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48 best web apps for designers in 2026

Tools for the whole job: finding inspiration, picking type and color, grabbing icons and mockups, and prototyping. All of them open in a browser tab, so they work on any machine you sit down at. UI Discovery, ascii.rest and ScreenCode are where to start.

173 apps · 44 of the 48 here free or with a free plan · Updated October 2026

Best for designers

Apps whose makers built them for this first, then the best rated.

  1. 1

    UI Discovery

    Curated real-world UI references (sites, apps, dashboards, iOS) with copy-ready AI build prompts for Cursor and Claude. Free to browse.

    Design5.0Freemium

    Open
  2. 2

    ascii.rest

    217 animated ascii pieces for web pages, in TypeScript with no dependencies: for React, Next.js, Astro, or one HTML tag. MIT licensed.

    Developer ToolsNewFree

    Open
  3. 3

    ScreenCode

    Scan QR codes and barcodes from screenshots or images. Reads files privately with no uploads or accounts. Full free custom QR code generator. Wallet Cards.

    Utilities4.0Free

    Open
  4. 4

    Teasr

    Launch and demo videos for indie makers and startups, made from your website in about 10 minutes.

    DesignNewPaid

    Open
  5. 5

    Pin UI

    Free, open-source React components built from Pinterest designs: animated, in light and dark, ready to copy into your project.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  6. 6

    perfoliosVerified

    Browse the best portfolio websites on the internet: a hand-picked directory of amazing designer, developer and studio portfolios for inspiration, sorted by…

    InspirationNewFree

    Open
  7. 7

    kobra.systems

    A segmented one-time-code input, built on input-otp. Built with React and Tailwind, in light and dark, with every state designed.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  8. 8

    23rd

    Opinionated UI Components for shippers.

    Design5.0Free

    Open
  9. 9

    Vibrant DesignVerified

    Curated website, section, launch-video, tools and UI design inspiration from the best of the internet.

    Inspiration5.0Freemium

    Open
  10. 10

    EvilButtons

    A shadcn/ui registry of animated buttons built With an Evil Touch. Live previews, copy-paste docs, and one-command CLI installs.

    Design5.0Free

    Open
  11. 11

    Dérive app

    A mobile app that helps to get you lost.

    InspirationNewFree

    Open
  12. 12

    beUI

    Free, open-source animated components for React and Next.js, built with Motion and Tailwind CSS. Copy the source or install with the shadcn CLI.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  13. 13

    Reicon

    Reicon — Free open-source SVG icons. 2,700+ handcrafted icons for React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, Flutter, Figma & more.

    Developer ToolsNewFree

    Open
  14. 14

    BestSaaSWebDesigns

    Explore landing pages, hero sections, pricing, testimonials, CTAs and footers from top SaaS companies — with the tech stack and colors behind each one.

    InspirationNewFree

    Open
  15. 15

    Sky Studyo

    A Google Earth for the sky, with real weather, aurora, celestial events and rich ambient sound.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  16. 16

    Thiings

    A big library of free 3D icons you can download and use.

    InspirationNewFree

    Open
  17. 17

    Savee

    A visual bookmarking tool for designers.

    InspirationNewFreemium

    Open
  18. 18

    Pexels

    Free stock photos and video clips.

    InspirationNewFree

    Open
  19. 19

    OneZine: A photo zine in 15 minutes.Verified

    Upload 21 photos, preview your 16-page A4 photo zine for free, and pay only if you want it printed and shipped.

    DesignNewPaid

    Open
  20. 20

    Refero

    Real product screens, tagged by the pattern.

    InspirationNewFreemium

    Open
  21. 21

    Page Flows

    Recordings of real signup, checkout and onboarding flows.

    InspirationNewPaid

    Open
  22. 22

    Layers

    A feed of design work, closer to a portfolio network.

    InspirationNewFree

    Open
  23. 23

    Landingfolio

    A gallery of landing pages and the sections in them.

    InspirationNewFreemium

    Open
  24. 24

    Icons8

    Icons, illustrations and photos in a consistent style.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  25. 25

    Lucide

    A clean open-source icon set, forked from Feather.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  26. 26

    Phosphor

    A flexible icon family with weights from thin to fill.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  27. 27

    Heroicons

    The icon set made by the Tailwind team.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  28. 28

    Iconify

    Search almost every open icon set in one place.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  29. 29

    Flaticon

    A huge searchable catalog of icons and stickers.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  30. 30

    Freepik

    Vectors, photos, mockups and an AI image editor.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  31. 31

    Pixabay

    Free photos, illustrations, video and music.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  32. 32

    unDraw

    Open-source illustrations you can recolor.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  33. 33

    Blush

    Mix-and-match illustrations from independent artists.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  34. 34

    Jitter

    Motion design in the browser, for interfaces and posts.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  35. 35

    Pitch

    Collaborative slides that look like a design tool.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  36. 36

    draw.io

    Free diagrams in the browser, nothing to install.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  37. 37

    Eraser

    Diagrams and docs for engineering teams.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  38. 38

    Adobe Express

    Quick designs for posts, flyers and videos.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  39. 39

    Photoshop

    Photoshop in the browser, for photo editing.

    DesignNewPaid

    Open
  40. 40

    Lucidchart

    Diagrams, flowcharts and org charts for teams.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  41. 41

    Vectary

    3D design in the browser, including product mockups.

    DesignNewFreemium

    Open
  42. 42

    Drawably

    Hand-drawn UI controls that sketch themselves on mount.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  43. 43

    Transitions

    Essential page and UI transitions you can paste into a project.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  44. 44

    Beautiful UI

    Copy-paste primitives for chat, thinking states and approvals.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  45. 45

    Keyline Icons

    A free 24px icon set on one grid, in stroke, duotone and fill.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  46. 46

    Interior

    React micro-interactions for the half-second after a click.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  47. 47

    Canvas UI

    Canvas and WebGL effects for React, Vue, Svelte and JS.

    DesignNewFree

    Open
  48. 48

    Shoot

    App Store screenshots and icons, collected for reference.

    InspirationNewFree

    Open

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