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Best Design Tools
Creative tools for graphic design, UI/UX, photo editing, and visual content creation.
17 tools•13 with free tiers•5 open source
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📊 Quick Comparison
| Tool | Free Tier | Starting Price | Rating | Open Source | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | ✓ Free with basic features | $12.99/mo | ⭐ 4.6 | No | Non-designers and marketing teams |
| Figma | ✓ 3 projects, unlimited editors | $15/editor/mo | ⭐ 4.7 | No | UI/UX design teams |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | ✗ No | $22.99/mo (single app) | ⭐ 4.3 | No | Professional designers and creatives |
| Penpot | ✓ Free (cloud and self-hosted) | Free | ⭐ 4.1 | ✓ Yes | Teams wanting open-source design tools |
| Photopea | ✓ Free with ads | $5/mo (ad-free) | ⭐ 4.4 | No | Users wanting free Photoshop-like editing |
| GIMP | ✓ Completely free | Free | ⭐ 3.9 | ✓ Yes | Users wanting free professional image editing |
| Inkscape | ✓ Completely free | Free | ⭐ 4 | ✓ Yes | Users wanting free vector graphics editing |
| Affinity Suite | ✗ No | $69.99 one-time | ⭐ 4.4 | No | Professionals wanting to avoid Adobe subscriptions |
| Lunacy | ✓ Free with all features | Free | ⭐ 4.2 | No | Designers wanting free Figma/Sketch alternative |
| Krita | ✓ Completely free | Free | ⭐ 4.2 | ✓ Yes | Digital artists and illustrators |
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