Create timelapse videos of your designs with this clever plugin

It's a common source of frustration for designers: you're judged largely on the finished design – which may be so beautifully minimal and elegant that it looks like it was knocked up in five minutes.

Simply, drag a file into Schnapps and it'll automatically detect changes every time you hit save in your design tool – and take a snapshot of your changing design.

The tool requires OS X 10.9+ and is optimised for Sketch 3.0.0+
and Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC. You can export your video as GIF or MOV. The app costs $19.95, but there's a free trial version available to download today. We'd love to hear what you think of it – and see some of your creative timelapses!

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Tom May is an award-winning journalist specialising in art, design, photography and technology. His latest book, The 50 Greatest Designers (Arcturus Publishing), was published this June. He's also author of Great TED Talks: Creativity (Pavilion Books). Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine.