# Rethinking layout in Sketch with Stacks

DevFeed: [Rethinking layout in Sketch with Stacks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/rethinking-layout-in-sketch-with-stacks-9123.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.sketch.com/blog/stacks/>)

Author: Chris Downer

Published: 2025-05-27T01:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Sketch Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/sketch-blog.md>)

Topics: [Sketch](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sketch.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>)

Tags: [auto-layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auto-layout.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [latest-features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latest-features.md>), [layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layout.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

Sketch's Stacks feature enables flexible, adaptable UI layouts whose elements can resize and adjust spacing based on their context. The article explains why Sketch developed Stacks as a successor to Smart Layout and introduces Frames as the container supporting them.

## Source excerpt

Stacks are a new way to build flexible, adaptable layouts in Sketch. From buttons to complex UI, they'll have a huge impact on how you work in Sketch. In this post, design lead Chris Downer shows us what they are -- and why they matter.