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UI Design Tools

UI design tools are used to design user interfaces. They focus on typography, layout, and color to model high quality interfaces, icons, and experiences.

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	Name Name of app	Usage Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey	Rating Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey	Platform Which platforms can create designs?	Cost Estimated cost per year?	Free Free to use without trial?	Offline Can open and edit files offline?	Pen Tool Can draw vectors and paths?	Collaboration Supports simultaneous editing?	Comments Others can leave comments?	Handoff Can create automatic specs for developers?	Artboards Can show multiple artboards at once?	Symbols Supports document-wide master symbols?	3D Transform Can perform 3d transforms?	Responsive Can resize groups dynamically?	Prototyping Can prototype within the app?
	Figma		(1975)		$144		Can't open new files while offline	Pen tool	Simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	All viewers can see code properties	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Basic skew possible through plugins	Responsive resizing	Native prototyping with transitions and animations
	Sketch		(1152)		$99		Works offline	Pen tool	Currently in beta	Through Sketch Cloud, not in the tool	Using Cloud Inspector (Beta)	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Basic skew possible through plugins	Responsive resizing	Basic click-through prototypes
	Adobe XD		(473)		$120		Works offline	Pen tool	Simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	Handoff is supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Can rotate on x, y, or z axis	Responsive resizing	Native prototyping with transitions and animations
	Adobe Illustrator		(70)		$120		Works offline	Pen tool	Simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	Handoff not supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Scale, shear, and distort	Can be mimicked with 9-slice scaling	No prototyping functionality
	Adobe Photoshop		(79)		$120		Works offline	Pen tool	Simultaneous editing	Comments not supported	Handoff not supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	No symbols	Several different types of transforms	No responsive resizing	No prototyping functionality
	InVision Studio		(19)				Works offline	Pen tool	No simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	Handoff is supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Can't skew or edit perspective	Responsive resizing	Native prototyping with transitions and animations
	Axure		(52)		$348		Works offline	Pen tool	Avoid merge conflicts with check-out system	Comments are supported	Handoff is supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Only by manually editing shape points	Responsive resizing	Native prototyping
	Framer Desktop		(15)		$240		Works offline	Pen tool	No simultaneous editing	Comments not supported	Handoff not supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Possible using code	Responsive resizing	Robust prototyping with React
	Framer Web		(15)		$144		Editing only available in the browser	Possible by inserting graphic component	Simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	All viewers can see code properties	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Possible using code	Responsive resizing	Native prototyping with transitions and animations
	UXPin		(76)		$240		Can only edit open files while offline	Pen tool	Simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	Handoff is supported	Can only view one screen at a time	Symbols update across the document	Can't skew or edit perspective	Adaptive breakpoints for screens but not objects	Native prototyping with real form elements
	Affinity Designer		(11)		$40		Works offline	Pen tool	No simultaneous editing	Comments not supported	Handoff not supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Only shear	Responsive resizing	No prototyping functionality
	Antetype		(3)		$189		Works offline	No pen tool	No simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	Handoff is supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Can't skew or edit perspective	Responsive resizing	Native prototyping
	Gravit Designer		(2)		$99		Yes, but only with a Pro account	Pen tool	No simultaneous editing	Comments not supported	Handoff is supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Can't skew or edit perspective	Responsive resizing	No prototyping functionality
	Proto.io		(2)		$288		But prototypes can be viewed offline with native apps	No pen tool	Simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	Handoff not supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	No symbols	Can't skew or edit perspective	No responsive resizing	Native prototyping
	Justinmind		(0)		$228		Works offline	No pen tool	Avoid merge conflicts with check-out system	Comments are supported	Handoff is supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Can't skew or edit perspective	Responsive resizing	Native prototyping
	MockFlow		(0)		$228		Editing only available in the browser	No pen tool	Simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	Handoff is supported	Artboards not supported	Symbols update across the document	Can't skew or edit perspective	No responsive resizing	No prototyping functionality
	Mockplus		(0)		$348		Editing only available in the browser	No pen tool	Avoid merge conflicts with check-out system	Comments are supported	Handoff not supported	Artboards not supported	Symbols update across the document	Can't skew or edit perspective	No responsive resizing	Native prototyping
	Studio		(0)				Editing only available in the browser	No pen tool	Simultaneous editing	Comments are supported	Handoff not supported	Multiple artboards can exist on a page	Symbols update across the document	Can't skew or edit perspective	Responsive resizing	Native prototyping