Canva is easy to use, but you need an account to design anything and many templates are paid. These free tools cover common Canva jobs without signing up.
Design social posts and graphics with layers, text and PSD templates.
Photopea is a full image editor that looks and works much like Adobe Photoshop, but runs entirely in a browser tab. It has layers, masks, adjustment layers, blend modes, the pen tool, smart objects and most of the shortcuts Photoshop users already know.
Create polished device mockups from screenshots.
Shots.so turns plain screenshots into polished mockups. Drop in a screenshot and place it inside a phone, laptop, browser or tablet frame, then add a background, shadows, and a tilt or 3D angle.
Make photo collages and grids.
PicCollages is a free photo collage maker that runs in your browser. Pick a grid layout, stitch photos into one long image, or arrange them freely on a canvas, then add text and adjust the spacing, borders and corners.
Pick a color palette for your design.
Coolors is a fast color palette generator. Press the spacebar and it shows a new set of five colors that work together. Lock the colors you like and keep pressing until the rest of the palette falls into place.
Generate background shapes, waves and blobs.
Haikei generates unique SVG shapes and backgrounds for web design. Choose a generator such as layered waves, blobs, blurry gradients, low-poly grids or circle scatter, then tweak the colors, complexity and randomness.
Photopea is our top pick. Design social posts and graphics with layers, text and PSD templates.
Yes. Every tool on this list has a free version you can use without paying. Some offer paid upgrades, but the core features listed here are free.
No. We only list tools that work without signing up.