# buzzfeed/Sketch-Toolbox

DEPRECATED: A plugin manager for Sketch.app

Repository: https://github.com/buzzfeed/Sketch-Toolbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sketch-toolbox
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: deprecated, archived
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-10-11T15:27:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4488, "days_push": 2883, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2098, forks 188 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:13.364235+00:00)

## What it is
Sketch Toolbox is a desktop plugin manager for Sketch.app that lets users browse, install, and update Sketch plugins from a simple GUI. The original BuzzFeed repository is deprecated and no longer maintained, with an updated fork available.

## Use cases
- manage sketch plugins from a gui
- install sketch plugins easily
- browse available sketch plugins
- update sketch plugins automatically
- find and uninstall sketch plugins

## When to choose
- you use Sketch.app on macOS and want a simple GUI for managing plugins
- you want to browse and install Sketch plugins without manual file copying

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool - use the active fork instead
- you do not use Sketch.app
- you need plugin management for other design tools

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: plugin-system, package-manager, gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, web-design, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: sketch, plugin-manager, deprecated, design-tools, objective-c, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- buzzfeed/Sketch-Toolbox (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.364235+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:54:28.888058+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/buzzfeed/Sketch-Toolbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.364235+00:00, sha c187c3d9397c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.