Sharing is caring and, to show you how much we care, we share open-source designer software with you every month. Edit your images, scale and resize your designs for any purpose, and have a top-notch content in a matter of minutes.
1 Paletton
Paletton is a new trending app that makes every designer happy to have it. It is a software that implements the rules of color theory, helping you choose a balanced and harmonious color palette. It is designed to be explored by the user, so without many spoiler alerts, we will just share their feature Colorizer – the tool you integrate with the website you’re designing to refine the color palette on your pages. Within this project, they also started Colorpedia, a database where you can discover all about color theories and the use of colors overall.
2 Pablo, by Buffer
Developed by Buffer.com, Pablo is a Santa’s little helper when it comes to creating engaging visual content. Discover beautiful stock images with their easy search engine, pick your font, format it and insert it to your design, and then just pick your social media platform for the app to scale your design in a second. Share or download your design for free today!
3 GIMP
GIMP is a GNU image manipulation program, an open-source image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows, and other operating systems. Free HQ image editing was never this real – this sophisticated app lets you change the source code and distribute these changes further. You can add 3rd party plugins and develop the software according to your needs and preferences.
4 Easil
If an app ever smelled like summer, it would look like Easil. Their very own landing page gains your trust by showing you they understand designers and visual advertising. Aside from the really cool brand, they give you a drag & drop machine to edit your designs for free. They have two more plans, Plus for $7.50 and Edge for $59 per month, with unlimited possibilities and their priority support.
5 Crello
This is your social media first aid designer app. Create posts, videos, stories, headers, adds, thumbnails, banners and printable documents using Crello’s great collection of templates, and all that with just a creation of the free account. Feeling uninspired? Check their Inspiration page to find post ideas, GIFs, animations, and coolest designs.
6 Word Swag
Word Swag enables you to add text to your images in no time. Get the app in App Store or in your Google Play, and go nuts using their Typomatic engine. It is more than just a pocket play – it’s your best friend for creating art out of your social media posts.
7 Visme
Okay, are you ready? This one is really cool! Visme is a powerful app that turns your analytic data into lovely visual presentations in the easiest way possible. Add charts, graphs, custom icons and a great deal of stock photos to your unique presentation and get ready for the best pitch of your life. They offer a free individual plan, but also a variety of paid plans for businesses and education, as well as the special treat for nonprofits.
You gotta love that social responsibility? Dive into the next experience with one of the new, crispy apps.
Author: Nina Petrov, ninapetrov.com
