Merge Duplicate Symbols VS Fluid for Sketch

Automatically find and act on duplicate symbols in Sketch

Sketch plugin to make your responsive designs more efficient

Improved Organization
By merging duplicate symbols, the project becomes more organized, reducing clutter and making it easier to manage design components.
Consistency
Ensures consistency across the design by eliminating duplicate symbols that may have slight variations, leading to a uniform design system.
Resource Efficiency
Merging duplicates can lead to reduced file size and improved performance, as fewer redundant assets need to be processed.
Streamlined Workflow
Designers can work more efficiently with a single, unified symbol rather than managing multiple duplicates throughout a project.
Easier Updates
With merged symbols, updating a single instance reflects changes project-wide, saving time and reducing errors.

Loss of Variants
Merging symbols may lead to the unintentional loss of symbol variants that were deliberately created for specific design purposes.
Initial Time Investment
The process of identifying and merging duplicates can be time-consuming, especially in projects with many symbols.
Potential for Errors
There's a risk of incorrectly merging symbols that are not exact duplicates, leading to unintended design changes.
Learning Curve
Users need to learn how to effectively use the tool, which might require some initial adjustment and adaptation.

Scalability
Fluid allows designers to create designs that can easily adapt to different screen sizes and dimensions, improving scalability and responsiveness.
Efficiency
By using constraints and relative measures, Fluid can enhance design efficiency by reducing the need to create multiple artboards for various sizes.
Flexibility
Designers can quickly test and iterate on designs for multiple resolutions, providing more flexibility during the design process.
Integration
Since it's a plugin for Sketch, it seamlessly integrates into the existing workflow of Sketch users, leveraging familiar tools and interfaces.
Community Support
Being an open-source project on GitHub, it benefits from community support where users can contribute to its improvement and share solutions.

Learning Curve
Users may encounter a learning curve, particularly those unfamiliar with concepts of responsive design or relative positioning within Sketch.
Stability
As with many plugins, there may be occasional bugs or stability issues, especially after Sketch updates, impacting usability.
Feature Limitations
While it offers fluid design capabilities, users might find that it doesn't replicate all the features of more advanced responsive design tools.
Dependency
Relying heavily on the plugin could mean disruptions in workflow if the plugin is not maintained or becomes incompatible with new Sketch versions.
No Official Support
Being a third-party tool, users do not have access to official support from Sketch, relying instead on community forums and documentation.