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WireframeSketcher Changelog

What's new in WireframeSketcher 7.1.0

Mar 21, 2024
  • Eclipse 4.31 support:
  • The newest release of Eclipse 4.31, also known as Eclipse 2024-03, was just released. We’ve updated the standalone version of WireframeSketcher to this more recent platform so that you can benefit from various improvements and bug-fixes. The plug-in version of WireframeSketcher now is also compatible with Eclipse 2024-03.
  • Eclipse 4.30 support:
  • We’ve also added support for Eclipse 4.30, also known as Eclipse 2023-12. Due to some issues present in this version of Eclipse we’ve held back on releasing WireframeSketcher version based on it. However if required, you can use the plug-in version of WireframeSketcher with Eclipse 2023-12.
  • Other changes:
  • Updated Font Awesome icons stencil to version 6.5.1

New in WireframeSketcher 7.0.0 (Sep 28, 2023)

  • Support for macOS Sonoma:
  • This release adds support for the latest version of macOS – Sonoma. Note that since WireframeSketcher app is not part of the Mac App Store you might need to follow these steps to install it.
  • Eclipse 4.29 support:
  • The newest release of Eclipse 4.29, also known as Eclipse 2023-09, was just released. We’ve updated the standalone version of WireframeSketcher to this more recent platform so that you can benefit from various improvements and bug-fixes. The plug-in version of WireframeSketcher now is also compatible with Eclipse 2023-09.
  • Improved auto-update:
  • This version improves the auto-update feature so that future major updates can be installed correctly. The downside is that you’ll need to manually install the new version by downloading and installing the latest version from our website.
  • Other changes:
  • Updated Font Awesome icons stencil to version 6.4.2
  • Updated Bootstrap icons stencil to version 1.11.1

New in WireframeSketcher 6.6.0 (Jan 18, 2023)

  • Performance improvements:
  • This release improves the performance of the storyboard editor when working with large storyboards having hundreds of screens. The performance is also improved when exporting large storyboards to various formats. Previously you could encounter occasional errors when exporting large files. These improvements should solve those too.
  • Performance improvements may still require some fine-tuning, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you encounter any issues with large projects. We’ll be able to suggest the adjustment of settings related to memory and resource consumption.
  • Eclipse 4.26 support:
  • The newest release of Eclipse 4.26, also known as Eclipse 2022-12, was just released. We’ve updated the standalone version of WireframeSketcher to this more recent platform so that you can benefit from various improvements and bug-fixes. The plug-in version of WireframeSketcher now is also compatible with Eclipse 2022-12.
  • Other changes:
  • Updated Bootstrap icons stencil to version 1.10.3
  • Updated Font Awesome icons stencil to version 6.2.1

New in WireframeSketcher 6.4.0 (Dec 16, 2021)

  • Eclipse 4.22 support:
  • The newest release of Eclipse 4.22, also known as Eclipse 2021-12, was just released. We’ve updated the standalone version of WireframeSketcher to this more recent platform so that you can benefit from various improvements and bug-fixes. The plug-in version of WireframeSketcher now is also compatible with Eclipse 2021-12.
  • Other changes:
  • Updated Bootstrap icons stencil to version 1.7.2
  • Updated Font Awesome icons to version 5.15.4
  • Fixed the issue with some cursors not scaling correctly on HiDPI displays
  • Fixed the issue with some cursors having black background on Linux
  • Fixed the error in PDF export on some macOS systems
  • Fixed the issue with opening the Mockups Gallery on some macOS systems

New in WireframeSketcher 6.0.0 (Dec 20, 2018)

  • Eclipse 4.10 support:
  • The newest release of Eclipse 4.10, also known as Eclipse 2018-12, was just released. We’ve immediately updated the standalone version of WireframeSketcher to this more platform so that we can benefit from various improvements and bug-fixes.
  • One major bug-fix in this version concerns Linux users that run WireframeSketcher with GTK3 toolkit. Some users have reported a significant application slowdown when using version 5.1.0. We’ve reproduced and reported the issue so that it could be fixed. We are happy to announce the this version fixes the performance issue.
  • Switch to 64-bit:
  • Until now we’ve been supporting both 32 and 64-bit operating systems. Starting with this release the support for 32-bit platforms was dropped. This most notably concerns Windows users who until now were using 32-bit version of WireframeSketcher. Starting with this release we’ll only be distributing 64-bit version of WireframeSketcher.
  • macOS users are not being concerned by this change, but if you are a Windows or Linux user who still uses a 32-bit system then you’ll need to keep using an older version of WireframeSketcher until you can upgrade your system.
  • Other changes:
  • Updated Font Awesome icons to version 5.6.1

New in WireframeSketcher 5.1.0 (Sep 20, 2018)

  • Eclipse 4.9 support:
  • The newest release of Eclipse 4.9 was just released. As announced back in June, we’ve migrated the standalone version of WireframeSketcher to this more recent version of Eclipse to benefit from better HiDPI support and improved support for Linux platform.
  • Linux version has now moved to using more modern GTK3 toolkit instead of GTK2 which solves compatibility issues on various distributions, most notably Arch and Fedora.
  • Other changes:
  • Updated Font Awesome icons to version 5.3.1

New in WireframeSketcher 5.0.0 Build 20171024-0955 (Oct 24, 2017)

  • Full HiDPI support:
  • I’m happy to announce the addition of the long-overdue support for HiDPI monitors. Although partial support for HiDPI was already there for some time, the new version adds full HiDPI support on all platforms: Windows, macOS and Linux.
  • To achieve this we had to migrate WireframeSketcher to a new version of Eclipse platform: Eclipse 4.7 Oxygen. This upgrade in itself brings various other improvements and bug fixes to WireframeSketcher, including better support for latest OS versions.
  • To enable HiDPI support we’ve had to redesign most of application icons in order to provide a high-resolution version. So WireframeSketcher now comes with an improved look.
  • Known issues:
  • There are still several minor aesthetic issues related to HiDPI that we’ll look into solving in next updates. These issues need to be resolved in the Eclipse platform, and although this is not ideal, we chose not to wait for their resolution and release support for HiDPI as is, since it’s still a net improvement over the previous version
  • Vertical ruler is not rendered at high-resolution when using View > Show Rulers option – all platforms
  • Integrated help accessed with Help > Help Contents has some rendering artifacts – all platforms
  • Integrated browser, which is used for Welcome screen and Stencils installation, is not scaled – Linux
  • Small controls (tree, check-boxes, radios) in some UI parts – Linux

New in WireframeSketcher 4.7.6 Build 20170615-0819 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • Modal widget:
  • Modal widget is a quick way to add a modal screen that lets you show the content underneath as disabled. This effect was already easily achievable using a Panel, but this possibility wasn’t obvious. Several stencils also provide a custom component for modals, but now it’s part of the standard library too.
  • The Modal widget is simple a pre-configured Panel with some transparency applied. This means that you can adjust those settings to achieve different visual effects. For example simply changing the background from black to white will give you a more grayed out effect.
  • Eclipse Oxygen 4.7:
  • The new version of Eclipse is just around the corner and we are making sure that WireframeSketcher works correctly with it. This release contains several bug fixes that ensure this
  • Other changes:
  • Improved SVG rendering to support icons from simpleicons.org
  • Fixed the issue with text editing in certain types of user components
  • What’s next:
  • We’ll slow down new developments during the summer so please be patient with us. For the next fall and winter development cycles we are planning some major features, most notable being the migration to new Eclipse 4.7 platform for full HiDPI support, and improved diagramming. Please don’t hesitate to suggest other improvements and features that you’d like to see added. We are listening!
  • Updating:
  • To update to the latest version of WireframeSketcher use Help > Check for Updates, or just download it from our website. Mac OS X users that experience update issues should re-install the latest version manually from our website. The version number of this release is 4.7.6. Enjoy!

New in WireframeSketcher 4.7.5.20170427-1154 (Apr 27, 2017)

  • Back links:
  • One of the long requested features on our roadmap was the ability to specify back links, links that would work the same way as the back button in a browser does, and allow users to navigate to the previous screen in navigation history. We’ve long hesitated to add them, as this feature is not supported by all the export types provided by WireframeSketcher. Most notably, PDF viewers mostly don’t support back links, with the exception of Acrobat Reader software. We’ve finally decided that it’s an acceptable limitation and today’s release adds support for back links. When specifying a link in the Links view you now have the Go Back option. Back links work as expected in Presentation mode, in offline and online HTML, and partially in PDF if Acrobat Reader software is used to view the document.
  • Combo widget links:
  • In the same spirit of improving how links work, Nick Weathers has pointed out on our forums that items in the dropdown of the Combo widget cannot be linked individually. The Combo widget worked this way in order to preserve backward compatibility. However we could reuse the approach we already use for components to expose both drop-down items in the Links view, and the global link that allows the entire widget to be linked, in the way that it worked previously.

New in WireframeSketcher 4.7.4.20170316-0520 (Mar 16, 2017)

  • Hide links behind containers:
  • Screen links let you quickly create simple click-through prototypes. Exporting or presenting the storyboard also exports linked areas that can be clicked to navigate the prototype.
  • One recurrent complaint about how links work in this scenario is that links show up through other components that are placed over them. A common use case is to clone a base screen to display a dialog window over it. If the base screen has some links behind the dialog then those links will show through it. The only solution to this problem is to remove links manually.
  • Today’s release adds an automatic occluding and hiding for links that are behind certain components. This works in presentation mode as well as in PDF and HTML exports.
  • Hide annotations in editing mode:
  • Another improvement in this version is the option to hide annotation widgets while editing screens, something that until now was only possible in presentation mode and in exported documents. This option makes it easier to edit annotated screens without annotations getting in the way.
  • Updating:
  • To update to the latest version of WireframeSketcher use Help > Check for Updates, or just download it from our website.

New in WireframeSketcher 4.7.3.20170119-1013 (Jan 19, 2017)

  • Today’s release brings improved export with support for high-resolution retina displays. Wireframes that are shared online, or are exported to HTML or PDF, will now include high-resolution images to support viewing them on high-density displays. Read on for more details.
  • High-resolution export:
  • Retina displays and high-resolution monitors are getting more and more widespread and we are trying to keep up with this evolution. WireframeSketcher already uses vector graphics for wireframes which makes it work well on such displays. However export results were not always up to par.
  • Today’s release brings high-resolution display support to all export types. Online sharing, local HTML and image-based PDFs (see below), now include high-quality images required for optimal viewing on high-resolution displays.
  • Here’s an example of the difference between before and after results on a high-resolution display. Sharper text, sharper lines and overall a more pleasingly looking output.
  • Image-based PDF export
  • WireframeSketcher exports PDF documents in vector based format most of the time. This makes PDF documents look good at any resolution and zoom level. Also all texts are selectable and can be easily copied from the document
  • However, in a particular case, when screens contain characters that are not supported by document’s font, the PDF export switches to image-based format. This means that each page will contain an exported image of the screen, instead of a vector version
  • For some languages this automatic switch is unavoidable, although changing screen’s font may help. However if you suddenly see this behavior to due to some change you’ve made to your screens – then you’ve probably included a special character that is not directly supported by the screen’s font. In this case see if you can make it without this character to avoid the unwanted effect
  • From the technical point of view, operating systems handle this case automatically by transparently switching to a different font for special characters. We are currently exploring the possibility to implement this type of solution in PDF export too
  • Meantime we’ve improved image-based PDF documents to include high-quality images too. This way image-based PDFs can still look acceptably sharp on high-resolution displays.
  • Other changes:
  • Fixed the issue with notes not being numbered in visual order when widget groups are used

New in WireframeSketcher 4.7.2.20161214-1049 (Dec 14, 2016)

  • Notes in Presentation mode:
  • Our first release of the Notes feature displayed notes using tooltips. This was a temporary solution and today’s release brings a rich display of notes in a side view. This way you can easily present your wireframes and display attached notes at the same time.
  • Widgets that have an attached note are displayed with a numbered callout that you can click on to highlight the corresponding note in the side view
  • You can hide the notes side view by toggling on the Hide Annotations option from the context menu or by simply pressing A
  • Notes in PDF:
  • Notes exported to PDF now better support multiple languages. Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages are now exported correctly with appropriate PDF font, but also right-to-left languages like Hebrew and Arabic. The same as in Presentation mode, you can use the Hide Annotations to enable or disable the export of notes to PDF.
  • Improved editing for notes:
  • Notes view has also received some improvements. The undo & redo now works as expected, it’s now easier to edit long text, and there is an auto-completion helper popup that can be opened using Ctrl+Space.
  • Other changes:
  • Fixed an issue with PDF export in batch mode
  • Fixed an issue with rotated labels with embedded icons causing editor errors
  • Fixed a PDF export error occurring with notes in some languages
  • Fixed an issue with property overrides in some deeply nested components
  • Updated Font Awesome stencil to version 4.7.0

New in WireframeSketcher 4.7.2.20161214-1049 (Dec 14, 2016)

  • Notes in Presentation mode:
  • Our first release of the Notes feature displayed notes using tooltips. This was a temporary solution and today’s release brings a rich display of notes in a side view. This way you can easily present your wireframes and display attached notes at the same time.
  • Widgets that have an attached note are displayed with a numbered callout that you can click on to highlight the corresponding note in the side view
  • You can hide the notes side view by toggling on the Hide Annotations option from the context menu or by simply pressing A
  • Notes in PDF:
  • Notes exported to PDF now better support multiple languages. Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages are now exported correctly with appropriate PDF font, but also right-to-left languages like Hebrew and Arabic. The same as in Presentation mode, you can use the Hide Annotations to enable or disable the export of notes to PDF.
  • Improved editing for notes:
  • Notes view has also received some improvements. The undo & redo now works as expected, it’s now easier to edit long text, and there is an auto-completion helper popup that can be opened using Ctrl+Space.
  • Other changes:
  • Fixed an issue with PDF export in batch mode
  • Fixed an issue with rotated labels with embedded icons causing editor errors
  • Fixed a PDF export error occurring with notes in some languages
  • Fixed an issue with property overrides in some deeply nested components
  • Updated Font Awesome stencil to version 4.7.0

New in WireframeSketcher 4.7.0.20161020-1123 (Oct 20, 2016)

  • Notes:
  • Notes were for quite some time the most requested feature on our list, and we were collecting data needed to define better what this feature should actually do and what it should look like.
  • WireframeSketcher already comes with annotation widgets that let you attach notes and descriptions to wireframes. This method works well for short and simple explanations, however it breaks down if more detailed information needs to be attached. The most common solution to this problem is to create a separate specification document and then insert wireframes into it using various methods. This approach is rarely ideal as it takes time to keep the document in sync with evolving wireframes.
  • So we came up with a solution that lets you maintain this additional documentation directly in WireframeSketcher. This is simply done using the new Notes view that lets you attach additional notes to objects.
  • Notes can be added to any object. Objects that have an attached note are displayed with a small overlay icon in the top right corner to indicate that. You can attach a global note to the screen itself, by clicking in an empty area of the screen and then editing the note in the Notes view. The text of the note accepts and interprets the wiki syntax that you can use to style it
  • The most important part of the new Notes feature consists in exporting and presenting this additional documentation along with your screens. Current version allows you to view notes in the Presentation mode, export them to PDF and share them online on our servers (wiresketch.com). Local HTML is the only format that doesn’t support notes at this point
  • Presentation of notes in exported PDF documents is the most complex of all. Notes are exported as separate pages formatted into tables. Here’s an example of what it looks like
  • Improving the presentation of notes is the area that we plan to work most in next versions. We’d love to hear your feedback on this feature so that we can tailor it better to your specific needs.
  • Note that if you are updating your existing installation of WireframeSketcher, the Notes view will not appear automatically. To make it available, reset the layout of the main window using Window > Reset Perspective….
  • Other changes:
  • Improved the handling of missing fonts. If a screen uses a font that is not available on your system, you’ll see an indication of that in the Properties view. The screen will fall back to using the system font instead.
  • Improved custom arrow components to behave like regular arrows. This means that if you wish to have a red dotted arrow widget in the Palette – you can, using a component.
  • Improved components and groups to allow mouse click-through in empty areas
  • Improved export actions to remember last location per file
  • Improved context help system. Use F1 to try it out. You’ll find WireframeSketcher’s user guide conveniently available on request as contextual help.
  • Improved Quick Add action to perform edit if just a single widget is added
  • Enabled SSH2 preferences page when version controls plugins are installed
  • Enabled automatic widget snapping to center of other widgets
  • Fixed a performance issue with offline HTML on macOS Sierra
  • Fixed Palette category assignment for certain custom components
  • Fixed Shift+Enter shortcut in single-line widgets
  • Fixed formatting issues in PDF for wiki text with embedded icons
  • Fixed an issue with parsing certain list combinations in wiki text
  • Fixed support for SVG images generated using drawsvg.org online editor

New in WireframeSketcher 4.6.0.20160303-1121 (Mar 3, 2016)

  • Table and text links
  • The ability to link screens to create click-through storyboards is the core part of WireframeSketcher and many widgets allow to link them in an easy and straightforward way. However, until now, some widgets lacked this ability, Table being the most prominent case. The demand to add working links in tables is one of WireframeSketcher’s most oldest and most requested features.
  • I am happy to announce that the wait is finally over. Our previous version introduced a revamped PDF export which was the necessary milestone, to make sure that links are exported correctly in PDF documents. Today’s version enables you to create working links using the regular wiki syntax.
  • Creating working links in tables is now as easy as marking them up using the [link] syntax in text and then linking them up in the Links view.
  • As you can see, all links marked as such are listed automatically in the Links view. The same trick also works for a series of other widgets.
  • The complete list of widgets that allow working links is the following: Table, Text, Text Area, Label, Note, Tooltip and Curly Brace widgets. Text links will also work automatically in stencils that use a different look for these core widgets.
  • Other changes:
  • Added border property for images
  • Added support for multiple selection for gray out and detach actions in components
  • Updated Material Design Icons stencil to version 2.2 with 40 new icons
  • Fixed the issue with group renaming in stencils when multiple groups have the same name

New in WireframeSketcher 4.5.1.20160201-0957 (Feb 1, 2016)

  • Improved PDF export
  • WireframeSketcher prides itself in offering a high-quality vector PDF export. This makes PDF a first-class option for distributing and presenting wireframes. Another great advantage of vector PDF is that you can easily copy the original text from the document, which makes the life simpler for designers and developers.
  • However vector PDF export can sometimes present fidelity issues, notably in what concerns text size an layout. This is due to the fact that exporting text to PDF is hard and requires a lot of juggling with fonts.
  • The last month we’ve been addressing these fidelity issues, and today’s version brings a revamped PDF export which handles text much more precisely. The effects of this improvement will be immediately visible on Mac OS X El Capitan, but also on Windows and Linux, depending on what font you are using in your screens.
  • Other changes:
  • Added a “Link to Screen Clone…” linking option. Use to clone the current screen and link to it in a single step.
  • Fixed the issue with transparency in some image types

New in WireframeSketcher 4.5.0.20151201-1152 (Dec 1, 2015)

  • Icon categories:
  • WireframeSketcher always had a very good support for icon stencils. You can easily add Font Awesome, Material Design and other icon packs and use them instead of the built-in icons. However as these icon sets provide more and more icons, it becomes difficult to browse through them to find what you need.
  • Today’s version improves this situation by adding another level of filtering to icons. Now in addition to search you can browse icons by category, provided that the stencil supports them.
  • We’ve updated most of the icons stencils to include categories so that you can take advantage of this feature.
  • Export image scaling:
  • WireframeSketcher prides itself in being 100% vector-based which allows for clean looking wireframes and vector PDF export. It’s only natural that image export should have allowed exporting at larger resolutions. This limitation was removed in today’s version and you can now specify a scale option so that exported images look good on High-DPI screens like retina display.
  • Image scale can also be specified when performing command line export via “-scale” argument.
  • Improved renaming for group stencils:
  • When designing your own stencils you have the option of grouping multiple components in the same screen file, each component being a named group. Currently there is a problem with renaming a group as it breaks the references in screens that already use it, requiring a manual intervention.
  • Although WireframeSketcher already automatically maintains cross-file references when renaming or moving files, it didn’t do so for named groups in stencils. Today’s release removes this limitation and groups can now be safely renamed by keeping all cross-file references updated. Stencil designers will certainly find this feature useful.
  • New and updated icon stencils:
  • We’ve added a new icon stencil for Segoe MDL2 Asset icons which are part of Microsoft Design Language. These icons are useful for Windows 10 wireframes.
  • We’ve also updated Font Awesome icons stencil to version 4.5.0 with 20 new icons and improved searching, Material Design icons stencil to version 2.1 with 90+ new icons, and Iconic icons stencil to Open Iconic icon set.
  • Other changes:
  • Added a choice to create a new screen when linking to screen
  • Added XXL size choice (128×128) for icons
  • Improved the wording of choices in link drop-down
  • Fixed custom SVG icons having incorrect aspect ratio in certain cases

New in WireframeSketcher 4.4.8.20151014-1120 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Improved the stability of overrides in nested components
  • Enabled drag & drop of SVG icons directly from Project Explorer
  • Fixed PDF export failure in case of some very small font sizes

New in WireframeSketcher 4.4.7.20150915-0943 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Updated Font Awesome stencil to 4.4.0
  • Added support for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Added support for Windows 10
  • Disabled marquee cursor in presentation mode
  • Fixed the issue with MyEclipse Secure Marketplace
  • Fixed the issue with “Enable comments for collecting feedback” option not being disabled correctly

New in WireframeSketcher 4.4.7.20150915-0943 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Updated Font Awesome stencil to 4.4.0
  • Added support for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Added support for Windows 10
  • Disabled marquee cursor in presentation mode
  • Fixed the issue with MyEclipse Secure Marketplace
  • Fixed the issue with “Enable comments for collecting feedback” option not being disabled correctly

New in WireframeSketcher 4.4.6.20150617-0903 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • Updated Material Design Icons to v2.0 with more than 80 new icons
  • Improved the display of long screen names in storyboards by truncating them in the middle instead of the tail
  • Added “-theme” option to allow passing the default theme from the command line. Pass “clean” or “sketch” to override the default theme preference.

New in WireframeSketcher 4.4.4.20150409-0940 (Apr 9, 2015)

  • Android 5.0 Lollipop stencil:
  • This version replaces the Android 4 KitKat stencil with a new one for Android 5.0 Lollipop. This new stencil is based on Material Design guidelines from Google and can be used for wireframing Android phone, tablet and wear apps
  • All new Android projects will be based on this new stencil. New Android projects will also automatically include Material Design Icons pack which provides an extensive set of modern Android icons.
  • The stencil is organized in several categories to simplify the access to different components. Content, Controls, Lists, Navigation, Prompts, Settings and Typography categories group common controls and views. Templates category bundles some pre-built screens that you can use to jump-start your mockups. Devices category contains device bezels for Nexus 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 devices, and also for square and round Android Wear watches. Additionally the stencil includes Chrome components for wireframing websites on Android devices. Note that you can still find the old Android KitKat Stencil on our website.
  • Other changes:
  • Added font properties to Browser widget
  • Fixed the issue with font not being inherited from template in Wireframe Project wizard

New in WireframeSketcher 4.4.3.20150217-1055 (Feb 17, 2015)

  • Comments overview:
  • The latest update to our online sharing service adds an overview for all comments left on the storyboard. This makes it much easier to review new comments. Press Space or click the menu icon in the navbar to open the Dashboard and then navigate to the Comments tab to get an overview of all the comments with more recent comments being at the top.
  • Updated stencils:
  • We have updated Font Awesome Icons stencil to version 4.3.0 which adds 80 new icons, and Glyphicons stencil to version 1.9 which adds 57 new icons. There is a new Ribbon template that makes it easier to start with wireframing a Ribbon toolbar.
  • Other changes:
  • Fixed an issue with the installation of Git plugin
  • Fixed the issue with focus in Properties View on Mac OS X
  • Fixed the issue with switching languages on Ubuntu while editing text
  • Fixed the issue with menus on Ubuntu 12.10
  • Fixed the issue with dropping components from Project Explorer and Properties View update

New in WireframeSketcher 4.4.2.20141127-1123 (Nov 27, 2014)

  • Online sharing improvements:
  • Our online sharing service gains more and more popularity which on its turn allows us to gather more and more feedback. For some time now it became apparent that we need to allow to update and delete shared links. Generally this kind of functionality requires the addition of online accounts which makes the sharing process much less streamlined and so we were hesitant to add it.
  • After giving it a good, long thought we came up with an approach that both secure and simple and at the same time doesn’t require online accounts.
  • Here’s what the process looks like. When you share the same story for the second time you’ll see a new option that lets you choose to update previously uploaded link.
  • Clicking the History link will take you to the list with all shared links for this story and will let you to delete them or choose a different link to update.
  • No one but you can update or delete shared links. When you share a story online WireframeSketcher will store some information in your workspace that will be used later to verify that you are the owner of the link.
  • Shared links are now much shorter too so they are more friendly to share via email or other means.
  • Material Design icons:
  • We have added a new Material Design icons stencil with icons from Material Design project by Google. The are around 750 icons that include common icons used across different apps, such as icons used for media playback, communication, content editing, connectivity, and so on.
  • Silent install on Windows:
  • We have also improved support for automated deployment of WireframeSketcher on Windows machines. You can now run WireframeSketcher installer in silent mode and control the installation via command line parameters.
  • Version control plugins:
  • It’s always a good practice to use version control to store and manage your wireframe designs. We’ve updated installation instructions for Git and Subversion plugins and added a new section for Team Foundation Server plugin. If you use a different version control system then let us know what it is and we’ll add instructions for that.
  • When working with version control plugins you’ll need to frequently switch between different perspectives (UI views). To make this process easier WireframeSketcher will now show the perspective switcher in the toolbar when you install version control plugins.

New in WireframeSketcher 4.4.0.20140930-1010 (Sep 30, 2014)

  • New WireframeSketcher:
  • We have migrated WireframeSketcher to version 4 of Eclipse platform which improves the overall experience and integrates better with more recent versions of Windows, Mac and Linux.
  • Updated online sharing service:
  • We continue working on our online sharing service to make it more useful to you. Here’s the last round of changes:
  • Real-time comments:
  • Comments now work in real-time so that the conversation flows more naturally. When someone posts a new comment you’ll be able to see it right away without the need to refresh the page.
  • Proxy support:
  • Another significant improvement is the use of system proxy settings during upload. So if you couldn’t use online sharing service due to being behind a proxy then you should be able to use it now. So give it another try.
  • Other changes:
  • Added background color property for Window widget
  • Added background color transparency for Window and Browser widgets
  • Updated Font Awesome stencil to 4.2.0
  • Updated Glyphicons to version 3.2.0 of Bootstrap
  • Fixed app signature on Mac OS X 10.9.5 and OS X Yosemite
  • Fixed local HTML export to keep PNG file names unchanged
  • Improved local HTML export to use permanent links for individual screens
  • Improved PDF and HTML export to handle better deleted screens
  • Fixed the unmarking of annotation widgets

New in WireframeSketcher 4.3.1.20140611-1754 (Jun 12, 2014)

  • Simplified components
  • Better editing workflow for storyboards
  • Updated online sharing service
  • Enabling version control in WireframeSketcher
  • Other changes:
  • Added support for horizontal scroll with Shift+Scroll in Screenflow view
  • Fixed panning tool in Screen Editor
  • Fixed the drawing of dashed and dotted borders on Mac OS X and Linux
  • Fixed the pasting of .story files from Project Explorer into Storyboard Editor
  • Fixed rename and move refactoring for nested storyboards
  • Fixed label style in SVG and Image widgets

New in WireframeSketcher 4.2.6.20140520-1021 (May 20, 2014)

  • JavaFX stencil:
  • First there is a new JavaFX stencil. This stencil includes a Font Selector dialog, Media Player, HTML Editor controls, and Bar, Line, Scatter and Candle Stick charts.
  • FontAwesome icons:
  • We’ve also updated FontAwesome icons to the latest version which adds 79 new icons. This brings the total number of icons to a whopping 439.
  • Note that the new version has a different naming convention for icons so only use them for new projects. Don’t try to replace FontAwesome icons in an existing project as it will result in some broken icon references.
  • GitHub repository:
  • All our stencils can now be found in the Stencils GitHub repository where you can take a look at how they are made and eventually contribute your own.
  • Other changes:
  • Added a placeholder icon
  • Added support for Keypad Enter work for editing text and entering groups
  • Removed perspective switcher from the UI
  • Fixed the handling of selection property in stencils
  • Fixed the SSL error when dropping images from opencliparts.org
  • Dropped support for Eclipse 3.6 and 3.7
  • Disabled print actions when no printers are available

New in WireframeSketcher 4.2.5.20140408-0924 (Apr 8, 2014)

  • Hex values in color picker:
  • The updated color picker now lets you more easily to copy, paste and edit hex color values. Copying & pasting hex colors was possible before, but the feature was hidden. Now there is an explicit text field that lets you do it
  • Optimized exported PDF size:
  • As was reported here, exported PDFs would become very large when using a bitmap image across multiple pages. This version fixes this issue and image instances are only added once and then references throughout the PDF document.
  • Other changes:
  • Fixed horizontal scroll with Shift+MouseWheel in presentation viewer
  • Improved zooming with Ctrl+MouseWheel in screen editor
  • Improved widget selection when entering groups/components
  • Removed delete action from the toolbar to optimize the UI space

New in WireframeSketcher 4.2.4.20140311-1120 (Mar 12, 2014)

  • Improved Image widget:
  • After examining many wireframes that our users send to us when reporting various issues, we could observe that many of you have a problem with the Image widget. Specifically, the Image widget is frequently being used as a placeholder instead of being used to display bitmap images as intended. When used like this the Image displays texts such as “Image not specified” or “No image” which is clearly not what you’d want.
  • There is another widget called Placeholder that was specifically meant for placeholders. However we went ahead and improved the Image widget so that it can now be used as a placeholder too and you can edit its text. The side effect of this is that you can now also add labels to bitmap images.
  • Sharing service improvements:
  • We did some improvements to our online sharing service and it now works much better on mobile devices. In particular you can now properly test how a mobile prototype looks and works on the target device. After you upload your prototype online, open it in the browser on your target device and add a bookmark for it to your home screen. Then click the bookmark and open the prototype in full-screen. Screens will automatically adapt their size to the resolution of your device and you can navigate around and even leave comments directly from your phone or tablet
  • We also went ahead and added an option to disable online comments. So if you just wish to show off your work online but collect feedback by other means then you can disable comments when uploading prototypes.
  • Improved Clone Screen action:
  • Some of you have complained that it’s unclear how Clone Screen action works. It looks like we tried to make Clone Screen action too smart for its own good and it causes confusion. What happens is that Clone Screen uses components to make the new screen inherit from the cloned screen. This means that when original screen is changed these changes get propagated to its clones. Sometimes this is actually what you want to do, but clearly this is not the expected default behavior.
  • So we changed the Clone Screen to copy the contents by default, but added an option to enable the use of inheritance when needed.
  • We also fixed the issue with unsaved changes that are not seen by Clone Screen action. Clone Screen will now ask you to save the screen before cloning it.
  • Clarifying the limits of “Overriding properties” mode:
  • Another issue many of you experience is when editing components while in “Overriding properties” mode. This mode has some limitations, in particular it’s not possible to paste and add new components while editing inside the component. However these limitations are not clear and many of you get confusing then suddenly you cannot paste or add from the palette.
  • We changed it so that WireframeSketcher will now display a warning that explains why a particular action does not work.
  • We are aware that this may not be the best solution, but until we find a better one we hope this warning will help to reduce confusion.
  • New and updated stencils:
  • There is a new Steps Left widget in Mockups Gallery for representing Steps Left UI design pattern. This widget solves the problem of guiding the user through the process of filling in data over several steps. For instance it can be used to guide the user through the checkout process of a web-shop.
  • Star Ratings widget was updated and it now functions as a slider. You can drag the slider in Properties View to change the number of highlighted stars.
  • Foundation 5.2 released on March 5 added a new Range Slider widget. We went ahead and added it to our Foundation stencil too.
  • Grid asset was updated to fix an error occurring when loading predefined templates. Activity Indicator widget in Android Kit Kat stencil was updated to fix a problem with PDF export.
  • Mockups Gallery now also has a much better look when opened from WireframeSketcher. We removed all the clutter and left just what’s important.
  • We made another usability improvement to the installation process of icon assets. Now as soon as the installation is finished you’ll see the Icon Chooser dialog with newly added icons.
  • Renaming WireframeSketcher Studio:
  • Some of you may not be aware of this, but WireframeSketcher comes in two flavors: standalone version and a plugin for Eclipse IDEs. Historically we named those two flavors differently: the plugin was called WireframeSketcher and the standalone version was called WireframeSketcher Studio. However as things progressed it’s now clear that the standalone WireframeSketcher is much more popular than the plugin and so it’s unfair that it has the longer name.
  • So to simplify things, from now on the standalone version will also be called WireframeSketcher. This will be reflected in the application itself but also in package names that you download from the website. If you have custom application shortcuts then make sure to update them.
  • Other changes:
  • Added list/menu/reorder built-in icon (3 horizontal lines)
  • Added support for Plastic SCM plugin

New in WireframeSketcher 4.2.3.20140203-0659 (Feb 3, 2014)

  • Android KitKat stencil:
  • This version brings new and improved Android KitKat stencil that replaces the previous Android stencil that was getting outdated.
  • The same as before, the stencil can be used for both Android phone and tablet apps. The stencil is organized in several categories to simplify the access to different components. Content, Controls, Lists, Navigation, Prompts and Typography categories group common controls and views. Devices category contain device bezels for Nexus 5, 7 and 10 devices. Additionally the stencil includes Chrome components for wireframing websites on Android devices.
  • Android Action Bar Icons were also updated to the latest version and are automatically added to new Android projects.
  • Other changes:
  • Improved paste action to paste objects as components when copied from a stencil in assets
  • Fixed error in Accordion widget that prevented the screen from being opened
  • Fixed unwanted text wrapping when using certain fonts and font sizes
  • Fixed text wrapping in skinned Tabs and Button Bar
  • Fixed selection export error occurring when using custom icons
  • Fixed application icon on Windows for 256×256 size
  • Fixed layout issue occurring when changing text in skinned Browser widget

New in WireframeSketcher 4.2.2.20140108-0940 (Jan 8, 2014)

  • Bootstrap stencil:
  • This version brings new and improved Bootstrap stencil that replaces the previous one that was getting rather old
  • The updated stencil is based on Bootstrap 3 and takes advantage of all the latest features in WireframeSketcher. For convenience the stencil is organized into 6 categories: Buttons, Content, Forms, Media, Navigation and Typography. There is an additional Templates category with pre-built Bootstrap templates.
  • Additionally there is a new Glyphicons icon pack that bundles icons from the Glyphicons Halflings Icon Font that was designed to be used with Bootstrap and that you can use with this stencil.
  • Vertical Button Bar:
  • This version includes a new Vertical Button Bar widget. The name says it all, it’s a vertical equivalent of Button Bar widget, and it’s there to represent various vertical navigation elements.
  • Like Button Bar, this widget is skinnable and can be customized by stencils.
  • Copy & paste from spreadsheets:
  • Table widget now transparently supports Tab characters as an alternative to commas. This makes it much easier to use a spreadsheet application like Excel, Numbers, LibreOffice Calc or Google Spreadsheet to create and update table data. Just copy the contents of the Table widget and then paste it to spreadsheet. After you are done editing the data, select the range of cells to transfer and then copy & paste their contents back into the Table widget. This way you can quickly insert, duplicate, delete and move columns using an interface that was created just for that.
  • Other changes:
  • Improved text editing while zoomed
  • Renamed the executable from “sketcher” to “WireframeSketcher”. If you have custom shortcuts to sketcher executable then make sure to update them.

New in WireframeSketcher 4.2.1.20131219-0903 (Dec 19, 2013)

  • iOS 7 stencil:
  • This version adds a new iOS 7 stencil that replaces already outdated iPhone and iPad stencils. This stencils takes advantage of all the latest features to make creating good looking iOS wireframes a quick, easy and fun process.
  • The stencil is organized in several categories to simplify the access to different components. Bars, Controls, Forms and Tables categories group common controls and views. iPhone and iPad categories contain device bezels and device specific components and views. Additionally the stencil includes Safari components for wireframing websites on iPhone and iPad, and 50+ common iOS icons.
  • ZURB Foundation stencil:
  • Another addition in this version is the ZURB Foundation stencil for the popular web framework by ZURB.
  • This stencil is based on Foundation 5 and for convenience it’s organized into 7 categories: Buttons, Callouts & Prompts, Content, Forms, Media, Navigation and Typography.
  • Additionally there is a new Foundation Icons pack that bundles icons from the Foundation Icon Font by ZURB and that can be used together with the Foundation stencil.
  • Ubuntu 13.10 support:
  • Some of you have reported issues with the top menu under Ubuntu 13.10. Today’s release adds a workaround for Ubuntu 13.10 that disables the global menu and moves it within the application. If you install the Debian package from our website then you’ll get this fix automatically. If you have a different kind of installation then you can enable this fix manually by starting WireframeSketcher like this:
  • env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 /opt/WireframeSketcherStudio/sketcher
  • Additionally, this version improves the way WireframeSketcher integrates with Unity Launcher.
  • Other changes:
  • Added font properties for Accordion widget
  • Added font properties for Alert widget
  • Added “None” option to anchor drop-down
  • Added color property for Slider widget
  • Improved “lorem” auto-completion to only insert a short snippet in Labels and single line widgets
  • Improved Table and List widgets by reversing odd and even colors
  • Improved Sketch theme
  • Fixed redraw bug occurring when sending shapes backwards
  • Fixed resize and nudge precision at fractional zoom levels
  • Fixed performance problems with Lorem Ipsum widget by providing just one paragraph
  • Fixed refresh issue in Properties View when detaching a component
  • Fixed the parsing of SVG color keywords to ignore case
  • Fixed resize issue for components created using drop and size gesture

New in WireframeSketcher 4.2.0.20131126-1014 (Nov 26, 2013)

  • Today’s release adds support for anchors which allow you to control how widgets behave when a group is resized. Other changes include line height property for Text widget and a few other improvements and bug fixes. We are also launching a new Share a Stencil program that offers rewards in exchange for a stencil shared with the community. Read on for more details.
  • Automatic layout with anchors:
  • The easiest way to create reusable components is to compose them from simple shapes and widgets by grouping them together. This approach works well unless you want to resize the component in which case the result is often not quite the one that was expected. Widgets get squished, buttons expand too much, icons are stretched, labels lose their alignment and don’t stay in the desired position.
  • This release solves this problem by adding automatic layout for widget groups. The way automatic layout works is by allowing you to anchor objects to group’s edges or center. When a widget is anchored to an edge it will preserve its distance from that edge as the group is resized. When a widget is anchored to two opposite edges then it will expand or shrink as needed to preserve its distance from both edges. Anchoring a widget to the center will preserve its distance from the center of the group.
  • Anchors can be combined in different ways to achieve various results. Anchors drop-down in properties view provides a selection of most useful combinations. For more fine grained control just click the anchor icon or select Object > Anchors… from the top menu. Refer to the anchors documentation for more details
  • Text line height:
  • Another change in this version is the new Line Height property for Text and Text Area widgets. This property lets you control the spacing between lines. This is useful when trying to create mockups with more realistic text layout.
  • Line Height
  • New and improved stencils:
  • Layout anchors is yet another major step towards better stencils. Together with skinnable widgets feature from last release it will allow us to improve existing stencils and create new ones that work better and cover more scenarios.
  • We would also like to encourage you to design and share your own stencils with our users. For starters we would like to offer you a lifetime WireframeSketcher license in exchange for a stencil. Refer to our Share a Stencil program for more details on what we are looking for.
  • Other changes:
  • Fixed text centering for Shape and Button Bar widgets
  • Improved support for sub-categories in stencils
  • Changed JavaScript SVG API to use $ prefix for $model and $items variables

New in WireframeSketcher 4.1.0.20131112-0641 (Nov 12, 2013)

  • Today’s release adds support for skins which allow you to customize the look of built-in widgets. Other changes include new Alert, Shape and Switch widgets, along with a several other improvements and bug fixes. Read on for more details.
  • Stencils are a good way to extend WireframeSketcher’s widget library with new widgets that better match the targeted user interface. There are stencils for iOS, Android and Windows Phone that provide UI elements for those platforms. One common problem with these stencils is that widgets that they provide are “dumb”. New widgets are usually constructed as groups of some primitives like lines, text and images. These widgets don’t have properties and don’t support smart text like built-in widgets do.
  • This release finally brings a mechanism for solving this problem. This is widget skinning mechanism that allows to completely change the look of built-in widgets, while still keeping properties and smart text support.
  • How widget skinning works? We tried hard to provide a mechanism that as accessible as possible and is built around well known standards and skills. Skins are regular SVG image files with embedded JavaScript that are placed in your projects along with other assets. See skinning widgets documentation for more technical details.
  • Note that skinning mechanism is not meant to be used by everyone. This mechanism is there for stencil developers that can build new widgets and provide them to final users. Stencil developers need to have a good grasp of SVG, JavaScript and some WireframeSketcher internals. We’ll be using this mechanism ourselves to gradually migrate existing stencils to use it.
  • If you are interested in developing some stencils for your company or for a wider public then please don’t hesitate to contact us. It is just the first release and we are looking into improving it based on your feedback.
  • This release bring several new widgets: Alert, Shape and Switch. These widgets there added with skinning support in mind so that they can be re-used by stencils to provide specialized versions.
  • Alert widget lets you quickly add alert and message dialogs. Note how easy it is to create buttons by using smart text.
  • Shape widget brings a set of common shapes that support text and other common properties. Rectangle and Circle widgets were deprecated as Shape widget provides a much more flexible alternative.
  • Switch widget is there to represent toggles as now found on all mobile platforms and in UI toolkits like GTK. Switch is also skinnable and can be changed to better match the target platform.
  • Other changes:
  • Added round border option for Button widget
  • Added header toggle property for List widget
  • Added automatic image refresh in editor on image change
  • Changed “Clone Screen” action to include source screen as component instead of copying it
  • Improved the look of Tabs widget and made it resizeable horizontally
  • Disabled delete action for locked widgets
  • Renamed “Export to HTML” action to “Share Online”
  • Improved painting performance
  • Removed “Advanced” button from new screen and storyboard wizards
  • Fixed center alignment for widgets with “\n” in text
  • Fixed the behavior of Image widget placeholder on resize
  • Fixed the error sometimes occurring when overriding properties

New in WireframeSketcher 4.0.0 (Sep 20, 2013)

  • A new option – a wireframe sharing service that lets you easily share your wireframes online!
  • The new service lets you share wireframes easily directly from within the app. No setup and no account creation is required. To share a storyboard use the new Upload and share online option in HTML Export dialog.
  • Once your wireframes are uploaded to our servers you get a standard link that you can easily share with your team or clients. Wireframes are loaded into an online viewer and clients can navigate around and click through links to test out the functionality.
  • Pricing:
  • Maintaining online servers and storage has some costs so we had to make sure that our service has a long-term viability and can pay for itself. But we also wanted to avoid the complexity of additional charges generally required by subscription-based services.
  • So we’ve decided to offer the sharing service for free, but to tie it to your active maintenance contract. This means that you can use this service for free as long as you have an active WireframeSketcher maintenance. Once your maintenance expires you’ll need to renew your maintenance to continue using this service. See our buy page for more details on maintenance contract.
  • Security:
  • While developing this service we’ve paid special attention to security. We understand that some of your information may be sensitive so we tried to solve as many security concerns as possible. The link you get after upload is unique and hard to guess. The link can only be accessed using secure socket layer (SSL) technology. Uploads are encrypted using SSL too. All the data is stored in Amazon’s cloud.
  • All this being said, we cannot guarantee absolute security as no method of electronic transmission or storage is absolutely secure. So if the security for you is paramount then please use your own servers for sharing.
  • Other changes:
  • Signed Mac OS X bundle with Apple’s developer certificate
  • Fixed an occasional error in Properties View
  • Fixed an error in groups produced by a certain sequence of undoes/redoes

New in WireframeSketcher 3.9.3.20130722-0847 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • Better color picker:
  • This version adds several improvements to color picker. The tooltip now also displays the HEX color value. You can use Ctrl+C shortcut to copy this value to clipboard. The reverse also works and you can use Ctrl+V shortcut to paste back arbitrary colors. It’s also a quick way to copy a color from one widget to another.
  • Eclipse 4.3 Kepler support:
  • Eclipse project released Kepler, their next major version, last June. As always we are following their releases closely to make sure that WireframeSketcher supports the latest Eclipse version.
  • Remote System Explorer (RSE):
  • This version also improves the way WireframeSketcher loads assets from certain types of projects. This fixes the long standing issue with using exclamation mark (!) character in project and folder names. Another nice side effect of this is that it makes WireframeSketcher play better with Remote System Explorer. RSE is an Eclipse plug-in that allows transparent working on remote computers. More specifically, it lets you work transparently on projects hosted remotely and accessible via SSH, FTP and other protocols.
  • Most certainly version control systems like Subversion and Git are better suited for team collaboration, but if you are looking for a simpler alternative then check RSE.
  • Other changes:
  • Updated Font Awesome stencil to version 3.2.1 which adds 60 new icons
  • Added navigation drawer icon to Android Icon set
  • Fixed broken Twitter Bootstrap project template
  • Fixed the issue with PDF export failing to use certain fonts
  • Fixed the issue with exporting transparent TIFF images to PDF
  • Fixed the issue with website link not being displayed correctly in preferences

New in WireframeSketcher 3.9.2.20130603-0641 (Jun 3, 2013)

  • New image export options:
  • Image export dialog now gives the option for exporting the entire screen or current selection only. So it’s possible to select a few widgets and export only those to image. Be aware that this choice only becomes available when something was selected in the editor.
  • There is now also a new entry in the menu under File > Export Image to Clipboard with Ctrl+Shift+C shortcut for exporting edited screen as image directly to clipboard.
  • Cleaner screen flows:
  • Following your feedback we are experimenting with options for cleaner screen flows. One common grudge is that screen flows look messy when the story contains a large number of interlinked screens. This version reduces the visibility of arrows that correspond to back links (links that go backwards in the screen flow) to make the main flow stand out more.
  • Twitter Bootstrap project:
  • Wireframe Project wizard now includes Twitter Bootstrap project type. This type adds both Bootstrap stencil and Font Awesome icons to the created project. At the same time Font Awesome icons were updated to version 3.1.1 which adds 50 new icons.
  • Google Images search:
  • One last improvement concerns Google Images search. WireframeSketcher allows images to be dragged & dropped directly from the browser into the editor. Images are automatically copied to project assets and added to the screen. This is a great way to enrich wireframes with real world images.
  • One great source of images is Google Images search. Unfortunately Google recently made a change that breaks the drag & drop. This version adds a workaround so that Google Images can work again. Search for an image, click on the image you like and then drag & drop the View original image button.
  • PDF text alignment fix:
  • Version 3.9.0 released back in March introduced an embarrassing regression that went unnoticed until now. For Windows users it causes all text in PDF to be vertically misaligned. This version fixes this issue and we advise you to update as soon as possible.

New in WireframeSketcher 3.9.1.20130508-0810 (May 8, 2013)

  • Background color tags:
  • Wiki syntax is a powerful way to customize widgets. This version improves it by adding new tags that allow to control background color. First flavor of background color tag is %(bgcolor) and it works the same as way as %(color) and %(font) tags do
  • Another flavor of this tag allows to change cell background in tables and row background in tables, lists and trees
  • This version also improves how tags work and it’s now possible to combine them
  • Color tags now also support all CSS color names. So if you know your colors by name you can use them instead of RGB values
  • Nested storyboards:
  • One common grudge with storyboards is that it’s hard to keep them organized when working with a large number of screens. This version adds the possibility to nest storyboards one inside the other. This way related screens can be grouped in different stories that then can be combined all together.
  • Note that nesting storyboards is an advanced technique and so it’s somewhat hidden away. To nest a storyboard you’ll need to use drag & drop from Project Explorer into the story editor. For this to work you might need to uncheck the Link with Editor (yellow arrows) option in Project Explorer first.
  • Bootstrap stencil:
  • There is a new Bootstrap stencil available for download. Bootstrap is a free collection of tools from Twitter for creating websites and web applications. It’s recommended that you combine this stencil with new Font Awesome Icons, the iconic font designed for use with Twitter Bootstrap
  • Other changes:
  • Added rotation and flip properties for Image widget
  • Added support for SourceAnywhere from Dynamsoft
  • Fixed the error caused by image files without an extension
  • Fixed the issue with auto-completion for tags sometimes deleting the next word

New in WireframeSketcher 3.9.0.20130318-0732 (Mar 18, 2013)

  • Better components:
  • Components are a great way to create modular wireframes that reuse common parts without content duplication. Property overriding in particular allows a lot of flexibility as a reused part can be adjusted locally and still see changes when the original component is updated.
  • A major limitation of component overriding is that until now it could be only done one level deep. In other words nesting components several levels deep was losing the benefits of property overriding. This limitation is now history. Components can now be nested as deep as needed without any restrictions and can still be customized locally.
  • Improved zoom:
  • This release brings several improvement to zoom. First improvement is more zoom out levels in screen editor. This allows to work easier with larger canvases and get a better overview of your wireframes.
  • Another improvement is that current zoom is remembered for each screen. So when you re-open a screen later the editor will automatically set its zoom to the level that was used last time. This should be helpful in cases like wireframing tablet apps which usually take more space on screen.
  • Yet another improvement is the addition of Zoom In and Zoom Out actions in presentation mode. So you no longer need to export to PDF just to get the ability to zoom.
  • Retina support:
  • As promised back in January support for retina display on Mac is back. We disabled the compatibility mode and the UI now runs with full retina support when available.
  • To activate retina support for standalone version of WireframeSketcher make sure to manually download and install the latest version from our website. The latest version of Eclipse Juno also enables retina too and you’ll be able to see the results as soon as you update WireframeSketcher plugin.
  • WireframeSketcher takes advantage of high resolution in every place it’s possible and we think that the results are great. You’ll see high-resolution thumbnails in palette and storyboard editor, high-resolution thumbnails for built-in and custom icons. We’d love to hear how it works for you and if there is anything that we can improve further. Email us or leave a comment on our blog.
  • Other changes:
  • Added link property for Combo widget so it’s now easier to prototype those open combo clicks
  • Added a grid generator for creating templates for custom grids or existing grids like 960.gs, Blueprint and others
  • Fixed the issue with links in screen flow sometimes not being refreshed
  • Fixed the issue with thumbnails in storyboards sometimes not being refreshed
  • Fixed the issue with text with font tags being misaligned vertically in PDF export

New in WireframeSketcher 3.8.3.20130204-0942 (Feb 4, 2013)

  • Improved arrows:
  • A wireframing tool should make it easy to express and experiment with ideas. And arrows are arguably one of the most useful idea expression tools. Better arrows were one of the most long-standing tasks on our to-do list. You requested them on our forums here, here and here and in numerous emails
  • Although arrows are such a popular tool, they are not the easiest thing in the world to support in a graphical tool
  • To add an external link just click External Link… option. You can specify links like http, ftp or mailto.
  • External links are marked with a slightly different overlay icon. While at it, we’ve also improved link overlay icons and made them crisper. If the linked screen does not exist then a broken link icon is displayed to make it easier to find linking errors.
  • The link drop-down menu also adds quick linking options for screens that are located in the same folder with the edited screen.
  • Better screen selection dialogs:
  • We’ve improved screen selection dialogs. Dialogs now hide screens from assets folder as they are not relevant when selecting screens for a link or for a storyboard.
  • When selecting screens for a storyboard, the dialog also won’t include already added screens. This makes it easy to identify and add new screens. If you still wish to add a screen that is hidden by the selection dialog then you can always use drag & drop to do so.
  • Eclipse Foundation membership:
  • We are proud to announce that WireframeSketcher is now a member of Eclipse Foundation. Eclipse is probably best known as a Java IDE, but it is more: it is an IDE framework, a tools framework, an open source project, a community, an eco-system, and a foundation.
  • WireframeSketcher is based on Eclipse framework, and we are using Eclipse tools extensively for development. We always supported Eclipse by doing lots of testing and providing bug reports. We are now also proud to support them financially.
  • A nice side effect of this is that WireframeSketcher can now be more easily installed in Eclipse IDEs that come with Marketplace Client. Just open Help > Eclipse Marketplace…, search for WireframeSketcher and click Install.
  • Other changes:
  • Fixed the issue with arrow heads being sometimes obscured
  • Improved Note and Text Area widgets to use more padding. Thanks michael for suggestion.
  • Enabled HTML export for single screen
  • Fixed the issue with some actions not being available in renamed perspective
  • Fixed the issue with deleted screens in storyboard export

New in WireframeSketcher 3.8.2.20130107-0940 (Jan 7, 2013)

  • External links:
  • When wireframing websites there is a natural need to be able to link to external sites like YouTube, Google Docs and similar. Today’s version adds a way to specify those external links. In Links View there is now a small drop-down button that opens a menu
  • To add an external link just click External Link… option. You can specify links like http, ftp or mailto.
  • External links are marked with a slightly different overlay icon. While at it, we’ve also improved link overlay icons and made them crisper. If the linked screen does not exist then a broken link icon is displayed to make it easier to find linking errors.
  • The link drop-down menu also adds quick linking options for screens that are located in the same folder with the edited screen.
  • Vertical Tabs:
  • Vertical tabs was a highly requested item on our list. Tabbed Pane widget now has two more orientation options, left and right
  • Horizontal tabs also feature a new square style which is more minimalistic and works better for wireframes:
  • Improved HTML viewer:
  • HTML viewer received a face lift in this version. The navigation bar is now back with better styling and touch screen friendly buttons. It’s fixed at the bottom of the screen and provides explicit buttons to navigate back and forth and to toggle links highlighting.
  • The arrow-down button lets you hide the navigation bar to get it out of your way when needed.
  • HTML viewer now also works better when used with Dropbox public folders
  • Added show/hide actions for rulers and grid in View menu
  • Fixed an issue with customizing Wireframing perspective in Eclipse Juno (4.2)
  • Fixed the issue with holding arrow keys while moving or resizing
  • Fixed the sizing of Accordion widget with sub-items and scrollbar
  • Removed text style and align toolbar
  • Fixed the issue with Presentation viewer after clicking on a broken link
  • Dropped support for Eclipse 3.5

New in WireframeSketcher 3.8.0.20121023-0753 (Oct 23, 2012)

  • Wireframe Project wizard
  • Configurable “assets” folder
  • Better support for user assets
  • Improved widgets:
  • Combo, Spinner and Date Field widgets now have background color property that can be used to show error states.
  • Combo and Spinner widgets now have a Focused state.
  • Tree widget gained a font property. Increasing font size for Tree also increases icon sizes.
  • Wireframing perspective:
  • Sketching perspective is now called Wireframing. We feel that Wireframing reflects better what WireframeSketcher users do and it also looks better in screenshots
  • Open source icons:
  • WireframeSketcher comes with more than 200 built-in vector icons that we’ve specifically designed for wireframing. You can now use these icons freely in your own websites and apps. Icons are licensed under Creative Commons’ Attribution license and can be downloaded from our GitHub repository.
  • Other changes:
  • Added new Brush and Find icons
  • Improved file dialogs to pre-select file name without the extension
  • Fixed broken screen references issue for file names containing ampersand (&) char
  • Fixed links view issue with displaying underlines instead of ampersands
  • Fixed HTML export issue with handling special URI chars in file names
  • Fixed HTML export issue with handling screens with the same name but from different folders
  • Fixed refactoring issue with updating screen references in unsaved editors

New in WireframeSketcher 3.7.1.20120910-0730 (Sep 17, 2012)

  • Better Accordion:
  • Accordion widget now supports tree syntax for adding a second level of menu items. All items can have sub-items and they will be properly shown or hidden according to current selection. This means that you can describe the entire menu in a master screen and then override just the selection property in concrete screens.
  • Other changes:
  • Added link property to Search Field widget
  • Added the name of the linked screen in the Outline View for Hotspot widget
  • Added vkontakte and odnoklassniki icons to Social Icons set
  • Improved the look of pointy button:
  • Reversed submit keys in Quick Add dialog. Now simple Enter will add and dismiss the dialog. Use Ctrl+Enter to add multiple widgets.
  • Removed auto-size action from toolbar to prevent confusion with same-size action
  • Fixed the issue with custom icons in projects that have spaces in their name. Thanks Richard for reporting this.
  • Fixed the issue with ‘&’ character in component names
  • Fixed the search in Quick Add and Palette to be case insensitive
  • Fixed the issue with paste action and the creation of recursive components
  • Fixed ‘\n’ abbreviation in wiki text to work with style markups
  • Fixed the issue with “Custom” button in color picker that was not visible under certain settings

New in WireframeSketcher 3.7.0.20120706-1713 (Jul 11, 2012)

  • New iPhone and Windows Phone stencils
  • Custom icon categories
  • Improved mouse duplication (Ctrl+Drag) to inter-operate with keyboard duplication (Ctrl+D)
  • Fixed HTML output to work with IE7 and IE8
  • Fixed marquee selection tool (F4)
  • Fixed drag & drop of screen files when editing a group or component

New in WireframeSketcher 3.6.0.20120521-0534 (May 21, 2012)

  • Custom icons
  • Border color for input widgets
  • SVG Images
  • Added font properties to Search Field widget
  • Added focused and disabled states to Search Field widget
  • Added Media category to palette
  • Added horizontal and vertical flip properties to SVG Image widget
  • Improved the look of Scratch Out widget
  • Fixed the issue with grouping in overriding properties mode
  • Fixed foreground color negating in Tooltip widget

New in WireframeSketcher 3.5.1.20120430-0844 (May 2, 2012)

  • Added Distribute Centers actions
  • Added background color property for Browser widget
  • Added neutral sort icon
  • Added multi-term search in Palette and Quick Add dialogs
  • Improved colors in TabbedPane widget by reverting colors of selected and background tabs
  • Improved text antialiasing on Windows
  • Improved automatic sizing of embedded icons in text
  • Improved Windows installer to automatically uninstall previous version
  • Improved error reporting in export dialogs
  • Improved support for RTL orientation
  • Fixed save to avoid data loss on errors
  • Fixed the issue with invalid characters when copying & pasting from external programs

New in WireframeSketcher 3.5.0.20120329-0731 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Pixel font sizes:
  • This release brings a major change that modifies how font sizes are handled. Until now all font sizes were specified in points. A major issue with this approach was cross-platform compatibility of screen files. To fix this the new version switches font size units from points to pixels.
  • Please note that this is not a breaking change and old screen files will still keep their font sizes in points. The new version ensures that this migration is as transparent as possible and your screens look exactly as before. In some cases you may see font sizes specified in points (e.g. 12pt). This is done to preserve backward compatibility of your screens. You can also continue using fonts sizes in points by specifying the “pt” unit explicitly:
  • Font size in points
  • Other changes:
  • Added an action to create a component from selection. Right-click on the selection and choose “Convert to Component…” and you’ll be prompted for a new screen file to save the component to.
  • Added new screen creation button in screen selection dialog of storyboard editor. Use it to create and add a screen to storyboard in a single action.
  • Added support for automatic Perforce checkouts. Now when you start editing screen files, they are automatically checked out and their permissions are set to read-write.
  • Changed row height slider to support 1px increments. This works by either using left/right arrows, or by holding Alt and clicking to the left or to the right of the slider thumb.
  • Enabled font size setting in Palette view. Right click in the Palette and choose “Settings…” to access it.
  • Fixed the issue with removing links in component overrides
  • Fixed an issue with exiting overriding mode in certain situations
  • Fixed an issue with PDF batch export and screenflow option

New in WireframeSketcher 3.4.2.20120315-1113 (Mar 16, 2012)

  • Better screen flows:
  • This release brings the long awaited export option for screen flows. Screen flows can now be exported as an extra page in PDF document.
  • Screen flows also got a long-needed face lift. Multiple links between a pair of screens are now collapsed to a single link
  • Screen flows can now also be printed. So if you need a single page with your screen flow then just go to “Screenflow” tab and print it. With the right system setup you can also print to PDF.
  • The last addition are align and distribute actions. These actions make it easy to layout screen flows with large number of screens.
  • Other changes:
  • Improved Ctrl+MouseWheel to zoom on mouse cursor position
  • Added “minus” icon
  • Cleaned up built-in icons to look better when rotated
  • Fixed an error when removing a rotated icon
  • Fixed an issue with “+” character in image file names
  • Fixed icon rotation in Label widget
  • Fixed the z-order of link areas in exported HTML

New in WireframeSketcher 3.4.0.20120217-0856 (Feb 22, 2012)

  • New Palette:
  • Finding your way through available assets and widgets is a big part of wireframing process. Palette view is the central piece of the UI that helps you do that. I’ve been collecting your feedback on Palette for more than a year and finally decided to sit down and bring its UI up to speed. I’m really excited with the result.
  • New iPad stencil:
  • There is a new iPad stencil in Mockups Gallery for creating beautiful sketchy wireframes with good layout precision
  • Improved reorder actions to work with multiple selection
  • Fixed drag & drop in Outline view to preserve relative ordering
  • Removed navigation footer in exported HTML documents
  • Fixed missing master links in Screenflow editor
  • Fixed Quick Add to place widgets inside visible canvas when zoomed
  • Switched to regular file chooser instead of directory chooser in export dialogs on Windows
  • Fixed an error when exporting to non-existing or non-writable directory
  • Fixed multi-line text alignment when using \n in Button, Circle, Rectangle and Table widgets
  • Fixed PDF export to use images when Arabic or Hebrew text is used

New in WireframeSketcher 3.1.0.20111116-0712 (Nov 16, 2011)

  • All icons now use SVG vector format. To you this means that:
  • There is no quality loss on zoom and you get top-notch, high-quality PDF documents.
  • Icons can be resized to any size so you can use them as clipart
  • Icons get sketchy when sketch theme is used
  • There are also 30+ new icons and all icons were tweaked for better contrast. Icons are more solid which gives them a better visibility when used in wireframes

New in WireframeSketcher 3.0.0.20111031-0748 (Nov 1, 2011)

  • Added support for SVG vector graphic images
  • Added vertical orientation support for labels
  • Added integration with Mockups Gallery
  • Added context sensitive help on F1
  • Improved error reporting for empty storyboards
  • Fixed the handling of negatives in font size wiki tag

New in WireframeSketcher 2.8.0.20111003-0710 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • Overriding component properties:
  • After adding group editing last time, this is another big feature that will increase your productivity. You can now drop components on your screen and customize the local instance without breaking the link to the source. So if you have a Dialog component you can change its title, or if you have a global menu you can change the selected item. Since the link to the original source is kept, you can still update the dialog or the menu and the changes will be reflected in screens that use them.
  • On the surface, overriding component properties works much in the same way as group editing. Double-click a component and “enter inside”. Edit the component and hit Escape when you are done.
  • Behind the scenes, the editor tracks the changes you make and only saves those in the screen file. Next time you open the screen, changes are automatically reapplied to the original component.
  • A side effect of this feature is the new ability to resize components, since resizing just means overriding coordinate and size properties.
  • Font size wiki syntax:
  • Another useful addition in this release is the new syntax for font-size. It lets you create text with variable font size but also change the font size in widgets that do not provide font properties.
  • The syntax lets you specify the size relative to the base font or in absolute units. Visually the syntax is similar to color tag. You don’t have to remember it though. Just hit Ctrl-Space or start typing ‘%’ and then auto-complete the rest.
  • Other changes:
  • Added font properties for Group widget
  • Added syntax highlighting and auto-completion for color and font tags
  • Increased icon sizes in Quick Add dialog to work better with assets
  • Removed support for Eclipse 3.3 and Eclipse 3.4
  • Upgraded Studio to use Eclipse 3.7
  • Fixed missing corner resize handles on Eclipse 3.7
  • Fixed broken links not to crash presentation viewer
  • Changed palette to ignore assets with underscore (_) and dot (.) prefixes. Use these prefixes to create helper assets, like images, that should not appear in the palette.

New in WireframeSketcher 2.7.0.20110804-1024 (Aug 5, 2011)

  • Added support for editing groups
  • Added dotted and dashed line styles for Arrow, Lines and Circle
  • Added double-click support in Palette for adding widgets
  • Enabled escape character for column size and align syntax in Table widget
  • Enabled Shift key in presentation mode for toggling link highlighting
  • Improved Properties view to select text on focus in text fields
  • Changed the order of bring to front and send to back actions for better consistency
  • Changed Detach Component action to put widgets into a group
  • Studio: added support for Perforce Eclipse plug-in (p4eclipse)
  • Studio: fixed update issue on Mac OS X. Requires re-download for existing users
  • Studio: updated JRE to the latest version on Windows

New in WireframeSketcher 2.6.0.20110719-0634 (Jul 19, 2011)

  • Hide annotations:
  • All export dialogs and presentation mode now include an option to hide annotations. This lets you add explanation notes to your mockups and hide them all at once when not needed. By default all widgets listed under Annotations category are treated as annotations. This includes notes, callouts, curly braces and arrows. You can adjust which is which by using the “Mark as Annotation” option in the context menu.
  • Better table:
  • This release also comes with many improvements to table widget. Here’s a list -
  • Better styling for table header
  • Alternative row colors
  • New syntax for column and cell alignment
  • New syntax for column sizes
  • Open source SDK for developers:
  • Starting with this version, WireframeSketcher comes with source code for model and SWT spy plug-ins. The source is distributed under Eclipse Public License v1.0 so you are free to use it in any way you wish.
  • The primary goal with this is to simplify the task of creating tools around WireframeSketcher. You can create internal tools for your company, or, and this is my hope, you can create general purpose tools to be used by WireframeSketcher’s community.
  • Other changes:
  • Added minimize, maximize and close button toggles in Window widget
  • Added copyright and trademark icons
  • Added group and reorder buttons in the toolbar of the Outline view
  • Enabled Shift key in exported HTML for toggling link highlighting
  • Improved keyboard navigation and selection in storyboard editor
  • Improved the in-place editor to stay as small as necessary so that it does not obscure the screen.
  • Fixed color tag to work with embedded icons
  • Added support for Eclipse Indigo

New in WireframeSketcher 2.5.1.20110524-0753 (May 24, 2011)

  • New PDF options:
  • The PDF export now lets you adjust the format of the resulting document to better suit your needs. One notable option allows you to optimize the PDF for full-screen viewing. Optimized documents don’t have page margins and page size is set to fit the content. This option works best for demoing prototypes on mobile devices.
  • HTML export:
  • Another novelty in this update is HTML export. Sorry, it’s not a “true” HTML export that produces nice markup as you might have expected. However it’s yet another option for viewing and sharing your prototypes.
  • One good use-case for HTML export is again demoing your prototypes on mobile devices. Mobile PDF viewer apps sometimes miss important features like document links. HTML export produces a result that can be viewed on any device. Couple it with Dropbox and you have a nice option for quickly showing your app to your clients.
  • Palette customization:
  • One common demand I keep seeing is for an option to show most used items in the palette. We are not there yet but the new version adds the possibility to customize the palette manually. You can hide widgets, reorder them and even remove Widgets section completely. I hope this addition can partially answer your demand.

New in WireframeSketcher 2.5.0.20110420-0617 (Apr 21, 2011)

  • Better Quick Add:
  • I receive from you quite a few requests for palette improvements. Some of you want visible categories – some don’t. Some want better scrollbars and others would like to see recently used items.
  • To solve them I tried to go into a different direction. I made some changes to Quick Add dialog in the hope that it will improve your workflow and make you use the palette less.
  • To remind you, Quick Add dialog is invoked using Ctrl+Space shortcut. Once opened, you see a list with all widgets that you can filter by typing in text field at the top.
  • What’s new is that now when you press Enter the selected widget is added instantly to the screen but the dialog stays open and you can continue adding widgets. This way you can quickly populate the stage with widgets you need and then proceed with laying them out. It’s quick and you can do it using keyboard only.
  • Choosing a widget using mouse activates the “palette mode” – the dialog is dismissed and you can place the widget using mouse, the same as if you have had selected it from the palette.
  • So let me know what you think and I hope that you’ll use Quick Add more and the palette less!
  • New macros:
  • Many of you want more control over exported PDF documents. This includes being able to display information such as file name, save time, export time and page numbers. So here are a few new macros that will help you with this:
  • ${screen-mtime} – last modification time of the screen file
  • ${current-time} – current time during print/export
  • ${page-number} – current page during print/export
  • ${page-count} – total page count during print/export
  • Remember that Ctrl+Space is your friend when typing these out!
  • Other changes:
  • Added an option to highlight links in PDF exports
  • Added text align properties for Table widget
  • Added background color property for Text Field, Text Area and Tooltip widgets
  • Added a video camera icon
  • Improved the rendering of Text Area widget in disabled state
  • Improved the alignment of multi-line items in List widget
  • Fixed a bug in palette caused by certain images placed in assets
  • Fixed an error in storyboards caused by screens that use screen name/path macros
  • Fixed font inheritance issue in components

New in WireframeSketcher 2.4.0.20110317-0755 (Mar 17, 2011)

  • Sketch theme. The new sketch theme will help you:
  • Stay in the “ideas mode”
  • Spend less time on alignment and other minor details
  • Communicate clearly that your mockups are just that and nothing more
  • Studio and version control plugins:
  • You can now easily install those plugins and Studio will activate Team perspective and other UI elements related to version control
  • Added link properties to Note and Callout widgets
  • Fixed PDF export problem with certain fonts
  • Fixed the rendering of horizontal lines in Table widget

New in WireframeSketcher 2.3.0.20110228-0733 (Feb 28, 2011)

  • Components:
  • The most important change in this version is better support for user widget libraries. You can now create multiple components inside a single screen file and make them appear in the palette. The way it’s done is by grouping one or more widgets together and giving them a name. When loading screens from “assets” folder, named groups are recognized as components and loaded into the palette automatically.
  • Also made a cosmetic change by renaming Master Screens to Components to better reflect their purpose. To exemplify how named groups work a created a new library for Android phones.
  • When used, you can choose to change a component by detaching it from its original source. This is achieved by using the “Detach Component” action from the context menu or from the properties view. This way you create a local instance of the component that you can change at will.
  • Other changes:
  • Added header visibility toggle property for Table widget
  • Improved wiki syntax to allow the rendering of icons in disabled state. This allows to easily create proper disabled items in Popup and List widgets.
  • Added Checkbox and Radio Group widgets. These are just shortcuts for List widget which already could be used for this purpose.
  • Enabled drag & drop for multiple screens in Storyboard editor
  • Improved Palette to indicate when a search filter is applied

New in WireframeSketcher 2.2.0.20110117-0629 (Jan 17, 2011)

  • Colored text syntax
  • Lorem Ipsum generator
  • Fixed the error on file rename under Aptana
  • Added support for empty icon in trees and tables with [_] shortcut. This lets you create nodes with no icon that align well with other nodes.
  • Added new LinkedIn icon

New in WireframeSketcher 2.1.8.20101222-0559 (Dec 22, 2010)

  • Added facebook and twitter icons. If you need icons for other social networks just let me know.
  • Fixed the issue with background color sometimes not being saved for Callout widget.
  • Fixed the issue with palette resize on Linux. This one was quite serious since it was also causing the loss of keyboard input after palette resize.
  • Fixed the issue with auto-scroll on drag & drop in Outline view. Now dropped widgets are positioned at the correct index that takes into account the scrolled distance.

New in WireframeSketcher 2.1.7.20101206-0651 (Dec 18, 2010)

  • A quick update that brings some important usability changes.
  • Display big thumbnails instead of icons in the Palette View. This change was prompted by seeing one of my friends trying to use WireframeSketcher for the first time. It was a very useful (and painful) experience that made me see problems that I would never see otherwise.
  • The same widget can be named differently by different users but there is a much better consensus on what a widget should look like.
  • Added support for ${screen-name} and ${screen-path} expressions in wiki text. These expressions let you insert the name and the path of the screen file in any text. If you ever wanted to display the name of the file in all your screen you can now easily do it by placing one of these expressions in a reusable master component.
  • Made arrow keys adjust values in size and position fields in Properties View
  • Decreased the default increment of nudge actions to 1px. Shift modifier now nudges by 10px instead of 20px.
  • Added a visible “Add Screen…” button in storyboard editor: