Resource Graphic Design Software and Resource Thread

[Nickimus Rex]

Hi all,

Please see below list of Graphic Design app resources, please reply with more so we can keep this list updated.

I will list the below with raster and/or vector tagging. If you are not sure what this is, have a quick read of it here.

These are in no particular order.

Graphic Design Tools

Name	Function	Platforms	Cost	Link	Note
Photopea	Graphic Design	Web Browser	Free	More Info	Online Photoshop replacement. Can be used offline once loaded once, utilises javascript, vector and raster
Adobe Photoshop	Graphic Design	Windows, Mac, IpadOS	Subscription, Paid	More Info	Premium photo editor, primarily raster but can load vector
Adobe Illustrator	Graphic Design	Windows, Mac, IpadOS	Subscription, Paid	More Info	Premium illustration app, primarily vector but can load raster
Vectornator	Graphic Design	Mac, IpadOS and IOS	Free	More Info	Powerful Vector software, basic raster, Apple only
Affinity Designer	Graphic Design	Windows, Mac, IpadOS	Paid	More Info	Vector software, one-off charge, can be tough without tutorials
Inkscape	Graphic Design	Windows, Mac, Linux	Free	More Info	Open-source illustration vector app
ProCreate	Graphic Design	IpadOS, IOS	Paid	More Info	Australian-made, powerful raster app, IpadOS/IOS only
Autodesk Sketchbook	Graphic Design	Windows, Mac, Android, IOS, IpadOS	Free/Paid	More Info	Raster software, may be discontinued
GIMP	Graphic Design	Windows, Mac, Linux	Free	More Info	Raster and vector, quite powerful

Once i have a bit more i will add more and make this a bit more streamlined.

Resources

Name	Function	Platforms	Cost	Link	Note
Pexels	Stock Photos	Web Browser	Free/Paid	More Info	Royalty free stock photo library
AutoTracer	Image Converter	Web Browser	Free	More Info	Online raster to vector converter