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Lunacy Editor 3.0 - Free Windows app that opens, edits, and stores .sketch files

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The Icons8 team rolls out a global update for Lunacy, a native Windows app that opens, edits, and stores .sketch files. In short, it’s long-awaited Sketch for Windows. It helps design teams working on different operating systems and improves the transition from design to development. It's a beta version. And it’s completely free.

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Mariappan Kumar
Smart move. Software has Great compatibility and works smoothly. Kudos team.
Ivan Braun
Maker
@mkarrfan thanks, man!
Santosh Maharshi
I have been waiting for this . My mac gave up with OS updates and only thing I was missing on Win10 was sketch. Super news for all sketchy users like me :)
Ivan Braun
Maker
@santoshmaharshi Happy that it found its perfect user ;)
Md Zahid

Some personal opinions: A bit laggy. Also you can not lock something horizontally/ vertically by holding SHIFT. Some expected keyboard shortcuts doesn't exist (like ctlr+L to lock). Zoom-in & out speed could be a bit faster.

Pros:

It's on PC! Works like butter.

Cons:

Beta. Missing some important features. (But I'm sure they will be fixed soon)

Ivan Braun
Maker
TODO: - Improve the speed of zoom, especially for documents with large/many bitmaps - Find some better list of shortcuts that includes Ctrl+L - Check Shift lock - I'm positive we have it; I've just checked and it's still there. Could you record a short video of the test case?
Scott Riley
This is gosh darn incredible.
Kyrylo Kazachek
Maker
@scott_riley Nice to hear that!
Dalpat Prajapati
This is awesome. I just checked. Box Shadow is not rendering. Also there is some minor bugs! But Well done! Overall its Awesome!
Kyrylo Kazachek
Maker
@dalpattapaniya Tanks! We will bring shadows and other effects soon!
Ivan Braun
Maker
@dalpattapaniya right: shadows, fancy strokes, and type gradients are on the list; they are not even rendering. But we're moving fast, will do soon. Thank you! PS You know how to inspire!
Kaan Çalışkan
Maybe it would be "too much" but I wish that it will have a Mac version and version control feature for Sketch files (sync with OneDrive.) Or just a Sketch plugin which do version control between Lunacy and Sketch's Mac version. BTW, great job! :)
Ivan Braun
Maker
@kcaliskan we must think about it. Sketch file is basically a JSON file, so updating it carefully, maybe Git will do the thing. I've googled and here it is: https://github.com/mathieudutour... I wonder if it works for you: if we add support for Git on our side, and you'll use this plugin on the Sketch side. Does it?
Justin Deardorff

This is still in the early stages but I like what I see so far! As a product manager constantly working with designers, I can now open design files on PC for quick screen views, exports, etc. If that's your primary need this will be perfect!! If you are looking for a full featured Sketch replacement, it's not there quite yet.

Pros:

It works on Windows! Opens sketch files, provides CSS and YAML as well as most basic Sketch functionality. Portable version available. FREE

Cons:

A bit laggy and keyboard shortcuts are not all the same. It's still in beta though. This will only get better.

Ivan Braun
Maker
Justin, you know how to motivate! Thank you. Quick update: the next release addresses the shortcuts. The release after will bring speed as we'll start to cache the unaffected objects as the bitmaps.
Piotr Szwach
nice work fellas!
Ivan Braun
Maker
@piotrszwach thanks, mate!
Matthew Boogaard
There IS a god!
Ivan Braun
Maker
@boogsau haha, thank you!
Stevan Bogosavljević
Great stuff, just tested it and it's really helpful for non Mac users to check UI designs
Ivan Braun
Maker
@stevyhacker I'm glad it worked for you, thank you for a review!
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