--- title: Stacks: rethinking layout in Sketch | daily.dev description: Sketch has introduced Stack Layouts, a new feature that allows designers to create dynamic and flexible UI elements that adapt based on their content and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stacks-rethinking-layout-in-sketch-4wpui5ojv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stacks: rethinking layout in Sketch | daily.dev og:description: Sketch has introduced Stack Layouts, a new feature that allows designers to create dynamic and flexible UI elements that adapt based on their content and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stacks-rethinking-layout-in-sketch-4wpui5ojv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4WPUI5ojv.png og:image:alt: Stacks: rethinking layout in Sketch og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stacks: rethinking layout in Sketch **[Sketch](https://daily.dev/sources/sketch)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Sketch has introduced Stack Layouts, a new feature that allows designers to create dynamic and flexible UI elements that adapt based on their content and context. Unlike previous tools like Smart Layout, Stacks provide greater control and predictability, enabling efficient design iteration and reducing manual adjustments. Stacks can handle complex nested layouts and improve design handoff processes with developers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#ui-design](https://daily.dev/tags/ui-design) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/stacks-rethinking-layout-in-sketch-4wpui5ojv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Stacks: rethinking layout in Sketch","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/stacks-rethinking-layout-in-sketch-4wpui5ojv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/stacks-rethinking-layout-in-sketch-4wpui5ojv"},"datePublished":"2025-05-27T13:36:11.515Z","dateModified":"2025-05-27T13:36:27.033Z","description":"Sketch has introduced Stack Layouts, a new feature that allows designers to create dynamic and flexible UI elements that adapt based on their content and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/21fe79fe0ef563ef152f52e41e10872f?_a=AQAEuj9","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/21fe79fe0ef563ef152f52e41e10872f?_a=AQAEuj9","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Sketch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Sketch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/d4a46c686d3d4a29b45e443832620ab4","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/sketch"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/stacks-rethinking-layout-in-sketch-4wpui5ojv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"productivity,ui-design","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sketch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/sketch"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Stacks: rethinking layout in Sketch"}]} ```