Best Tools for Designers (2026)
Design tools for UI, branding, illustration, and mockups, including Figma plugins and AI image tools. Useful when you want something lighter or cheaper than the big suites.
Export to Figma
Export any website to fully editable Figma layers in one click.
Shotbase
Capture, record, edit, and share screenshots and recordings on macOS.
Sowiks
Mac screenshot & screen-recording app with instant shareable links
ScreenPolish
Private in‑browser screenshot editor — polish and export images without uploads.
ColorUI
Free web color toolkit — palettes, pickers, contrast checks & simulators.
VisualSnag
Turn visual references into AI-ready design prompts, CSS variables, and design tokens.
Product Onboarding
Curated library of 100+ real product onboarding examples, patterns, and activation playbooks
visualOS
Local-first infinite canvas for notes, images and ideas
MJSFX
macOS sound & effects studio — generate, shape, and export WAVs
Fomr
Free online form builder with full design control and unlimited responses
GYFT
Curated marketplace of premium Framer website templates.
ShotLab
Make screenshots pop with stunning backgrounds, frames, stickers and emojis.
Gradients Studio
Mesh gradient generator with real grain and free 4K export
Purupuru Maker
Make still images wobble — paint motion, tune the jiggle, export looping GIF/WebM/MP4.
Fontwise
Replace fonts across files, manage text styles, and apply 350+ font pairings inside Figma.
Popshot
Beautify screenshots instantly — high-res, color-matched, no signup.
AI Google Earth image Generator
Reimagine any place instantly — upload a photo and get AI Google Earth-style visuals, no prompts.
ShitFast
Archive of landing pages that all read like one AI wrote them.
Palette Inspiration
Timeless color palettes inspired by the Old Masters
Pagifye
3100+ web UI components, 10k icons — Figma, Tailwind, Webflow & Framer ready
Videm Ai
Instant free text-to-image generation—no sign-up, no watermark
WordPalette Brand Kit
Generate private, browser-based color palettes and complete brand systems from a word or image
ZIGGLE.ART
Create dev-ready AI animated mascots in minutes with transparent backgrounds.
Nanofile
Compress files client-side — no uploads, no accounts, works offline
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