Sketch alternatives for Mac
Sketch — Digital design and prototyping platform — is installed 91 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask sketch to install Sketch itself.- Figma43.4× the installs
- Blender343.8× the installs
- ImageOptim7.0× the installs
- GIMP41.9× the installs
- Inkscape50.3× the installs
- Shottr28.1× the installs
- CleanShot5.6× the installs
- Glyphs4.1× smaller user base
Full comparison
| Sketch | Figma | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Design & Graphics | Design & Graphics |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 2026.3.1,234013 | 126.9.16 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 91 | 3,948 |
| Install command | brew install --cask sketch | brew install --cask figma |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.