Design Resources

Downloadable Design Software

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Desktop design software is still the best option for heavy image editing, painting, 3D work and raw photo processing. This category lists free and open-source applications like GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, Blender, Darktable and RawTherapee, along with free design and prototyping tools such as Lunacy, Pencil Project, Google Web Designer and Origami Studio.

Pick by the type of work. GIMP covers raster photo editing and retouching, Inkscape is a full vector editor that saves SVG natively, which makes it a good fit for icons and illustrations destined for the web, and Krita is built for digital painting. Blender handles 3D modeling, rendering and animation, and Darktable and RawTherapee process camera raw files.

Check the platform and maintenance status before installing. Origami Studio is Mac only, Inpixio's free editor is Windows only, and some UI design tools on the list, such as Adobe XD and InVision Studio, are no longer actively developed. Lunacy opens Sketch files on Windows and Linux, and Colorpicker and ItsPaint are small utilities for picking colors and quick markup.

Gimpgimp.org

Free & open source image editor similar to Photoshop

FreeOpen source

Gravit Designerdesigner.io

Free full-featured vector graphic design app that works on ALL platforms

Free

Blenderblender.org

Open source, free animation, 3D modeling, etc.

FreeOpen source

Raw Therapeerawtherapee.com

Cross-platform raw image processing program

Be Funkybefunky.com

Online design program

Kritakrita.org

Sketching and painting program designed for digital artists

I

Inkscapeinkscape.org

Powerful free design tool

Free

Adobe XDadobe.com

Free design tool from Adobe

Free

Shapes.soshape.so

Icons that can be used as code in your projects

Lunacyicons8.com

Sketch for Windows

Darktabledarktable.org

Free & Open source photography workflow application and raw developer

FreeOpen source

Colorpickercolorpicker.fr

Open Source colors software: Retrieve, manipulate and store your colors easily!

Open source

Google Web Designerwebdesigner.withgoogle.com

Create engaging, interactive HTML5-based designs and motion graphics that can run on any device.

Origami Studioorigami.design

Interactive interface design tool created by Facebook: For mac only

ItsPaintitspaintmac.com

Free & open source native Mac paint app: blank canvas at any size, crop, and screenshot markup

FreeOpen source

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