Is there anyway to convert all texts to outlines in Sketch App?

Question

I was using Sketch to make a cover photo, and there are many words in it. I have to convert every text to online, so I have to open layer folders and select each text in it by myself.

Is there any faster way to convert all texts in one single step?

Answer 1

Here is my approach. I found sketch plugin which converts text layer to outlines, but it converts only selected text layer. I modified it so it converts all text layers on current page. Here is instructions, for instance we have photo with several text layers on in:

Go to menu select Plugins > Custom Plugin... Text area will appear, copy paste this code:

(function(){
    function convertToOutlines(layer) {
        if(!layer.isKindOfClass(MSTextLayer)) return;

        var path=layer.bezierPathWithTransforms(); // Get text layers' outline as NSBezierPath.

        var parent=layer.parentGroup();
        var shape=MSShapeGroup.shapeWithBezierPath(path); // Create a vector shape with the outline.

        // Set the style previously used in text layer.
        shape.style = layer.style();

        // If text layer doesn't have a fill style, we create it with the color used for the text.
        var style=shape.style();
        if(!style.fill()) {
            var fill=style.fills().addNewStylePart();
            fill.color = MSColor.colorWithNSColor(layer.style().textStyle().attributes().NSColor);
        }

        // Copy name and selection status.
        var isSelected=layer.isSelected();
        shape.name = layer.name();
        shape.setIsSelected(isSelected);

        // Remove text layer.
        parent.removeLayer(layer);

        // Add a newly created shape to the text layers' parent group.
        parent.addLayers([shape]);

        return shape;
    }

    var doc = context.document;
    var page = [doc currentPage];
    var layers = page.children();
    for (var i = 0; i < layers.count(); i++) {
        var layer = layers.objectAtIndex(i);
        if(layer) {
            var vectorizedTextLayer=convertToOutlines(layer);
            print(vectorizedTextLayer);
        }
    }
})();

It should look like this, there you can save it and run it:

After running the script all text layers becomes outlined:

Github repository of the plugin: https://github.com/zholdas/Texts-to-Outlines

Initial sketch plugin, my is based on https://github.com/turbobabr/Sketch-Plugins-Cookbook/blob/master/Samples/Convert%20Text%20Layer%20to%20Outlines.sketchplugin

Answer 2

Above answer is not working for sketch 3.8 and above. It gives fills().addNewStylePart is undefined error on line 17 while running it as custom script. While searching on the internet i found that things have been changed for addNewStylePart. In the past, if you wanted to add a new fill, border or shadow to a layer you'd do:

layer.style().fills().addNewStylePart()

Starting with Sketch 3.8, the way to do that now is:

layer.style().addStylePartOfType(0) // To add a new fill

For more details see this source

Final working script looks like:

(function(){
    function convertToOutlines(layer) {
        if(!layer.isKindOfClass(MSTextLayer)) return;

        var path=layer.bezierPathWithTransforms(); // Get text layers' outline as NSBezierPath.

        var parent=layer.parentGroup();
        var shape=MSShapeGroup.shapeWithBezierPath(path); // Create a vector shape with the outline.

        // Set the style previously used in text layer.
        shape.style = layer.style();

        // If text layer doesn't have a fill style, we create it with the color used for the text.
        var style=shape.style();
        if(!style.fill()) {
            var fill=style.addStylePartOfType(0);
            fill.color = MSColor.colorWithNSColor(layer.style().textStyle().attributes().NSColor);
        }

        // Copy name and selection status.
        var isSelected=layer.isSelected();
        shape.name = layer.name();
        shape.setIsSelected(isSelected);

        // Remove text layer.
        parent.removeLayer(layer);

        // Add a newly created shape to the text layers' parent group.
        parent.addLayers([shape]);

        return shape;
    }

    var doc = context.document;
    var page = [doc currentPage];
    var layers = page.children();
    for (var i = 0; i < layers.count(); i++) {
        var layer = layers.objectAtIndex(i);
        if(layer) {
            var vectorizedTextLayer=convertToOutlines(layer);
            print(vectorizedTextLayer);
        }
    }
})();

Answer 3

Found a way to do this that is

• super quick and easy
• doesn't require plugins or advanced plugin knowledge
• actually generates a cleaner SVG export

Here's what you do:

1. Open your Sketch file and highlight everything you want to export
2. cmd + c (copy)
3. Open Adobe Illustrator, new file
4. cmd + v (paste)
5. Select All text, Type > Create Outlines
6. Switch back to Sketch
7. Sketch > Quit Sketch