to see up-to-date Avocode design previews in Jira with links to specs and comments. This way, everyone on your team can always access the latest design version. You can link unlimited design artboards from different files and projects to one Jira issue. Learn more.
  • Improvements:
  • We have simplified the right sidebar in the Project manager across the whole app to better reflect the context of opened/selected projects and designs.
  • We’ve polished the Dark mode top-bar in the desktop app.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed crashes in the desktop app that appeared after clicking the mouse middle wheel or clicking while holding the CMD key.
  • We have fixed an issue in the desktop app that appeared after entering numbers in the search field.
  • Uploading of assets in the PNG, JPEG, and PSD file formats as versions via the Dropbox integration should now work correctly.
  • We have fixed an issue in the list view that appeared when you had only one file in the project or subfolder.

New in Avocode 3.9.2 (Aug 6, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Electron 5 update:
  • We have updated our core infrastructure to Electron 5 to improve stability and performance of our desktop app.

New in Avocode 3.9.1 (Aug 1, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Version Descriptions:
  • From now on, you can describe what has changed in each design file version synced to Avocode. You can add or edit descriptions both to newly added versions as well as any old version down the history. Your version description is visible and editable in the Version switcher dropdown. Learn more.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed the loading state and a little CSS bug in the design Previews window which you can open by hitting SPACE key in the Project manager.
  • Figma files synced before the 3.9 update should be displayed correctly in the Lite mode now. If you’d like to use the fully-featured Inspect mode for Figma designs (especially the image export feature), please re-sync them from Figma.

New in Avocode 3.9.0 (Aug 1, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved Figma integration
  • We’re happy to introduce a much faster integration with Figma. Also, we have improved our rendering of Figma files so you can finally export any selection of layers as PNG, JPEG, WebP, or SVG.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a scrolling issue of Figma files in the Comment mode.
  • We have improved our Sketch local processing so all files uploaded via the desktop should be rendered correctly.
  • We have fixed a UI bug on design previews in the Project manager.

New in Avocode 3.8.4 (Jul 11, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Custom sort for projects:
  • If you need to reorder your projects, go to the AZ dropdown in the top bar of the Project manager and select Custom. Then you can drag and reorder your projects in any way. Your custom order will be saved for the entire team.
  • Improvements:
  • Re-designed billing:
  • It’s now easier then ever to switch between higher and lower subscription plans.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We’re happy to introduce several fixes in our SVG export. First and foremost, selected text layers in Sketch designs can now be exported as SVG. We’ve also fixed an issue that appeared on corner radius of particular vector shapes. Lastly, rotated layer groups are now rendered correctly.
  • We have fixed an issue with missing overrides in nested symbols while syncing selected artboards via the Sketch plugin.
  • We have fixed a local design parsing issue for Sketch and Photoshop file formats in the desktop app.

New in Avocode 3.8.3 (Jul 8, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a desktop app installation issue that appeared while the .avocode folder was being created in the home directory.

New in Avocode 3.8.2 (Jul 3, 2019)

  • We have introduced several security improvements in our code base and core infrastructure to make sure the Avocode app stays immune to attacks.

New in Avocode 3.8.1 (Jun 7, 2019)

  • We have fixed a partial Sketch file sync (when you add only some artboards via the plugin) issue that triggered the import modal twice.
  • We have fixed a missing preview in the image export modal that disappeared when you opened designs in multiple tabs.
  • We have fixed a text rendering issue that appeared at 1000% zoom.
  • We have fixed image export preview background scaling for Safari browsers.

New in Avocode 3.8.0 (Jun 7, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Faster Sketch file import:
  • We have significantly improved Sketch file import in the desktop app. Now, when you sync a Sketch file, upload is skipped completely, and design parsing and rendering is done locally in the desktop app so you could access your design layers as soon as possible. In the meantime, the design is also uploaded to the cloud, so you or other team members could open it online.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed an issue that appeared after changing the project settings (like name, export path, or platform).
  • When you create a vector shape with the pen tool in Sketch with one intersection point and two closed paths, the fill of these paths changes based on the position of the intersection point. We have finally found a workaround to display such shapes correctly in Avocode.

New in Avocode 3.7.3 (May 10, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • New sharing options:
  • We have simplified the sharing options. Just click SHARE, choose between a Private or a Public link and send it to someone. All links will now lead to the Comment mode where it’s easy to switch either to Preview, Prototype or Inspect mode.
  • Support of Adobe XD v. 19 files:
  • Avocode is now ready to fully support imported XD files that were created or saved in Adobe XD v. 19.
  • Adding designs with the same name:
  • When you sync or drag and drop a design file to a Project or a Subfolder with a name that already exists, you’ get an option to either Keep both or Update the file.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have updated the VS Code integration, so it now works with the latest version of Visual Studio Code.
  • We have fixed a Sketch Symbol bounding box issue. When you select the Symbol - like an icon with a defined bounding box in the layer panel (not on canvas) you’ll be able to measure and export the object also with the bounding box.
  • We have fixed regression from our previous update that didn’t inform you about missing font files in locally processed Adobe XD designs (added via the desktop app). Now when you sync an XD file with a font that is not in your device Font Book, Avocode will notify you and give you an option to import the font file manually.

New in Avocode 3.7.2 (Apr 24, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • SVG export improvements:
  • We know that SVG export is an essential feature in Avocode, so we keep improving it. In this update, you can enjoy compatibility with SVG sprites, correct export of vector shapes with rounded corners and also SVG export of layers with clipping effects in Photoshop files.
  • Bug fixes:
  • When you reopened Photoshop designs in the 3.7.1 update, bitmaps with masks would fail to load. We’re happy to say that this regression is fixed in this update.
  • The export preview in the inspector panel now correctly loads the whole design when no layers are selected.

New in Avocode 3.7.1 (Apr 24, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Display Retina-ready designs
  • We have added a new option for displaying your designs in retina ready resolution to the App preferences. This way you can look at and present your designs in extreme detail.
  • Bug fixes:
  • While searching for Sketch artboards which were synced to Avocode via the plugin (Sync selected option) you should be able to open them without any issues.
  • We have fixed the behavior of layouts and grids in the designs.
  • We have fixed the mention feature in Comment mode.
  • We have improved upload error notifications.
  • We have fixed the flow when you delete the last artboard in a Sketch page.

New in Avocode 3.7.0 (Apr 2, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Download versions:
  • Now you can download any state of the design file you kept in the version history. Just switch to the respective version in the Project manager and hit DOWNLOAD in the right sidebar or from the design preview contextual menu.
  • Improvements:
  • Faster design loading:
  • Newly added design files are now opened up to 3X faster. The reason is that the app is no longer waiting for bitmaps and the design preview and renders only the viewport that you’re seeing.
  • Faster design rendering while moving and zooming:
  • Newly added design files will be rendered sharply up to 400% zoom. When it comes to vector shapes, they even scale up to 1000%. This way you can look at and present your designs in extreme detail. If your computer doesn’t have enough power to run our progressive rendering, you can disable smooth design scaling in the App preferences.
  • Faster Adobe XD import:
  • Adobe XD import in the desktop app is now up to 3X faster, especially when it comes to larger files with a lot of artboards. When you import an XD file, upload is skipped completely, and design parsing and rendering is done locally so you could access your design layers as soon as possible. In the meantime, the design is also uploaded to the cloud, so you or other team members could open it online.
  • Checkout in the desktop app:
  • Now you can purchase a subscription or update your credit card right in the desktop app.
  • Better navigation in the design preview:
  • We have added buttons to Inspect, Comment, and Share in the Preview mode.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed an issue with scrolling and exiting the Prototype mode.
  • When you import multiple design files via our Dropbox integration that already existed in the project, they will be added as new versions.
  • When you have only one design file in a project, opening the project will now direct you straight to the file, so you can see the designs within as soon as possible.
  • The sum of all your comments on a design artboard is now indicated also in the Inspect mode.
  • Projects and subfolders are now visually distinguished in the import modal that appears during sync via a plugin from Sketch.
  • Search in projects now lists also files in nested subfolders.
  • We have added a View in Figma button to Figma files, that navigates to the source file in Figma where you can either edit it or download it.
  • Members with limited access to projects no longer can create or delete projects.

New in Avocode 3.6.12 (Feb 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed the option to Sync Selected Artboards from Sketch plugin for large Sketch design files.

New in Avocode 3.6.11 (Feb 13, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Smart naming of exported assets:
  • We have re-added a feature for saving exported image assets into separate folders. When you add a common slash / in front of the image asset name, it will add it into a special folder. For example, when you name an asset: /2x/image - Avocode will create a folder “2x” and add the asset called “image” inside. If the folder “2x” already exists, Avocode will simply select it and insert the asset called “image” inside. This is especially handy for saving assets in different resolutions in separate folders.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed text visibility in the “Invite member” confirmation modal for the Light theme.
  • We have fixed the ability to open Sketch file even before the upload is finished.
  • We have improved the performance of sync after designs are uploaded.
  • We have fixed gradient code generation in the Android code template.
  • We have fixed private link sharing from search.
  • Exporting design slices via the contextual menu (on right click in the desktop app) now respects the image format you select.
  • When your account is locked you need to verify your e-mail before your can enter the checkout.

New in Avocode 3.6.10 (Feb 13, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Electron 4 update
  • We have updated our core infrastructure to Electron 4 to improve stability and performance of our desktop app. This update also fixes the proxy issues that some of our users experienced on Windows and Linux with a slower internet connection.
  • Better rendering of Adobe Illustrator files:
  • We’ve improved color rendering of unique color modes.
  • We’ve fixed bitmap bounds calculations and multiple clipping masks rendering. Soon we’ll release another improvement of clipping masks on group layers.
  • Sketch Symbols Overrides:
  • We now support also text overrides in Sketch Symbols.

New in Avocode 3.6.9 (Feb 13, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We’ve fixed the design search by URL in the desktop app.
  • We’ve fixed a 404 bug when opening a design via a private link.

New in Avocode 3.6.8 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • The option to log in to your desktop app via browser is back!
  • Log out issue after restarting the app has been fixed.
  • We’ve fixed regressions that appeared after uploading a new version.
  • Texts from hidden design layers are now accessible in Avocode. Just click on the eye icon in the layer panel to display them.
  • We have fixed a processing issue that made design previews look disabled after file import.

New in Avocode 3.6.7 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We’re temporarily hiding the option to log in to your desktop app via browser. A fix will be released soon.

New in Avocode 3.6.6 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Beta support of Adobe Illustrator file format
  • We have overhauled our parsing and rendering technology for AI files, resulting in 14x faster processing, more stable import, and correct artboard names. This means that our AI support is no longer experimental. There are still some improvements to be done, so it’s now in a Beta state.
  • Login device limit
  • For security reasons, we have limited the number of logged in devices to three at a time. If you need to log in to your account from a new device, you will need to log out from the previous sessions. Learn more.
  • Improved Sketch, XD, and PSD rendering
  • We have fixed several issues in rendering text layers, and we finally support Sketch Layer Styles overrides (saved both in the document or Sketch Library). Please re-upload your Sketch design files (made in Sketch 52 and higher) for this to take effect. Support for Sketch Text Style overrides is coming soon.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a plan upgrade issue caused by the Slack integration.
  • We got rid of meaningless error notification for Team members.
  • We have fixed an issue with displaying layers that were hidden already in the design tool.

New in Avocode 3.6.5 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Team settings in the desktop app
  • You can now manage team members and billing in the desktop app.
  • Comment count
  • When you switch to the List view in the Project manager, there is an indication of how many comments each design artboard has. When you click on the comment icon, the design will open in the Comment mode.
  • Dropbox upload from the design version switcher
  • You can now upload designs via Dropbox right from the version switcher.
  • New activities in sidebar
  • We added an information about a newly uploaded design via Dropbox to activities in sidebar.
  • Pending invite request notification
  • From now you will see a notification when there is a pending invite request from a user outside of your team.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Export of files with illegal characters in their names should work on Windows.
  • Fixed vertical ruler being positioned under sidebar of .ai files.

New in Avocode 3.6.4 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Dropbox integration to import designs and new versions
  • With our new integration, you can choose any Sketch, XD, PSD, AI, PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF and TIFF file from your Dropbox and import it to Avocode as a new design or a new design version. Learn more.
  • BMP, GIF and TIFF image format support
  • Now you can import images in BMP, GIF and TIFF image file formats to any project or subfolder. This way you can keep also moving images (GIF) in one project so developers could always find them.
  • Bug reporting in the in-app chat
  • We’re grateful to the whole Avocode community for reporting issues so we can make our app truly bulletproof. Now, when you experience an issue in Avocode, just hit Report bug (it works both on the web and in the desktop app). The in-app chat will show up and pre-fill the information about the issue. When that happens, please add additional information and send us the report.
  • Improvements:
  • Redesigned project empty state
  • We have simplified the project empty state view to make adding designs easier and more intuitive.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed an issue that appeared after posting design annotations. The text area didn’t clear after the comment was posted.
  • We have fixed multiple issues in the SVG export, regarding bitmap pattern fill, broken geometry when optimized with the SVGo and text layers.
  • Nested boolean operations (Union, Subtract, Intersect and Difference) that appeared in Sketch 52 are now supported and should be rendered correctly.

New in Avocode 3.6.3 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Design processing of prototypes now finishes correctly before you can actually access the design file in Avocode. (#6129), (#6116)
  • We have fixed an issue with layer bound in the Design view. (#6131)
  • We have polished the UI of the Prototype mode. (#6105) Btw, we’ll be happy for any feedback you might have regarding playing prototypes in Avocode.
  • We have fixed an 403 error when opening a Sketch artboard. (#6117)

New in Avocode 3.6.2 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed an issue that was hiding some layers in Figma symbols.

New in Avocode 3.6.1 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a bug that caused a crash report when when a layer was selected in PSD and Figma design files (#2202).

New in Avocode 3.6 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Import and present Sketch, XD, and Figma prototypes
  • Starting now, when you import a design prototype file, you will be able to view it and click through hotspots and connected screens in Avocode. This way developers can quickly understand the flow and inspect artboards from any point. You can also share prototypes from any artboard and switch between prototype versions with the Version switcher in the Project manager. Learn more.
  • Comment count
  • Finally, you can see a sum of all annotations, replies and general comments for each artboard already in the Project manager (currently only in the Grid view).
  • New design previews in the Project manager
  • When you select an artboard and hit SPACE, you’ll get a redesigned preview. The new preview is almost full-screen and loads faster. Use arrows to navigate between artboards or click on INSPECT to go straight to the Inspect mode.
  • Improvements:
  • Search with a link
  • When someone sends you a link to a design and you need to open it in the Avocode desktop app , just paste the link in the search. Just press CMD/CTRL + F anywhere in the app and paste the Avocode sharing link.
  • Project name is back in the Design view
  • After listening to user feedback, we decided to put the project name back in the breadcrumbs navigation in the Design view.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a bug that caused missing Sketch design bitmap layers
  • We have fixed problems with the Version slider in the Comment mode when multiple designs were displayed at once.

New in Avocode 3.5.6 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a display issue of Design guides that appeared when you had multiple designs opened (#2183).
  • We have fixed an issue that appeared on older PCs and Macs that was slowing down the app, for example, when opening a new tab.

New in Avocode 3.5.5 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed macOS desktop app auto-update.

New in Avocode 3.5.4 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a regression that caused issues in our Photoshop and Illustrator plugins.

New in Avocode 3.5.3 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Electron 3 update
  • We have updated our core infrastructure to Electron 3 to enable more users to take advantage of our Monroe rendering. By default, Monroe engine will be now enabled to all users. If you’re still experiencing some troubles (mainly seeing Lite mode in design formats other than Figma), please get back to us at [email protected]. Meanwhile, disabling the Monroe rendering in App preferences should help.

New in Avocode 3.5.2 (Jan 14, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Sketch 52 design file support
  • We now support import of Sketch design files that were created/saved in Sketch 52.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed the version upload abortion bug that was causing the deletion of the whole design file. We apologize for any issues this might have caused.

New in Avocode 3.5.1 (Sep 18, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Symbol export with artboard bounds:
  • When you select a Sketch Symbol instance you can export it also with artboard bounds. If you need to export just the object, select the particular layers by holding the SHIFT key or just drag over them.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a layer selection issue in the inspector Lite mode.
  • We have also fixed a responsivity issue with the Inspect mode layer panel (#2145).
  • We have fixed occasional desktop app crashes (#2140).

New in Avocode 3.5.0 (Sep 13, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Faster PSD import:
  • We have significantly sped up Photoshop file import in the desktop app. When you import a PSD, upload is skipped completely, and design parsing and rendering is done locally so you could access your design layers as soon as possible. In the meantime, the design is also uploaded to the cloud, so you or other team members could open it online.
  • Layer panel for Adobe Illustrator file:
  • We keep improving our experimental support for the AI file format. We were able to enable layer panel for Illustrator files. Since the structure of nested group layers is flattened we can show only one level of grouping. Only parent layers are named exactly as in Illustrator and Text layers are named based on the beginning of their text content. Currently, we cannot represent nested layer names, so we're using generic names: or .
  • TTC font import:
  • You can now import TTC font collections (popular among macOS fonts) when you're missing a font in Avocode. Learn more.
  • Faster Layer panel:
  • We have optimized the Inspect mode layer panel to make scrolling faster and smooth.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Pixel checker transparent background has been fixed for some Linux distributions.
  • Adobe XD plugin now syncs also special characters to Avocode.
  • Searching and importing missing font collections should work as expected in the desktop app.

New in Avocode 3.4.1 (Aug 21, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Exported assets from designs for mobile platforms (iOS and Android) were missing a default (1x) scale variant.
  • Measure tool now works between layers and guides and between guides themselves.
  • Slices can now be expanded by shift-clicking on other layers again.
  • We have fixed the CMD+R shortcut for Developer's guides

New in Avocode 3.4.0 (Aug 14, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Adobe Illustrator experimental support and a new Illustrator plugin:
  • We're excited to release a first public experimental Illustrator file format support. You can import your .ai files to Avocode directly or via a plugin (installed automatically with Avocode desktop app). At the moment you can select and export layers, however the layer panel is not included in this version. To make sure your .ai file is displayed correctly, always save it as PDF compatible and that all objects that you want to hand-off to the developer are places on artboards. Also please check that you're using RGB color profile.
  • Layout Grid and Regular Grid:
  • Finally, you can show Layout Grid and Regular Grid on Sketch, XD, and Figma artboards to measure columns and objects better. Read more.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • New Photoshop plugin:
  • We’ve completely rebuilt the Photoshop plugin to sync designs faster. It's installed automatically with Avocode desktop app. When you sync a design, Avocode app is automatically launched so you could assign the file to a project or subfolder. Read more.
  • Support for Typekit fonts:
  • If your imported design is missing a font, that is not even in your system; you can now pull it from your Typekit. All you need is to have an active Adobe Typekit account set up on your computer. Avocode will automatically find the missing font file and give you an option to upload it into your Avocode team so it would appear in all designs where it is used. Learn more.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • We have fixed incorrectly rendered Sketch Symbols (#2094).

New in Avocode 3.3.2 (Aug 2, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a rendering issue that caused incorrect display of rotated layer masks in Adobe XD files.
  • Design preview in the Project manager now shows the correct version of design artboards.
  • Project manager contextual sidebar now shows the exact number of artboards in a Sketch file - both in the web app and the desktop app.

New in Avocode 3.3.1 (Jul 25, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We've improved sorting in the Project manager when design and artboard names start with numbers. To give you an example, numbers will now be sorted in this order: 1 2 3 4 10 11 12.
  • We’ve fixed a regression when some users could not download Sketch and XD design files.
  • We've fixed broken Design settings for Sketch and XD design groups.
  • We’ve fixed incorrect version number that appeared in the breadcrumbs.

New in Avocode 3.2.0 (Jul 10, 2018)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Create a new team with the same e-mail:
  • To create a new Avocode team, go to app.avocode.com, click on your profile avatar in the top right corner and then click on “Switch team”. In the pop-up window, click “Create a new team” and name it. Read more.
  • Auto-locating missing font files resolved:
  • We have found a new technology to recognize font files that are missing in your design, auto-locate them in your Font book (on macOS, Windows, or Linux) and offer for import.

New in Avocode 3.1.1 (Jul 7, 2018)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Design preview on mobile devices:
  • Now, you can finally preview designs on mobile devices when someone sends you a n Avocode sharing link. You can also switch between individual versions of the design. Commenting on mobile devices will be added later on.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • We have fixed an issue in the design name dropdown for quick navigation between design screens. Now, when you switch to a different screen the design name will be changed accordingly.
  • We were forced to roll back the auto-recognition of missing font files in the user font book due to unexpected issues that our users have reported. We're currently investigating the issue and hope to add this feature in the upcoming updates.

New in Avocode 3.1.0 (Jul 7, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Design overview:
  • Now you can see a list of all colors and fonts (including font-size) that appear in a design (PSD) or artboards (Sketch, XD, Figma) directly in the Inspect mode. Just click off of the design canvas or select the artboard in the layer panel. Then you can pick one color or a font, click on “Show layers”, and all layers with this style will be selected both on the canvas and in the layer panel. If you hold the ALT key and click on a layer in the layer panel, the design canvas will automatically reposition so you can see it. When you're using the Design overview, you can also select a font and click View in Typekit or View on Google Fonts in the dropdown to get to the respective font file in the browser.
  • Sketch direct import is out of Beta:
  • Based on thousands of Sketch files, that were imported during the last months since the introduction of Sketch file direct import, we have optimized our design parser to represent your designs in Avocode even more precisely. If you stumble upon on design import or rendering issues, please let us know at [email protected].
  • Drop-down switcher for designs/artboards:
  • Finally, you can quickly navigate between Sketch, XD, or Figma artboards directly from the design name breadcrumbs in the Inspect mode or the Comment mode. When it comes to PSD, PNG and JPEG files, the name drop-down will lead to other files in the same project or project subfolder that you're currently in.
  • Drop-down switcher for design versions:
  • There is also a new faster way to change versions. Versions are no longer hidden in a separate tab in the left panel, but the version number (along with a drop-down of all versions) is now next to the name breadcrumbs in the Inspect mode and in the Comment mode.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Missing font file upload:
  • If a missing font file appears on your computer, Avocode can now auto-locate the file in your Font book (on macOS, Windows, or Linux) and offer for import. You can also upload missing font files by drag & dropping them to the Font import modal in the Inspect mode.
  • 32bit version of the desktop app will no longer be supported:
  • Since the number of users using 32-bit systems is continually dropping, and the development for 32-bit systems is rather time-consuming (specific bugs and issues appear only on 32-bit systems) we have decided to drop the support completely to dedicate more time to improve Avocode and create new exciting features for the majority of our users. You can still use the 32-bit version of Avocode 3.0, but you won't be receiving any new updates as long as you're on a 32-bit operating system. You will always be able to use the latest web version of Avocode app at app.avocode.com.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Minor bug fixes (#2049).

New in Avocode 3.0.0 (Jun 12, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Light theme:
  • We're excited to introduce you the last bit of the Avocode 3 update - the Light theme! To choose your preferred look, just go to App preferences (CMD/CTRL + ,).
  • New Sketch plugin:
  • While you can import Sketch designs directly to Avocode, we're still improving our Sketch plugin. This latest version supports Sketch Symbols with Overrides and Sketch Resizable Symbols. It works hand in hand with our Monroe rendering which means the plugin does fewer tasks during design sync and is significantly faster.
  • Explore all 11 features of Avocode 3:
  • Take a look at all features requested by 2,722 user votes.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Code export panel:
  • Based on many user requests Code export is now the default state in the right contextual panel in the Inspect mode. To show layer Styles, just click on the eye icon on top of the Code panel.
  • Auto-update:
  • We’ve added a less intrusive way of updating your desktop app. This is good news especially for Linux users since they update overly does no longer show up each time when you launch the desktop app, but there is a static update badge in the top right corner.

New in Avocode 2.26.2 (May 18, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • The Pixel checker tool is now available also in the Comment mode in the desktop app. Learn more about how to use it.
  • We have improved the Notifications dropdown so it would show you design thumbnail previews just like the Activities sidebar does.
  • Now, you can also download selected Photoshop files from the Activities sidebar in the Project manager. If need to download a Sketch or an XD files, first open the file, then select an artboard and click on Download Sketch/XD file. Then the whole parent Sketch/XD file of this artboard will be downloaded.

New in Avocode 2.26 (May 10, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Missing font upload
  • Now you can import missing design fonts on your own. If your design contains a unique font, you no longer need to import it via our customer support and re-upload the design file. Just import the TTF or OTF file directly into Avocode, and your design will be automatically re-rendered with the new font file. When you open other designs or artboards that contain this font, they will be rendered correctly. Learn more.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We’ve fixed the border-radius property on rounded rectangles from XD format in the Styles panel. (#2013).
  • We’ve fixed undefined property of layer gradient and shadow colors for iOS projects in the Styles panel.

New in Avocode 2.25.2 (May 6, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed an internal problem with logging errors.

New in Avocode 2.25.1 (May 6, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We have removed debug info from top bar.

New in Avocode 2.25 (May 6, 2018)

  • New features:
  • Pixel checker tool
  • We added a new tool in Inspect mode to give you an option to expand the design in a separate transparent window to check it against the coded result. This feature can help you align your pixels and code the design just as beautiful as the designer created it. Learn more.
  • Import/export variables in bulk
  • Now you can import/export a list of code variables. Simply paste in a list of all variables that you'd like to use, and they will be synced across all designs within the project. Learn more.
  • Improvements:
  • Up to 10x faster design loading performance
  • Our recently introduced new way of design loading has been added to the Avocode desktop app (on all platforms). We no longer pre-load all design assets, but only when you're trying to access them (i.e., by clicking on a layer). When you open a design, you should feel a significant performance boost.
  • Progressive design loading
  • When you import a Sketch or Adobe XD designs, the artboards are processed in parallel. Therefore when you want to access artboards that were already processed you don't have to wait for the rest of the file.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have squashed a minor issue that appeared during onboarding (#2007).

New in Avocode 2.24.0 (Apr 19, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Direct & cross-platform Sketch file import (Beta):
  • We're excited to announce a major milestone. We're introducing the long-awaited-and heavily requested direct import on Sketch designs. Whether you're on Windows, on Linux or macOS without the Sketch app installed on your machine, you can now import Sketch files to Avocode just by drag and drop. It even works in the browser at app.avocode.com. If you drag & drop a Sketch file on top of a different file which contains artboards with the same name, they will be added to a new version. Once the file is imported, you can inspect all layers, Symbols, and export any layer as an image asset. You don't need any plugins or preset the layers as Exportable. Learn more.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Sketch Symbol Overrides support (only with direct file import):
  • Sketch Symbols now look and behave like a normal layer - even with overrides. This way, you don't need to care about the Symbols master or click through nested Symbols, because you always have the correct overridden Symbol within the design. However, if you ever need to access Symbols master, just click on Open Symbol and the master version will open in a new tab.
  • Sketch Resizable Symbols (only with direct file import):
  • We have created a new model that recalculates smart element positioning in Sketch Resizable Symbols. The result is that even if the Symbol's master is not a part of the imported artboard, the resized Symbol should still be rendered and displayed correctly.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • We fixed an issue that caused the screen to get stuck at 0% of file upload (#1363)
  • We fixed a bug that appeared while opening design guides with the CTRL + R shortcut (#1980)

New in Avocode 2.22.1 (Apr 5, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed a problem with missing texts in Adobe XD designs (#1962).
  • Measure tool can be now activated by holding ALT as usual.
  • We removed quotes around numbers in CSS in JS and React Native style templates.
  • If you experienced an issue when you were trying to downgrade your subscription, we deeply apologize. Now it should work as expected.

New in Avocode 2.22.0 (Apr 5, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Figma integration:
  • Starting now, you can import Figma design frames to Avocode! The integration works both from Figma web and desktop app and always launches Avocode web app so you can assign designs to a particular project. Then you can inspect layer styles, measure, pick colors, generate code styles, export design slices and comment. Toggling and exporting layers will be available later on. Learn more.
  • Guest users:
  • The Guest user team role is perfect for clients, colleagues, and stakeholders who only need to access specific projects, open designs and comment. You can invite up to 5 (Company plan) or unlimited number (Enterprise plan purchased after April 4th, 2018) of Guest users at no extra charge. Learn more.
  • Subfolders in projects:
  • If you're in the Company or the Enterprise plan you can create an unlimited number of folders inside projects, to organize and sort your designs better. Specify the platform, code language and the export path for each folder. Learn more.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • New shortcuts for creating projects and subfolders:
  • To create a new project or new subfolder (only in the Company or Enterprise plan) press CMD + SHIFT + N (macOS) or CTRL + ALT + N (Windows or Linux) or SHIFT + N (on the web).
  • Photoshop artboards view:
  • In our 2.19 update, we have introduced the artboard view of Photoshop files in the Inspect mode. Now the correct view of PSD artboards is also coming to the Comment mode.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • In this update, we've fixed an issue with syncing XD design named with special characters (#1897), an issue with pagination on the Windows desktop app (#1934), and a problem with design loading (#1829).

New in Avocode 2.21.0 (Mar 9, 2018)

  • New features:
  • New design loading state
  • We have redesigned the design loading state, to show you a design preview as soon as possible.
  • Code language settings for projects
  • We've added feature to set default code language per project. Just create a new project (or edit project settings of an existing one), click Advanced settings and select the code language you prefer. #1623, #1674
  • Improvements:
  • We’ve improved design assets and metadata downloading to make design loading and rendering more reliable.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Once you click on updates in the Activity sidebar (new comment, new design version, etc.) you should be now always redirected to the respective design (not the 404 error page).

New in Avocode 2.20.1 (Mar 5, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Your designs in projects now load faster.
  • We've improved the search API, so you should find designs faster.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Desktop App preferences now remain exactly as you have set them even if you relaunch the app.
  • We’ve fixed a bug in the Comment mode which displayed Annotation dots over comment boxes. When you open a comment now, you should not see the Annotation dots below.

New in Avocode 2.20.0 (Feb 27, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Mentions in comments:
  • We added a heavily requested feature to enable you to mention other teammates in comments. To mention someone from your team, just use the @ symbol in any annotation or general comment and start writing the name of the person you want to mention.
  • Desktop app splash screen:
  • There is a new playful loading state of the desktop app.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Faster Design view:
  • We have deployed a new version of our design view codebase, and the result is smooth panning, zooming and scaling.
  • New Sketch plugin 48.2.8:
  • We’ve updated our Sketch plugin, and design upload is now up to 2x faster. This update also results in better UX, since the transition between Sketch upload and assigning the design to an Avocode project is immediate.
  • Also, if you ever need to edit the Sketch design, you are now able to download the source file from Avocode (works only with files synced to Avocode 2.20 and higher).
  • BUG FIXES:
  • We have fixed the transparent background in Sketch and Adobe XD files. We're now displaying a white background in areas that are transparent instead of the usual grey squares
  • We've also fixed other minor GitHub issues #1889, #1885, #1772, #1810, and #1817.

New in Avocode 2.19.2 (Feb 14, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • If your computer doesn't support WebGL you can still inspect designs in the Lite mode.
  • If the design rendering crashes because of WebGL on your computer, we’ll inform you what to do next. We hope to resolve this issue better soon and the solution is currently in development.
  • We’ve fixed a memory requirements issue which appeared while opening designs on the desktop.
  • We’ve also fixed the inability to open design if it’s opening has failed before.

New in Avocode 2.19.1 (Feb 9, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • If you switched of the new Monroe rendering in the App preferences you might have experienced issues with hiding layer groups in the legacy rendering #1853. It's now fixed.
  • We’ve also fixed an inconsistency in displaying hidden layer. That means when the designer hid a layer in the original source file it will stay hidden when you open the design in Avocode.

New in Avocode 2.19 (Feb 9, 2018)

  • New features:
  • Fully featured Inspect mode for Adobe XD files
  • Two weeks ago, when we released the Adobe XD CC integration, we promised you a fully-featured Inspect mode for .xd files really soon. Today's the day. From now on, you can toggle, rename, scale and export single or multiple layers as PNG, SVG, JPEG, or WebP.
  • Photoshop Artboards
  • We're finally releasing a heavily requested feature: View artboards in the same order they have been in the original file #374.
  • New design tiles in the Project manager
  • Projects now showcase a design preview and design tiles indicate offline access.
  • New Activity sidebar in the Project manager
  • See a feed of recently added files, new versions, and comments for both designs and projects.
  • Improvements:
  • Faster web app loading
  • Designs and projects also load much faster due to asynchronous and continuous asset download.
  • Faster design opening
  • We're downloading much less bitmaps than in the previous version of our rendering.
  • Better accuracy of design rendering
  • Effects on clipping masks (e.g. stroke) or blending modes on layer fills are now rendered correctly. If you experience some trouble with design rendering, you can turn the Monroe rendering off in the App preferences.
  • Refined image export
  • We fixed export of layers with clipping masks, blending modes on layer fills, and group layer effects.
  • Fixed Color profile
  • Picked colors now exactly match the color codes displayed in the code panel.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We've fixed bug with special characters #1835 and incorrect selection of layers #1837 in Adobe XD files.
  • We've sped up the initial rendering of large designs #1829.
  • We've fixed selection of rotated and flipped objects #505.

New in Avocode 2.18.2 (Jan 27, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Unfortunately, some people have experienced a problem with logging in since the last update. We have promptly fixed it, and everything should be fully operational by now. Please update your Avocode app to fix this on your side.
  • We have also fixed the issue with auto update of the Windows desktop app caused by the Electron core. Please download our latest update to fix this issue on your side.
  • If you’re struggling with the auto update, you should see an overlay with a link to download Avocode in a ZIP file.

New in Avocode 2.17.3 (Jan 20, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • We’ve added API retries for GET requests. You’ll notice this improvement if you have a slow internet connection.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We’ve fixed a few UI bugs in Comment mode.
  • We’ve fixed a Windows app issue regarding high DPI screens.

New in Avocode 2.17.2 (Jan 12, 2018)

  • New features:
  • Design Preview mode
  • There is now a new Design view mode called Preview. You can access it from the Comment mode (via a button in the right bottom corner) or via a sharing link.
  • Sharing link privacy
  • We added privacy settings to sharing links. By default your sharing link is set as private, but you can always set if you want to generate a public link and where should it lead. A private link can lead to Inspect mode, Comment mode, and the new Preview mode. A public link can laed to Comment mode or the Preview mode.
  • Improvements:
  • We added a new switcher to the Member permission settings so you can easily choose between All projects and Selected projects.
  • When you toggle sidebars or panels in Inspect mode and relaunch the app they will remain hidden. In other words - the state in which you left the app will be there when you come back.
  • On Windows and Linux you can now hide/show the window panel which takes a lot of the screen view space. Just go to the App preferences.
  • We added a Color preview (swatch) to Variables panel and modal and also in the Styles panel for drop shadows and borders (stroke).
  • When you export a screenshot of the whole design (even when it has a transparent background) the background is set as white.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed the Version sidebar in the Inspect mode. Now when you want to upload a new version of a PSD file, everything should look and feel normal.
  • When switching to All projects in the Project Manager search query is applied correctly.
  • Expired users are now able to access public links.
  • We fixed the problem when latest design metadata were not downloaded for stored designs.

New in Avocode 2.17.1 (Dec 7, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Immediate project sync
  • Deleting or adding new projects in the Avocode web app is now immediately reflected in the desktop app and vice versa.
  • Excluding Pages and Artboards from Sketch plugin sync
  • You can exclude Pages or Artboards from syncing to Avocode by renaming them - just add _ at the beginning of the _Page or _Artboard name. This workflow should speed things up when you’re syncing bigger Sketch files.
  • E-mail verification
  • From now on, we’ll kindly ask you to verify your e-mail address after sign up, to increase the safety of your account.
  • Improvements:
  • If you hide a layer and then export it, it will be visible in the Exported asset. But when you hide a layer in a group and then export the group or a selection of layers, the hidden layer will not be visible in the exported asset.
  • Version Slider in the Comment now works even on Public sharing links, i.e., when someone who is not from your team receives a public link, he can not only see the design and comment but also switch between versions.
  • Search View closes when you open a design in the Comment mode.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We got rid of the loading state flicking when opening a design.

New in Avocode 2.17.0 (Nov 23, 2017)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Version Slider in the Comment mode:
  • Do you have multiple design versions of a PS design file or a Sketch artboard? Now you can go back and forth between versions in the Comment mode by using a simple slider.
  • Move design files between projects:
  • Select a design file in the Project manager, click on the cogwheel, hit Move to … and select a different Project. Right now it’s only possible to move only one design file at a time.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Rotated bounds are now clipped properly on layers with a clipping mask.

New in Avocode 2.16.1 (Oct 24, 2017)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • More stable design upload:
  • The design upload is more stable and noticeably faster. You can now share designs instantly after upload. Just click on the upload success notification to copy a sharing link to your clipboard.
  • Smarter Sketch design renaming:
  • Renaming Artboards and Pages just got smarter. When you rename something in Sketch, it will be renamed automatically in Avocode.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed GitHub issues: #1668, #1162, #1669, #1651

New in Avocode 2.16.0 (Oct 14, 2017)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Synced Variables and Replacement rules:
  • All Variables and Replacement rules are now synced across all designs within one project. The sync is team-wide which means that all team members on all devices will see your changes and also can change what you have set.
  • Editing Comments:
  • It is now possible to edit Annotations and General comments. Its creator can edit any comment down the thread.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • New Sketch plugin shortcut: CMD + J:
  • With the introduction of Sketch 47, we had to change our shortcut for uploading selected artboards via Avocode Sketch plugin from CMD + E to CMD + J. Additionally the shortcut for uploading all artboards is also altered from CMD + ALT + E to CMD + ALT + J.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed GitHub issues: #1631, #1239

New in Avocode 2.15.5 (Oct 2, 2017)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Faster project loading:
  • We have improved the API pagination process — so it sends out smaller server request asynchronously instead of sending a big one at once. On average this change has sped up the process from 13s to 700ms for teams with hundreds of projects and thousands of designs.
  • More precise SVG export:
  • We have built a whole new technology to export design vector shapes as SVG images more accurately. We have built a whole new technology to export design vector shapes as SVG images more acurately, including SVG export from layer groups.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • We've fixed a few bugs in our internal app independent design format which should result in more precise design rendering.
  • We've changed the desktop app auto-update, so you can always use the newest and the best Avocode version.

New in Avocode 2.15.4 (Sep 20, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • You should be able to toggle tabs in the Inspect and Comment mode without any problem. To hide/show both sidebars hit TAB.
  • We've also fixed minor issues in the Billing section.

New in Avocode 2.15.3 (Sep 16, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We've successfully fixed a bug on our servers which was causing syncing problems.

New in Avocode 2.15.2 (Sep 16, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Your team's Contratrotrs should be able to open any design in the Inspect mode just fine.
  • We've also fixed the flicking loading view which sometimes appeared after clicking on an annotation thread in the Comment mode.

New in Avocode 2.15.1 (Sep 13, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Your team's Contractors should be able to open any design in the Inspect mode just fine.
  • We've also fixed a few minor issues for redirecting and improved general flow in Billing.

New in Avocode 2.15.0 (Sep 12, 2017)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Avocode web app:
  • We've finally released Avocode web app out of Beta. It's just as powerful as Avocode desktop app, only more than 2x faster. It works in most modern browsers (best experience is assured in Chrome v 43. and higher). Read more about the differences between web and desktop app.
  • More precise SVG export:
  • We have built a whole new technology to export vector shapes as SVG images. We tested it against the Sketch export and here are the results.
  • Optimized PNG export assets:
  • We have implemented a new PNG optimization method, which minifies images even slightly better than TinyPNG. You can disable it in the App preferences.
  • New code export options:
  • Code generated from Photoshop text layers now finally also contains letter-spacing. There is also a new code language in the code settings called Styled-components. It's a special CSS in JS component syntax to style React and React Native app.
  • Better Sketch file organization:
  • Each Sketch file now behaves like a folder within your project. When you open a Sketch file, you can either display all artboards or switch between Pages.
  • Sharing links with design preview:
  • When you share design previews with clients and colleagues, they should know what they're clicking on. Therefore public links now contain automatically generated design previews.
  • New Team settings:
  • There is a brand new UI of Team settings so you could easily manage billing, invite new team members, change roles and project permissions, change your account e-mail or set e-mail where you want us to send your invoices.
  • Project manager UI adjustments:
  • Along with the new Sketch file organization, there are a few subtle changes in the top bar of the Project manager. We have also redesigned empty state in new projects so that you could upload designs more easily.
  • FIXED GITHUB ISSUES:
  • #1601, #1592, #1582, #1570, #1559, #1547, #1542, #1536, #1535, #1526, #1523, #1491, #1485, #1444, #1433, #1324, #1113

New in Avocode 2.14.8 (Aug 1, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Faster Sketch plugin perfomance
  • Fixed Sketch plugin installation for older systems
  • Avocode app now always redirects you to a project, where you are uploading Sketch files. For example, if you have opened a project in the Project manager, then you start uploading a Sketch artboard and assign it to a different or a new project, you will be automatically redirected to this project.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed GitHub issues #1545, #1562, #1466, #1551 and #1552.

New in Avocode 2.14.7 (Aug 1, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We're bringing you another more reliable version of our Sketch plugin for uploading designs.
  • Layers should be synced correctly even when they contain Overrides from older versions of Sketch.
  • Symbols are now synced more reliably. We will continue to improve this feature in upcoming updates soon.
  • We fixed focus in login modal inputs #1530.
  • We fixed Github issues #1522, #1538 and #1531.

New in Avocode 2.14.6 (Jul 13, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Now you can scale your design at xxxhdpi and also export vectors shapes at xxxhdpi (parallel for @4x) for Android projects.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Some Sketch designs might have frozen your Sketch app during upload. This should be fixed now.
  • We're now displaying Sketch files even when they contain corrupted layers.
  • We've fixed a minor Avocode app UI problems in certain environments (GH 1490).
  • Symbols should be now syncing correctly so you can always open them once your Sketch file is synced.
  • We fixed Github #1509, #1514, #1495, and #1511.

New in Avocode 2.14.5 (Jul 5, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • We have improved the UX for uploading a large amount of Sketch Artboards:
  • We automatically sync all nested symbols that are contained in artboards.
  • The total number of uploading designs now doesn’t include symbols.
  • There is only one sound notification for all artboards from a Sketch file.
  • We fixed the installation of Sketch plugin and its updates:
  • Syncing from Sketch app to Avocode should work for everyone #1496.
  • Latest Sketch plugin can be manually reinstalled from Help menu.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed couple of UX problems and Github issues #1498, #1484 and #1500.

New in Avocode 2.14.4 (Jun 16, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed minor issues which occasionally occurred while syncing a design with the new Sketch plugin. Please make sure to check out this article, which explains its full functionality.

New in Avocode 2.14.3 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • New and faster Sketch plugin (43.0.0):
  • We're introducing a whole new Sketch plugin for uploading designs.
  • It is bundled with the Avocode app, and it will be installed automatically with it.
  • It doesn't freeze your Sketch app during design upload.
  • You can now sync artboards via a simple shortcut. Either CMD+E to upload selected artboards, or CMD+ALT+E to upload all artboards within the Sketch file.
  • If you want, you can still download the DEPRECATED old version of the plugin. However, the Avocode app update for macOS (2.14.3 and later) will overwrite the old plugin.
  • New features:
  • There is a new subtle sound for a successful design upload.
  • We added a new onboarding modal, so you always know how to add a new Sketch or Photoshop design.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We have fixed a couple of minor UI bugs and Github issues #1455, #1333, #859, #960.

New in Avocode 2.14.2 (Jun 6, 2017)

  • New features:
  • We added font-weight property for Sketch designs in Styles panel
  • Improvements:
  • You can now view RECENTLY OPENED designs in an open project in the Project Manager. If you didn't open any designs in a project yet, no designs will appear in this view. However, you can still upload designs directly in this view. Note that the RECENTLY OPENED projects and designs sync only locally per user, not for the entire team.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed a few minor bugs from Sentry.

New in Avocode 2.14.1 (May 23, 2017)

  • Avocode App goes green:
  • It's not just because we love avocados… We've unified our colors and changed our main color to be green (but not just any green: #00BC87). You might have seen it on our website and across our communication channels recently, and now we're bringing it to the app. We hope the new fresh look of our interface will help you navigate faster around the app.
  • Bug fixes:
  • There was an annoying error during design opening in the previous version. Sorry about that, it's now fixed.
  • We've also got rid of a 404 error that would pop up when clicking on “PROJECT DESIGNS” in an opened project in the Project Manager.

New in Avocode 2.14.0 (May 17, 2017)

  • Introducing Comment Mode:
  • We have created a special interface for your design conversations. This resulted in a UI change of the Inspect Mode. The toolbar has been moved to the left side and instead you can switch either between INSPECT or COMMENT modes.
  • If you wish to go directly to Comment Mode, click on the little comment icon on the design preview tile of any design in the Project Manager.
  • The Comment Mode introduces a few new things: While the design Annotations work the way you're used to, they are now also listed in a new sidebar. When you click on any Annotation in the list, it will be automatically opened on the canvas.
  • Finally you can also have a discussion about the entire design thanks to General Comments. Learn more about Comment Mode.
  • Improvements:
  • A bit of new vocabulary: Revisions were renamed to Versions. Notes were renamed to Annotations and we also added General Comments.
  • When you delete the last remaining annotation in a thread, the thread frame will be deleted too (including the pin or area mark on the design canvas).
  • When you're copying a Base64 image you can now see the length of the Base64 string in the notification in the top right corner. Thanks our community member @alexandrudoda for the idea.
  • The dropdown in app notifications now show you only the notifications from the team in which you're currently logged in. That goes also for the icon counter badge. The counter will disappear, when you log out.
  • Symbols and Smart Objects are always opened in a new tab as a separate design.
  • Bug fixes:
  • The canvas doesn't move or shake when you hide sidebars (shortcut: press TAB key)
  • Links from Sketch unsupported overlays lead to the new Helpcenter.

New in Avocode 2.13.6 (Apr 20, 2017)

  • New features:
  • If you're in the Business or Enterprise plan, you're lucky! You can now connect any project in Avocode to any dedicated Slack channel. Anyone with access to this #channel will immediately know about new uploaded designs, design versions and comments. Learn more.
  • Easily come back to what you've been working on earlier. There is a new tab in the Avocode Project Manager in the top left corner to show you all recently opened designs. Just to make this clear, the Recently Opened Designs work for each user locally and are not synced across your team.
  • Your Personal Settings are now part of the Avocode app. Just click on your avatar in the top left corner and feel free to change your name, password or manage your personal e-mail notifications.
  • NOTE: For the time being, you can still find your Personal Settings in the old Manager.
  • Notifications are now stored locally so they won’t disappear once you close your Avocode application. Not only that, the notifications are now real-time.
  • Improvements:
  • Your experience while opening a design in Avocode should be more pleasant. The loading overlay is now transparent, so you can see and access the tab bar at all the time.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We polished the styles showing in the Styles panel. Please let us know if you have any troubles with the precision of our styles or the code you see in Avocode at [email protected]. Thanks.

New in Avocode 2.13.5 (Apr 12, 2017)

  • Minor bug fixes:
  • Fix Intercom issue #1338: Intercom 'id' of undefined.

New in Avocode 2.13.4 (Apr 10, 2017)

  • Features:
  • Now, you don't have to optimize JPEGs exported from Avocode with external services. Every exported JPEG is compressed to save around 50% of its normal size.

New in Avocode 2.13.3 (Apr 6, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • If you notice that switching between designs, Project Manager and the Design View is significantly faster, it's not a coincidence. We have polished our code base integration with the Electron framework and the app is now running like clockwork.
  • Minor bug fixes:
  • We squashed a minor bug #1332 which appeared during design upload.

New in Avocode 2.13.2 (Mar 30, 2017)

  • Minor bug fixes:
  • Photoshop design upload by drag & dropping them in the app should work just fine (even with multiple tabs open). 😉
  • We fixed our repository URL, so you can finally update Avocode on Linux just like you would with any other app.
  • Now you should be able to export SVGs without any problems.

New in Avocode 2.13.1 (Mar 23, 2017)

  • Minor bug fixes:
  • Uploading Photoshop designs by drag & dropping them in the Project Manager (on the project tile) and in the Design View should work just fine.

New in Avocode 2.13.0 (Mar 18, 2017)

  • FEATURES:
  • App:
  • Ask for help and advices via out new in-app chat directly from the Design View (while you're inspecting). Our cutomers suport is looking forward to chatting with you.
  • Interface:
  • The new in-app notifications are now clickable and scrollable so you can go back in time.
  • The header bar in the app is now unified and polished.
  • Search designs while you're inspecting. Just hit CMD/CTRL+F or click on the magnifier icon in the top right corner.
  • Search designs while you're inspecting. Just hit CMD/CTRL+F or click on the magnifier icon in the top right corner.
  • Open recent designs by right-clicking on the icon and choose “Open recent”.
  • Design upload:
  • Drag & drop Photoshop designs on the Avocode icon to upload them.
  • Watch design upload progress on the Avocode icon.
  • Canceling design upload shouldn't slow down your workflow now.
  • When you're uploading the design in the app, you can see the upload progress directly in redesigned dropdown notifications.
  • When you're uploading a design by drag & dropping, Avocode will ask you in which project you want to put it.
  • Inspecting:
  • Export layers as WebP images.
  • Export smaller SVGs, optimized with SVGO.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • We fixed a few minor bugs from Sentry.
  • Guides distances are now scaled properly. Thanks Leonid Dzyhanskyi for squashing this bug!
  • Smart objects should display properly.
  • Deleting designs or projects one by one works as expected.

New in Avocode 2.12.6 (Feb 8, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed variables, so they work correctly when applied to colors. Many thanks for the reports to Michal Černý, Chriztian Steinmeier and Leonid Dzyhanskyi.

New in Avocode 2.12.5 (Feb 3, 2017)

  • Features:
  • We added a new React Native template in the code panel with default sets that you‘ll easily distinguish from CSS in JS.
  • Bug fixes:
  • We fixed a few bugs from Sentry, for example the `atom_common_app` error.
  • Variables should work as expected. When you save them, they will appear in code. When you create a variable, always beware to type in the exact value which you want to replace. For example: `var a = #333 ` wont replace like this `$a333 (original val #333333)`.
  • When your team is still in the free trial (no matter how extended) we‘ll show you how much time is remaining for your entire team. The trial starts running when the first member of your team signs up. All users in your team will see this information identically in the top right corner in the Avocode Manager.
  • The modal which appears when your account has expired should be displaying correctly.

New in Avocode 2.12.4 (Jan 17, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • When you're opening a new design, it opens in a new tab. #227

New in Avocode 2.12.3 (Jan 17, 2017)

  • Features:
  • Open team settings directly from the app and it won't crash.
  • The tool bar menu is enabled in the inspector and not in the manager - exactly as is should be.

New in Avocode 2.12.1 (Dec 31, 2016)

  • Features:
  • Added new "About Avocode" dialog
  • Added ability to choose between original preview size or fit to screen in the Project Manager
  • Improved upload reliability. It should handle internet connection interruptions
  • Added back the ability to copy multiple lines by dragging over the line numbers
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed exporting group layer effects #227

New in Avocode 2.12.0 (Dec 16, 2016)

  • FEATURES:
  • New Swift code template for iOS apps
  • New XML code template for Android apps
  • New CSS in JS code template for React Native apps
  • Option to set measurements: pt for iOS / dp for Android
  • Option to set colors: UIcolor for iOS / HEX8 for Android
  • Brand new code templates for CSS, Stylus, Sass, & Less
  • App Preferences were moved into a modal
  • Finally you can choose the design pixel density (@X):
  • Web: @1x, 2x
  • iOS: @1x, 2x, 3x
  • Android: ldpi (@0.75x), mdpi (@1x), hdpi (@1.5x), xhdpi (@2x), xxhdpi (@3x), xxxhdpi (@4x)
  • There are new Project and Design Settings:
  • Set default platform (Web, iOS, Android for project/design)
  • Set default path for exported images when creating a new project
  • Adjust code output according to your needs, ie. show/hide/reorder parts of code in your code panel)
  • Sync Platform & Scale settings with your team
  • Switch between code templates, color formats and units as much as you want
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Overall speed improvement of the in-app project manager
  • Faster and reworked sync
  • Sped up showing and hiding of layers
  • Fixed a few image/layer export bugs
  • Fixed retina scale displaying - thanks Brandon Carson!
  • Various other bug fixes

New in Avocode 2.11.1 (Oct 8, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Opening symbols from all revisions of a design should work just fine
  • Layer bounds on clipped masks should be displayed correctly
  • Drag and dropping a design into Avocode should not cause any errors
  • Hitting sync button should not reset sort anymore

New in Avocode 2.11.0 (Sep 30, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Added Layer Styles panel - visual alternative to the Code panel
  • Added ability to choose between original preview size or fit to screen in the Project Manager
  • Improved upload reliability. It should handle internet connection interruptions
  • Added back the ability to copy multiple lines by dragging over the line numbers
  • Ability to hide toolbar in opened design
  • Ability to type in specific zoom level number
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed exporting group layer effects #227

New in Avocode 2.10.1 (Sep 7, 2016)

  • New features:
  • SYMBOL SUPPORT - Symbols now work the same as Smart Objects
  • Added Troubleshooting options to Help menu
  • Screenshots are now named after the design name
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed bug when trying to scroll to layer with alt click and various other bug fixes

New in Avocode 2.10.0 (Aug 29, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Redesigned tools in design view
  • Added breadcrumbs which open Project Manager
  • Redesigned color palette
  • Redesigned code panel which allows you to copy whole lines or just a part of the code
  • Added Open Recent designs option to File menu
  • Added "Edit in photoshop" button which downloads the original file (works only for PSD’s and images uploaded directly to Avocode)
  • Refined inspector panel
  • Ability to reorder tabs
  • Bug fixes:
  • Disabled GPU rasterization flag. It causes UI problems to users having Radeon graphics card #1057, #1039
  • Fixed the search issue #1060

New in Avocode 2.9.1 (Aug 6, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed the issue when renaming or removing a design

New in Avocode 2.9.0 (Aug 6, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Added Notes tool
  • Added Activity panel
  • Panels in the document view are resizable
  • Improved performance when switching between tabs
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed the issue when uploading a design #944
  • Fixed the issue when using regular expressions in the Variable dialog #964
  • Fixed the issue with panels #987
  • Technical:
  • Updated Electron to 1.3.0
  • Persistent Immutable data structures are now used internally for user data

New in Avocode 2.8.4 (Jul 5, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed the issue when changing the code settings #961

New in Avocode 2.8.3 (Jul 5, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed the issue when opening a design #953
  • Fixed the onboarding issue #945
  • Fixed ENOENT error when opening a design #946

New in Avocode 2.8.2 (Jul 5, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Added the Pinch to Zoom functionality
  • Enabled GPU rasterization flag
  • Prevent logged-out users from syncing designs
  • Added the tool-tip to tab item with information about the organization and project
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed the issue with the hand tool getting stuck
  • Fixed the issue where the vertical rule scale labels were blurred
  • Fixed the issue where a document closed before it was loaded
  • Removed the loading icon from icon sets that caused CPU usage around 10% when animating
  • Fixed the issue of the cascading UI action
  • Fixed the bug where the download was stuck, even after it finished syncing

New in Avocode 2.8.1 (Jun 20, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed the issue that caused the design to be uploaded twice #933, #928
  • Fixed the login issue #929.
  • Partially fixed the Windows issue regarding loading large designs #927, #916, #915. You can now download Avocode x64 version for Windows.
  • Fixed the "Open in Avocode" feature #924
  • Fixed the long export path issue #918
  • Fixed the context menu issue #912
  • Fixed the layer selection issue #913

New in Avocode 2.8.0 (Jun 13, 2016)

  • New export modal:
  • Completely new UI
  • Export vectors in 2x, 3x
  • Improved SVG export
  • Preview of an exported image
  • New slice tool:
  • Resize support
  • Move support
  • Support of exporting multiple slices
  • Slice can be created from a layer bounds
  • New slice tool:
  • Tons of bug fixes
  • Updated to latest version of Electron
  • Windows auto-update support
  • UI rewritten to React.js

New in Avocode 2.6.0 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • Added design revision switcher
  • Fixed clipping mask issue #253

New in Avocode 2.5.4 (Feb 10, 2016)

  • Fixed Gzip exception AGAIN! Hopefully forever.

New in Avocode 2.5.3 (Feb 6, 2016)

  • Fixed Gzip exception #447
  • Fixed notification about a new design exception #697
  • Fixed application saving state issue
  • Fixed Preview modal offline state issue
  • Limit preview downloads only to synced revisions

New in Avocode 2.5.2 (Jan 26, 2016)

  • Completely redesigned project manager UI
  • Added quick preview
  • Added search
  • Better switching between teams
  • You can now delete Sketch Artboards and Pages separately #506
  • Fixed windows installer failing issue #521
  • Fixed OSX Gatekeeper issues
  • More bug fixes #353 windows uninstall didn't work if the App is running, #528 open from web app not working, #547 Mising Sketch letter-spacing

New in Avocode 2.4.5 (Dec 19, 2015)

  • Fixed problem with OS X auto-updating.

New in Avocode 2.4.4 Beta (Dec 19, 2015)

  • Fixed kernel_task memory usage problem #370
  • Fixed problem with slice tool #419
  • Fixed problem with Bourbon template #424
  • Fixed problem when uploading designs from network drive #441
  • Fixed problem with expired user token

New in Avocode 2.4.3 (Dec 19, 2015)

  • Fixed problem when saving SVG #450
  • Fixed problem with select tool, measure tool and slice tool #451
  • Fixed problem when uploading a design #448, #443
  • Reduced application size
  • Improved UX for color picker

New in Avocode 2.4.2 (Dec 19, 2015)

  • You can see and change export path in the quick export dialog
  • You can now remove single color (Github #130)
  • Nicer sketch design overlay with extension installation guide
  • Fix code panel flashing when moving guides

New in Avocode 2.4.1 (Dec 19, 2015)

  • HOTFIX: fixed issues with first time login

New in Avocode 2.0.0 (Apr 24, 2015)

  • Avocode Desktop App:
  • Upload designs directly in the Avocode app
  • Added Info panel, which shows general information about opened design
  • Improved reliability of syncing and opening designs
  • Project manager improvements:
  • Creating projects
  • Sketch designs are displayed as folders
  • Added Login and Registration process directly to the app
  • Avocode Manager:
  • Simpler and more flexible pricing
  • Avocode is now much cheaper for individuals
  • Design Detail:
  • Annotate, Comment and discuss designs
  • Visually compare revisions
  • Project detail:
  • Designs are displayed in a grid view
  • Sketch artboards and pages are displayed as folders which you can browse
  • Improved login and registration process
  • Drag and Drop upload improvements
  • Added credit system
  • Bug fixes and UI improvements, as usual