Awesome Graphic Design

Industry-standard vector editor with AI-powered tools including Text to Vector and Generative Shape Fill

Professional vector tool with one-time purchase, 60fps performance, and strong PSD compatibility

Comprehensive vector suite for print, signage, and branding with subscription or perpetual options

Modern Mac/iPad vector tool with animation capabilities, optimized for marketing teams

Industry-leading image editor with Generative Fill/Expand AI and comprehensive editing toolkit

Professional photo editing with HDR merging, focus stacking, and full PSD support

Natural media painting software simulating traditional art tools for digital artists

Browser-based collaborative design platform—the current industry standard for UI/UX

Mac-native vector UI design tool with extensive plugin ecosystem and cloud collaboration

Design-to-website platform with AI-powered layout generation and React component support

Industry standard for print and digital publishing with advanced typography

Professional page layout with master pages and StudioLink for live Designer/Photo editing

Comprehensive photo editing with layers, masks, filters, and plugin support. Version 3.0 added non-destructive editing

Professional SVG vector editor with complex path operations and node editing

Digital painting focused on illustration and concept art with animation timeline and CMYK support

Desktop publishing with CMYK/spot colors, ICC color management, and PDF/X-3 output

Industry-quality 3D creation suite with modeling, sculpting, animation, and compositing

Photography workflow for RAW processing—open-source Lightroom alternative

Advanced RAW photo processing with powerful color management and batch processing

Web-based open-source UI/UX platform with real-time collaboration, outputs native CSS/SVG

Free design software with AI tools, built-in assets, and Sketch file support

Font editor for creating and modifying OpenType, TrueType, and PostScript fonts

2D hand-drawn animation supporting bitmap and vector graphics

Powerful Photoshop-like editor running entirely in browser, opens PSD, XD, Sketch, AI files

AI-powered online photo editor with Pixlr E (advanced) and Pixlr X (quick edits)

Online photo editor with AI enhancement, batch editing, and social media templates

Template-based design platform with brand kits, AI tools, and 100M+ assets

Quick design tool for social media graphics, flyers, and videos with Creative Cloud integration

Design tool with animated templates and video clips for digital marketing

Quick graphic design for social media, ads, and blogs with pre-sized templates

Free vector graphics editor with real-time collaboration for logos and icons

Modern SVG editor focused on simplicity with CSS styling support

Open-source browser-based SVG editor, lightweight and simple

End-to-end design with wireframing, prototyping, Auto Layout, and developer handoff

Design-to-code platform with advanced animations and AI layout generation

Design tool with code-backed components from React, Storybook, or npm

Advanced prototyping with conditional logic and data-driven interactions for enterprise UX

High-fidelity prototyping with sensor triggers and multi-device prototypes, no coding required

Low-fidelity wireframing with intentionally "rough" look to focus on structure

Fast wireframing with flowcharts, mind maps, and sticky notes for ideation

Online wireframing and diagramming with flowcharts, sitemaps, and mockups

Free whiteboard tool for sketching flows and basic UI wireframes

AI-powered wireframing from text, sketches, or screenshots

Rapid prototyping with user testing, design specs, and handoff built-in

Web and mobile prototyping with 4000+ UI elements and conditional navigation

Meta's prototyping tool with visual programming for complex interactions (Mac only)

Mac-only tool for animated UI design with timeline-based animations

Industry-leading AI art generator known for stunning artistic visuals and concept art

Commercially-safe AI generator trained on licensed content, integrated into Creative Cloud

OpenAI's text-to-image generator with improved text rendering and nuanced prompts

Open-source AI image generation with extensive customization options

Exceptional text rendering in images—best for typography-heavy designs like logos

Designer-focused AI generating editable vectors and mockups with brand consistency

Versatile platform for images, textures, and game assets with daily free tokens

Real-time AI canvas with upscaling to 22K, style transfer, and in/out-painting

AI features including layer renaming, design suggestions, and Figma Make for UI generation

Transform ideas into UI designs for mobile and web apps from text prompts

Generate UI designs, wireframes, and user flows from text descriptions

AI-powered graphic design combining templates with multiple AI image models

Industry-standard automatic background removal with excellent edge detection

Mobile-first background remover with templates for product photography

Fast, automated background removal with batch processing and API

Simple AI background removal supporting PNG, JPG, WebP, and HEIC

Professional-grade AI upscaling up to 16x—industry standard for print

Advanced upscaler that can "hallucinate" new details with Creativity slider

Cloud-based upscaler combining enhancement, upscaling, and background removal

Free AI upscaler with batch enhancement up to 8x enlargement

AI learns your color preferences and generates personalized palettes with WCAG ratings

Deep learning palette generator trained on photos, movies, and art

ML color scheme generator for brands and websites with live mockup previews

AI-powered logo maker with brand kit generation including business cards

1500+ open-source fonts with excellent web integration

High-quality free fonts from Indian Type Foundry, all free for commercial use

Curated 100% free-for-commercial-use fonts with web font generator

Huge archive of free downloadable fonts (check individual licenses)

Large collection with clear license filtering for commercial use

Curated free fonts with modern design focus

25,000+ fonts included with Creative Cloud subscription

130,000+ fonts from independent foundries

Premium independent type foundries

Marketplace for indie font designers

450+ SVG icons by Tailwind CSS creators, perfect for modern UI

Community fork of Feather with 1,000+ icons and active development

6,000+ flexible icons in 6 weights

4,600+ pixel-perfect SVG icons

2,000+ free icons (16,000+ in Pro); the industry standard

Google's 2,500+ Material Design icons

2,000+ SVG icons designed for Bootstrap, works anywhere

1,300+ open-source icons with minimalist style

287 beautifully simple open-source icons

5M+ icons from global creators

11M+ free vector icons, organized by packs

6M+ icons, vectors, and 3D illustrations

Aggregator for 100+ icon sets with instant search

1,000+ open-source SVG illustrations with customizable colors

Mix-and-match illustration library of people by Pablo Stanley

Hand-drawn illustration library with mixable elements

Free sketchy illustrations

60+ free customizable illustration libraries

7,500+ free illustrations in PNG/SVG

Customizable and animated illustrations by Freepik

Customizable illustrations from various artists

Millions of vectors, illustrations, photos

Large vector and illustration library

500,000+ open-licensed SVG vectors

Premium illustrations and vectors

3M+ high-resolution photos, most widely used free stock site

Millions of free stock photos and videos

5.9M+ free images, vectors, videos

20,000+ free high-res photos from Shopify, focused on e-commerce

Editorial-style stock photography

Quirky, high-res free photos

High-quality free stock photos

400M+ images, industry's largest library

300M+ assets integrated with Creative Cloud

Industry-leading premium stock photography

Getty's budget-friendly option

400+ subtle, tileable background patterns

Massive texture library (limited free downloads/day)

Free high-quality textures, vintage and grunge

70,000+ free textures

Customizable SVG background patterns with CSS export

SVG background generator with multiple styles

Customizable SVG patterns with CSS code

Generate abstract backgrounds (gradients, particles, etc.)

Low-poly pattern generator

Curated free PSD mockups from around the web

Growing library of free mockups, fonts, templates

5,000+ free mockups for various categories

Classic archive of free PSD mockups

Modern mockups compatible with Figma

Free and premium mockups with smart objects

Free Figma templates and UI kits

Thousands of design templates for all purposes

Unlimited downloads with subscription

Online mockup generator, no Photoshop needed

Fast palette generator with spacebar shuffle, mobile app, and AI suggestions

Professional color wheel and theme creator

Curated 4-color palettes by designers

Classic color scheme designer using RYB wheel

AI learns your color preferences for personalized palettes

Deep learning palette generator trained on art and photos

AI palettes with live previews on real design examples

Industry-standard WCAG contrast checker

WCAG A, AA, AAA compliance checker

WCAG and APCA checker with suggestions

Linear and radial CSS gradient generator

Mesh gradients with noise/blur, Figma export

Perceptually uniform gradients with CSS/SVG export

AI-powered font pairing generator with one-click suggestions

Curated Google Font pairings

Font pairing inspiration from real websites

AI font pairing generator

Visual type scale calculator by Jeremy Church

Calculate modular scales for typography

Typography scale with vertical rhythm

Convert fonts to web formats

Online font converter for web formats

Tool to inspect font features and variable axes

Archive of typography in real-world contexts

Curated typography inspiration with font recommendations

Typography history, education, and inspiration

Google's comprehensive system with guidelines, components, and adaptive layouts

Official Apple design system with downloadable UI kits

Open-source system with React/Vue/Angular implementations and accessibility standards

Cross-platform design system with React, Web Components, and native implementations

Design system for Shopify ecosystem with React components

Official UI library with comprehensive pattern documentation

Enterprise-level UI system popular for admin dashboards

Adobe's design system with extensive component library

Repository of UI components with examples from real design systems

Re-usable components built with Radix UI and Tailwind CSS

Unstyled, accessible component primitives for React

Accessible React component library with built-in theming

Tool for developing, testing, and documenting UI components

Free courses covering design basics, typography, and color theory

Five-course program covering fundamentals to brand design (free to audit)

Extensive library of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign tutorials

Official tutorials for all Creative Cloud apps

Official tutorials for Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher

Templates, plugins, and learning resources for Figma

30,000+ creative classes from industry professionals

High-quality courses from world-renowned designers

Professional development courses with certificate credentials

Thousands of courses on software and design theory

Chris Do's platform for design business and pricing

Design business, pricing, and creative entrepreneurship (2M+ subs)

Web design, UI/UX, and freelancing with project-based approach (~1M subs)

Logo design, hand lettering, and Illustrator tutorials (~866K subs)

Layout, logo, and typography design theory

Masterful Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials

600+ free tutorials with quizzes and certificates

Precise tutorials for Adobe XD, Photoshop, and After Effects (~980K subs)

Design career development and digital marketing

In-depth articles on web design, UX, and development

Daily tutorials, inspiration, and industry news

Deep dives into web standards and content strategy

Daily stories on UX design from contributors worldwide

Design culture, trends, and emerging designers

Career resources and inspiration for creative professionals

News, inspiration, theory, and resources for visual communicators (55K+ members)

All types of design discussions and visual inspiration (74K+ members)

Logo feedback, redesign discussions, branding topics (~14K)

Typography and type design resources

Get detailed feedback on design work

Inclusive community with resources, events, and mentorship (90K+ members)

UX researchers, strategists, and product designers (24K+ members)

Discussions, tips, and connecting with Figma users

UX community hosting AMAs with industry leaders

Pre-vetted UX community; no recruiters or spammers (5,800+ members)

Discussion of design systems and component libraries

Inspiration, collaboration, and networking (24K+ members)

Non-profit supporting women and non-binary in UX

Oldest and largest professional design organization (25K+ members, 72 chapters)

Resources for freelancers ensuring fair treatment and compensation

International organization dedicated to typography and type design

Global community for interaction designers with local chapters

Premium design community showcasing UI/UX, branding, and illustrations

Adobe's network for comprehensive project case studies

Premier site for web design with jury-evaluated websites

Curated web design inspiration with animated thumbnails

5,000+ landing pages headhunted from the web

Design inspiration with style-based categories

All kinds of design inspiration

Reviews of corporate identity work with before/after comparisons

Curated brand identity and packaging design

Premier site for packaging design inspiration

David Airey's blog on logos and visual identity

Gallery of logo inspiration from creative professionals

Industry-leading awards with "Site of the Day" accolades

Awards for web designers and developers

Showcases cutting-edge digital design

"Internet's highest honor" for digital excellence

Annual awards for advertising, design, illustration

Explores unnoticed design and architecture shaping our world by Roman Mars

World's first design podcast (2005) with creative icons by Debbie Millman

Design, marketing, and business from industry leaders by Chris Do

How design shapes culture by Jarrett Fuller

Conversations with UX experts who fight for users by Jason Ogle

Design, technology, and creative process

Logo and brand identity design through expert interviews by Ian Paget

Design and side projects for young creatives

Five best design links every weekday—never overwhelming

Bite-sized updates on graphic design, typography, and tools (225K+ subscribers)

Curated design and front-end articles for product people

Top stories, interviews, and trend insights

Front-end and UX tips (182K+ subscribers)

Design, technology, and culture from Offscreen Magazine founder

Latest typefaces and real-world type usage

Eyedropper, color picker, and gradient generator with AI palette suggestions

Identify fonts on any webpage with AI pairing suggestions

Identify, test, preview fonts in real-time

Extract colors, fonts, and CSS styling from any webpage

Full-page screenshot capture with annotation tools

Screen recording for async design reviews and walkthroughs

Capture, annotate, and share screenshots

Overlay design mockups on webpages for pixel-perfect implementation

Draw rulers on any webpage to measure elements

Quickly resize browser for responsive design testing

Leading accessibility testing identifying WCAG violations

Visual accessibility feedback directly on webpages

New-tab design inspiration from Dribbble, Behance, Awwwards (800K+ users)

News reader pulling from curated design sources

Industry-standard lossy compression for PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF

Google's browser-based compressor—files never leave your device

Mac-native batch optimizer without quality loss

Enterprise-grade optimizer with batch processing and API

Lossy/glossy/lossless compression with WebP/AVIF conversion

Visual web GUI for SVGO with real-time preview

Node.js-based SVG optimizer—the industry standard

Aggressive SVG minifier while preserving quality

Universal file converter supporting 200+ formats

Opens/exports PSD, XCF, Sketch, XD, and all image formats

Desktop batch converter with 80+ actions

Suite of image tools: compress, resize, crop, convert

Comprehensive PDF toolkit: compress, convert, merge, split, edit

Free PDF tools for merging, splitting, and converting

Extensive free PDF tools including creator and merger

Native handoff with CSS/iOS/Android code and VS Code extension

Design-to-dev workspace with auto-generated specs from Figma/Sketch/XD

Open design files without design software, extract assets

Built-in version history with named versions and comparison

Git-based version control for Sketch with branching and merges

Open-source tool connecting Sketch with Git/GitHub

Native commenting with @mentions and threads

Visual feedback tool capturing annotated screenshots with metadata

Visual feedback widget for capturing annotated screenshots

All-in-one workspace for design docs, wikis, and creative briefs

Modern issue tracking with Figma integration and clean UI

Work management with creative workflows and approvals

Visual file storage for creatives with 4TB free storage

Desktop app for organizing design assets with smart folders

Creative ops platform for storing and collaborating on visual content

Brand management combining DAM, guidelines, and templates