Best Design tools for freelancers
We list 17 Design tools tools, ranked by community votes and market presence (how often other tools are positioned as alternatives to them). Top picks right now: Framer, Gamma, Miro.
| # | Tool | Pricing | Starts at | Best for | Platforms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Framer Design and publish websites visually | Freemium | $10/mo | Agencies, Freelancers, Small businesses | web | 0 |
| 2 | Gamma AI builder for presentations, documents and simple websites | Freemium | $12/mo | Creators, Small businesses, Freelancers | web | 0 |
| 3 | Miro AI-powered visual collaboration canvas for product and design teams | Freemium | $10/mo | Small businesses, Enterprise, Agencies | web, macos, windows, ios, android | 0 |
| 4 |  Developer Tools 173 free web, DNS, SSL, SEO & developer tools — fast, live, no sign-up | Free | $0/mo | Freelancers, Small businesses, Developers | web, ios, android, macos, windows, linux | 2 |
| 5 | Adobe Firefly Adobe's generative AI studio for images, video and audio | Freemium | $10/mo | Creators, Agencies, Enterprise | web, ios, android | 0 |
| 6 | Lunacy Free design app with built-in assets | Freemium | $12/mo | Freelancers | macos, windows, linux | 0 |
| 7 | Sketch Native Mac design toolkit | Paid | $12/mo | Agencies, Freelancers | macos, web | 0 |
| 8 | Adobe Express Adobe's template-based design app for social posts, flyers and video | Freemium | $10/mo | Creators, Small businesses, Freelancers | web, ios, android | 0 |
| 9 | Affinity Designer Professional vector design app, free since Canva | Free | $0 | Freelancers, Agencies | macos, windows, ios | 0 |
| 10 | desigma Free, open-source, offline interface design tool written in Rust | Open source | $0 | Creators, Freelancers, Developers | macos, windows, linux | 0 |
| 11 |  ImageSVG High-quality SVG conversion for PNG and JPG logos and icons | Freemium | $0/mo | Freelancers, Creators | web | 0 |
| 12 | Magnific (formerly Freepik) AI image, video and audio suite plus 250M+ stock assets | Freemium | $20/mo | Creators, Agencies, Freelancers | web, ios, android | 0 |
| 13 | Mobbin Library of real app UI screenshots | Freemium | $15/mo | Agencies, Freelancers | web | 0 |
| 14 | Spline 3D design for the web | Freemium | $15/mo | Agencies, Freelancers | web, macos, windows | 0 |
| 15 | SurgePix AI visual generator with layer editing and agent-callable skills | Freemium | $10/mo | Creators, Small businesses, Freelancers | web | 0 |
All 17 tools
1.Framer
▲ 0Design and publish websites visually
Freemium · $10Agencieschecked Oct 20
2.Gamma
▲ 0AI builder for presentations, documents and simple websites
Freemium · $12Creatorschecked Oct 20
3.Miro
▲ 0AI-powered visual collaboration canvas for product and design teams
Freemium · $10Small businesseschecked Oct 20
173 free web, DNS, SSL, SEO & developer tools — fast, live, no sign-up
FreeFreelancersAdobe's generative AI studio for images, video and audio
Freemium · $10Creatorschecked Oct 20
6.Lunacy
▲ 0Free design app with built-in assets
Freemium · $12Freelancerschecked Oct 20
7.Sketch
▲ 0Native Mac design toolkit
Paid · $12Agencieschecked Oct 20
Adobe's template-based design app for social posts, flyers and video
Freemium · $10Creatorschecked Oct 20
Professional vector design app, free since Canva
FreeFreelancerschecked Oct 20
10.desigma
▲ 0Free, open-source, offline interface design tool written in Rust
Open sourceCreatorschecked Oct 29
11.ImageSVG
▲ 0High-quality SVG conversion for PNG and JPG logos and icons
FreemiumFreelancersAI image, video and audio suite plus 250M+ stock assets
Freemium · $20Creatorschecked Oct 20
13.Mobbin
▲ 0Library of real app UI screenshots
Freemium · $15Agencieschecked Oct 20
14.Spline
▲ 03D design for the web
Freemium · $15Agencieschecked Oct 20
15.SurgePix
▲ 0AI visual generator with layer editing and agent-callable skills
Freemium · $10Creatorschecked Oct 27
16.Uizard
▲ 0AI UI design from text and sketches
Freemium · $12Small businesseschecked Oct 20
17.zCAD AI
▲ 0Text-to-CAD generator for editable parametric parts and assemblies
Freemium · $50Freelancerschecked Oct 25