Graphics tools

Design social posts, logos, presentations and print materials.

What to look for in graphics tools

  • Template licensing for commercial use
  • Brand kits for saving your colours, fonts and logos
  • Export formats: PNG, JPG, SVG and print-ready PDF
  • Collaboration features if a team edits designs

Graphics tools in our database

Listed alphabetically — this is not a ranking. We only rank tools after hands-on testing.

Adobe Firefly

AI Image

Adobe’s family of generative AI models and apps for creating and editing images, with features that also appear inside Adobe products…

Main use
Extending or editing photos
Free plan
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Pricing
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Last reviewed
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Canva

Graphics

A browser-based design platform with templates for social posts, thumbnails, presentations, documents and print. It also includes…

Main use
Social media graphics
Free plan
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Pricing
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Last reviewed
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