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ExcalidrawAn open-source virtual whiteboard with a hand-drawn feel — sketch diagrams for free without signing up, with real-time collaboration and end-to-end encryption.
UnsplashUnsplash is a Canadian stock photo platform with 8.7 million free, commercially usable high-resolution photos and illustrations, no account needed to download, plus a developer API and paid Unsplash+ tier; owned by Getty Images since 2021.
PhotopeaPhotopea is a free browser-based image editor maintained by solo developer Ivan Kutskir since 2013. It supports layers, masks, and PSD along with many other design formats, processes files locally on your device, and requires no account.
TypstTypst is a markup-based typesetting system and collaborative online editor from a Berlin team, matching LaTeX's power with simpler syntax, instant preview, and helpful errors; the compiler is open source under Apache-2.0.
GammaAn AI-powered content design platform that turns a prompt, outline, or imported file into presentations, documents, webpages, and social assets, with export to PPT/PDF and one-click web publishing.
iconfontA Chinese vector icon platform run by Alibaba's Alimama experience team, offering icon search, multi-format downloads, icon-font generation and team project workflows, plus illustrations, Lottie animations and official fonts.
Shenyan Dayi (深言达意)Shenyan Dayi is a free writing aid from DeepLang AI: describe what you mean and get matching Chinese words, idioms, quotes and example sentences, with cross-lingual English lookup. It evolved from THUNLP's WantWords reverse dictionary.
FreesoundFreesound is a collaborative sound library run by the Music Technology Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, hosting 700,000+ Creative Commons–licensed sounds to search, preview in the browser and download for free.
PrintablesA free 3D printing model library and maker community run by Czech printer manufacturer Prusa Research: over a million models downloadable without an account, per-model license labels, and Prusameters points redeemable for real filament.
OverleafA collaborative online LaTeX editor that runs entirely in the browser, created as WriteLaTeX in 2011 and merged with ShareLaTeX in 2017; the company reports over 20 million users.
Google FontsGoogle's free, open-source font library, launched in 2010: 1,946 font families as of 2026-09-02 under libre licenses, free for commercial use via embedding, download, or self-hosting, plus 3,900+ Material Symbols icons.
MobbinA Singapore-based UI/UX reference library of screenshots, flows, and motion videos from real, shipped apps and websites, searchable by screen pattern, UI element, and in-screenshot text; the full library and AI search require a paid plan.
tldrawA free online whiteboard that works the moment you open it: infinite canvas, hand-drawn strokes, no account needed, saved in the browser. It also showcases the source-available tldraw SDK behind ClickUp Whiteboards and other products.
BandLabA free online DAW and music creation community from Singapore's BandLab Technologies: record, mix, and collaborate in a browser or app with a royalty-free sound library and instant mastering; membership adds distribution and promotion.
MidjourneyA subscription-only AI image and video generator from San Francisco's Midjourney, Inc. A text prompt returns four images to upscale, vary, repaint, extend, or animate into short clips. Open beta since July 2022; no free tier.
RunwayAI video generation and creation platform from New York-based Runway AI: generate and edit video in the browser with models like Gen-4.5, plus a multi-model API. Free tier with 125 one-time credits; paid plans metered per second.
SunoAI music platform from Suno, Inc. (Cambridge, MA): a text prompt becomes a complete song with vocals and full production in about a minute. Free tier makes 10 songs daily; paid plans add commercial rights and the Suno Studio browser DAW.
SplineA browser-based collaborative 3D design platform from Spline, Inc.: model, animate, and add interactivity in real time, then ship as web embeds, React code, or native iOS/Android content. AI features are metered via credits on paid plans.
DescriptDescript is an AI audio and video editor built around text-based editing: it transcribes your recordings so you can cut footage by deleting words, with AI noise removal, voice cloning, remote recording, dubbing, and an API.
ElevenLabsElevenLabs is an AI voice platform generating near-human speech in 70+ languages: text to speech, voice cloning, dubbing, transcription, music, and voice agents. Free tier 10,000 credits/month; commercial use from $6/month.
Napkin AIA visual AI platform from the Osmo founding team: paste or import text and get editable infographics, flowcharts, mind maps, and data charts in 60+ languages, with PNG/PDF/PPT/SVG export; Napkin Slides (beta) adds AI presentations.
Kling AIKuaishou's AI video generation platform: text-to-video, image-to-video, native 4K, motion transfer and digital humans in browser and mobile apps, plus a per-second API. Launched June 2024; 100M+ users as of June 2026.
FlowithInfinite-canvas AI workspace by a Shanghai team: branchable multi-thread chats and multimodal generation with 40+ models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more, plus the Agent Neo creative agent. Free tier, credit-based.
RecraftLondon-based AI design platform: its models generate raster images and editable SVGs with brand-style control, mockups, and editing. Launched 2023; current family V4.1. Free-tier output is public and non-commercial; paid from $12/month.
LovartAI design agent from the LiblibAI/Evoken team: a one-line brief is routed across 30+ models to deliver brand, graphic, and video assets on an infinite canvas. Beta May 2025, public July 2025; paid plans include a commercial license.
Luma Dream MachineLuma AI's creative platform: in-house Ray video models with multi-keyframe camera control, 1080p and 16-bit HDR/EXR output, and video modification, plus third-party models like Veo and Kling. Launched June 2024; Plus from $30/month.
FramerNo-code website platform from Amsterdam-based Framer: design on a Figma-like canvas and publish directly, with CMS, hosting, analytics, and A/B testing built in; in 2026 it centers on in-canvas AI design agents. Paid sites from $10/month.
IdeogramAI text-to-image platform from Toronto's Ideogram AI, known for accurate, legible text inside generated images — posters, logos, layouts, e-commerce visuals. 4.0 ships open weights; free tier, paid plans from $20/month, plus API and MCP.
RiveRive is an interactive animation platform: a web editor for design, animation and state-machine logic, plus MIT open-source runtimes playing .riv files on iOS, Android, web, Flutter, Unity, Unreal. Free editor; exports from $9/seat/month.
PixsoOnline UI design and prototyping platform by Shenzhen-based Bosi Yunchuang (Wondershare ecosystem). Whiteboard, design, prototype and handoff in one workspace, with Figma/Sketch import and an AI assistant. Free tier.
KittlA browser-based design platform from Berlin built around advanced typography, real vector editing and print-ready export, with token-billed AI generation. The free plan is personal-use only.
HeyGenHeyGen is an AI avatar video platform that turns scripts into presenter-led videos with your digital twin, a photo, or stock avatars, plus video translation with voice cloning and lip sync in 175+ languages and developer APIs.
KreaKrea is a browser-based AI creative suite aggregating its own and 150+ third-party image, video, and audio models in one workspace: generation, realtime rendering, enhancement, editing, and LoRA training, with a daily free tier.
PitchPitch is a Berlin-built online presentation tool known for its design-forward editor, real-time collaboration and share-link analytics, now with AI across the deck lifecycle. Free plan, unlimited presentations; paid seats from $13/month.
Screen StudioScreen Studio is a macOS-only screen recorder that automatically adds smooth zooms, cursor effects, captions and styled backgrounds, turning raw captures into polished demos in minutes. Indie-built, launched late 2022, subscription-based.
RiversideRiverside records remote podcasts and video interviews in the browser by capturing each participant locally in separate tracks, so spotty internet never degrades the 4K/48kHz result. With text-based editing, AI clips and hosting; free plan.
CanvaBrowser-based design platform built on drag-and-drop editing and a vast template library, covering posters, decks, videos, docs and simple sites. Free to start; paid tiers add premium content and AI. Founded in Sydney in 2013.