Moving toward a Sketch-only workflow using online file conversion

Getting an .AI file into Sketch ASAP

There are some barriers to adopting a Sketch-only workflow. A major one is having to deal with vector file-formats that Sketch does not yet support. The most likely suspect among these being the “.AI” Adobe Illustrator format.

So, what can you do if you don’t have a licensed copy of Illustrator at hand? There are a number of online file conversion sites that can convert a file of one type to another. They are not only handy for graphic formats, but can also do great things with audio, video and typical documents too.

Here are a two established services that can help you get working with those .AI files within Sketch:

CloudConvert converts .AI files to .EPS, .SVG or .PDF

converts .AI files to .EPS, .SVG or .PDF Zamzar converts .AI files to .PDF

If you want to find tips like this, as well as other resources for extending Sketch as a design tool, check us out at sketchhunt.com.

Happy Sketching!