Design & UI

12 tools

Canva

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Create visual assets quickly with templates and browser-based editing.

FreemiumNo card

Free includes the core editor, free templates and assets, collaboration and limited monthly AI usage; paid plans unlock broader premium content, brand and AI features.

Dopely Colors

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Color exploration, palette generation and accessibility tools for digital design

FreemiumNo card

Free access to color discovery, palettes, gradients, harmonies and conversion tools, plus a Premium area for additional features; pages do not show Premium prices or limits.

Excalidraw

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A delightful hand-drawn canvas for diagrams and collaborative sketches.

FreemiumNo cardOSS

Free forever: full editor, one infinite scene, unlimited collaborators, PNG/SVG/file export and 10 AI requests/day. Plus is $6/user/month.

Figma

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Collaborative interface design, prototyping and developer handoff.

FreemiumNo card

Starter: unlimited drafts, one folder, 3 Design/Sites files plus 3 files per other product, 30-day history and up to 500 AI credits/month.

Fontshare

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A growing collection of professional fonts free for personal and commercial use.

FreeNo card

All fonts are free for personal and commercial use under Fontshare's license; no account is required.

Framer

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Visual website design, CMS and publishing in one collaborative canvas

FreemiumNo card

Free: 500 AI credits to try, 10 CMS collections, 1,000 pages, 1 GB bandwidth and up to 3 editors without a subscription. Basic starts at $10/month, Pro at $30/month.

LottieFiles

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Discover, create and ship lightweight motion graphics for digital products

FreemiumNo card

Free: up to 5 private file uploads, unlimited public uploads via After Effects and Figma plugins, 10 public downloads per month and unlimited Lottie Creator files.

Penpot

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Open-source interface design and prototyping with real-time collaboration and developer handoff.

FreemiumNo cardOSS

Professional: $0 with up to 8 team members, unlimited viewers and files, 10 GB storage and 7-day version history.

Shots.so

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Create polished image and video mockups for product launches and social content

FreemiumNo card

Free: the site promotes free mockups and access to the mockup workflow. Terms list Basic and Pro billed monthly or annually, but public limits are not exposed.

Spline

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Browser-based 3D design and interactive experiences with real-time collaboration

FreemiumNo card

Free: limited files, unlimited viewers and watermarked web exports. Hobby, Pro and Max add unlimited files plus broader export, app, AI and collaboration features.

Stitch

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AI-native design canvas for turning natural language, images and code into interactive UI prototypes

FreeNo card

Google Labs experiment available globally: create and iterate UI on an AI-native canvas, prototype flows and export to developer tools. No paid plan is published.

tldraw

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A fast collaborative infinite canvas plus a React SDK for building custom canvas experiences.

Trial onlyNo cardOSS

The multiplayer web whiteboard is free; the SDK is free in development and offers a 100-day production trial or hobby license.

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