
We worked with amazingly creative and technical partners and have seen our SketchBook community and fan base grow and inspire each other over the years.” “It is, of course, a bittersweet yet prideful moment, as we have so many great memories to reflect on. “While we value SketchBook and feel an obligation to the community and users that have grown with us over the past decade, we also recognize that much has changed at Autodesk. “I’m sharing that we are spinning out SketchBook from Autodesk into the trusted hands of a newly launched independent company called Sketchbook, Inc. Thomas Heermann, Autodesk VP of Automotive, Concept Design and XR, who has overseen the product since its launch in 2008, and previously during development as part of Alias, announced the news via a LinkedIn post, saying that it was “with a mixture of sadness, pride and excitement”.

Much beloved sketching app, SketchBook, has left the Autodesk stable and has taken up life as a standalone company.
