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15+ Graphic Design Tools

The tools here cover the core jobs in graphic design: building a Brand Kit, making product mockups, and working on designs with others. They also handle AI image generation, logo design, and putting together presentations. Canva has a free plan and a Pro plan at $15 a month. Logopony handles logo design and brand kits, with a one-time Basic plan at $20. Coolors is built around color palette work at $4.99 a month for Pro.

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Canva

Freemium

Canva offers AI-powered text, image, video, and audio generation and editing integrated within a graphic design platform.

Add Text to Image
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Adobe Express

Freemium

Create stunning graphics, videos, and web pages effortlessly with Adobe's all-in-one creative platform.

AI Image Generation
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Logopony

Free

AI-powered logo creator for distinctive, custom branding.

Brand Kit
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Visme

Freemium

Create high-converting, engaging, branded content faster with an AI-powered interactive design platform.

AI Design Generator
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Coolors

Freemium

The super fast color palettes generator for designers and creators.

Brand Kit
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eggradients

Freemium

A web tool offering ready-to-use gradient background colors with hex and CSS codes based on current design trends.

Color Contrast Checker
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Inkscape

Freemium

Inkscape is professional vector graphics software available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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MakeAppIcon

Freemium

MakeAppIcon is a tool that resizes and optimizes iOS and Android app icons for app store requirements.

Image Optimization
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Piktochart

Freemium

A visual design platform for creating infographics, presentations, documents, and videos with AI-powered tools.

Brand Kit
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Landingfolio

Freemium

A curated library of landing page designs, templates, and components for Webflow, Tailwind CSS, and Figma.

Landing Page Templates
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How to choose Graphic Design tools

Two things separate these tools most. The first is how much each one covers: Canva and Visme handle many jobs in one place, while Logopony, Coolors, and Backgrounds Supply each do one thing only. The second is cost before any work is done. Thirteen tools here have a free plan. Figma, Uizard, Premium Pixels, and Backgrounds Supply have no free plan at all, and Backgrounds Supply offers no refunds on its $49 one-time purchase.

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    How much each tool covers

    Canva and Visme are the broadest tools here.

    • Canva's free plan includes AI image generation and text tools; the Pro plan at $15 a month adds more AI features.
    • Visme covers presentations, infographics, brand kits, and data visuals, with a Standard plan at $15 a month.
    • Logopony does one job: generating and customizing logos.
    • Its Basic plan is a one-time $20 payment and Premium is $85 one-time.
    • Coolors is focused entirely on color palette work, at $4.99 a month for Pro.
    • Backgrounds Supply sells only background images for a $49 one-time payment with no editing tools included.
    • Canvafreemium
    • Vismefreemium
    • Logoponyfree
    • Coolorsfreemium
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    Free plans and what they actually allow

    Thirteen tools here have a free plan, but the limits vary.

    • Canva's free plan includes core design tools and some AI features, with usage limits on the AI side.
    • Uizard's free plan caps AI-generated designs and projects; Pro at $12 a month removes most limits.
    • Logopony's free plan lets a designer browse and edit logo ideas but does not allow downloading final files without paying.
    • Coolors offers a free plan with saved palette limits; Pro costs $4.99 a month.
    • Banani's free plan gives a set number of monthly credits.
    • Figma, Premium Pixels, and Backgrounds Supply have no free plan.
    • Canvafreemium
    • Logoponyfree
    • Coolorsfreemium
    • Premium Pixelspaid
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    Working on designs with a team

    Figma is built around real-time collaboration.

    • Multiple people can edit the same file, and a Dev Mode helps pass finished designs to developers.
    • Its Professional plan costs $16 a month per full seat, with Organization at $55 and Enterprise at $90, both billed annually.
    • Canva Teams costs $10 per user a month and supports shared design work.
    • Uizard supports real-time team feedback, starting at $12 a month for Pro.
    • A solo designer will find the free plans on Canva or Banani sufficient.
    • A team passing work to developers will find Figma the most complete option, at a higher price.
    • Canvafreemium
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Frequently asked questions

Which graphic design tools have a free plan?

Thirteen tools here have a free plan.

Canva, Visme, Uizard, Banani, Coolors, Marvel, Piktochart, PixTeller, and Logopony all offer $0 plans.

The limits differ: Logopony's free plan does not allow downloading finished logo files, Uizard's free plan caps AI-generated designs, and Coolors' free plan limits how many palettes can be saved.

Figma, Uizard's higher tiers, Premium Pixels, and Backgrounds Supply have no free plan at all.

Which tools are good for logo design?

Logopony is built specifically for Logo Design, generating logo ideas with AI and allowing unlimited edits.

Canva also covers logo creation within its broader design platform, with a free plan available.

PixTeller includes logo design among its features, starting free with a Pro plan at $9 a month.

Can these tools help build a brand kit?

Canva includes brand kit features on its Pro plan at $15 a month.

Logopony's Premium plan at $85 one-time includes social media and business card designs alongside the logo.

Visme has brand management tools to keep colors, fonts, and graphics consistent across content, with a Standard plan at $15 a month.

Coolors focuses on the color side of a brand kit, generating and saving palettes for $4.99 a month on Pro.

Which tools support AI image generation?

Canva includes AI Image Generation on its free and Pro plans, with some usage limits on the free tier.

Backgrounds Supply sells a library of AI-generated background images for a one-time $49 payment, but it has no editing tools and no free trial.

Piktochart includes an AI image generator as part of its broader visual design platform, with a free plan available.

What is the difference between Figma and Canva for design work?

Figma is a paid-only tool built for teams designing digital products together, with real-time editing, prototyping, and a developer handoff mode.

Its Professional plan costs $16 a month per full seat.

Canva has a free plan and covers a wider range of everyday design jobs.

It includes social graphics, presentations, and AI image generation, but has less depth for building and handing off product interfaces.

A product team building app screens together will find Figma more suited to that work.

Are there tools here just for making mockups or prototypes?

Uizard is focused on turning sketches and screenshots into editable UI prototypes, with a Pro plan at $12 a month.

Banani generates multi-screen prototypes from a text description or image, and can export to Figma or code; its Plus plan costs $12 a month billed yearly.

Marvel supports wireframing and prototyping with a free plan, though its Pro pricing requires contacting sales.

Canva and Figma also cover product mockups as part of their broader feature sets.