Sketch is out with a new update today featuring support for Liquid Glass-like effects, complete with blur, distortion, depth, and chromatic aberration controls. Here’s what it looks like.
New glass effects feature a full set of custom controls
Although Sketch is still working on its macOS Tahoe 26 redesign, the company is releasing Barcelona, its second 2025 update.
Alongside styling, libraries and components, and performance improvements, Sketch Barcelona (2025.2.1) brings a new glass effect, which can be found under a new Effects section of the Inspector.
In it, users can either choose the default settings, which apply a frosted glass effect, or adjust the following parameters independently:
Blur
Distortion
Depth
Chromatic Aberration
Brightness
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