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The Most Useful Tools For Web Designers

Every web designer has to manage a lot of tasks, from creating stunning web apperance and easy-to-use navigation to having an eyes on the code issue. And

they are not miracle workers. For that reason, they usually own a set of tried and tested tools which can facilitate their work and make their life easier.

Check it out: Ridiculous Misconceptions About Web Design (https://blog.designveloper.com/2016/09/27/web-design-misconceptions/)

The thing is tons of new tools show up in the market yearly. How can you choose the right tools to ensure that they have every thing you need to run a

successful project?

No worries! This post comes to your rescue. Here I have pulled together some of the coolest web design tools for you so that you don’t have to spend time

searching for such useful tools anywhere else. My suggestions have both premium and free options which make it �exible for you with any budget. Let’s

explore!

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Pricing: $99 one off fee with a 30-day trial

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Sketch (https://www.sketchapp.com/) has become one of the most favorite design app since it launched in 2009. It offers a number of great features such as:

improved exporting, symbols, new grid tool, simpli�ed vector modes, etc. which make it a strong Photoshop alternative for some use cases.

Avocode

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Pricing: from $9 per month but it does have a 14-day free trial.

Nowadays, the line between designers and developers is becoming blured. Avocode (https://avocode.com/) is that bridge between them. With this tool, you can

upload, share your design and easily turn it into code. It’s a perfect solution for font-end developers who are looking for an easier way to get their work over to

the back-end coders.

Macaw

Pricing: Free

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Firstly, the Macaw (http://macaw.co/) user interface looks similar to that of Photoshop. Secondly, it does not require any coding knowledge. For just these two

reasons, you’re going to love it. This tool preserves the �exibility of your favorite image editor and also write semantic HTML and remarkably laconic CSS.

Your work will look and work great across all devices.

Ante type

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Pricing: $189.99 one off fee with a 30-day free trial

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Intended to boost productivity of UI designers, Antetype (http://www.antetype.com/) saves you a lot of time creating and optimizing high-�delity detailed UI

design prototypes. It aims to create responsive user interface for apps and websites. Another awesome thing of Antetype is it owns a dynamic community

section on the site where you can download UI kits from other Antetype users.

Web�ow

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Pricing: From free

Web�ow (https://web�ow.com/) is a tool that empowers you to create responsive websites visually. You just need to drag and drop the design of a site and

rest of the coding will be generated by the Web�ow.

You might want to know: Crucial Tips For Creating A Responsive Website (https://blog.designveloper.com/2016/11/02/responsive-website-tips/)

Atomic

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Pricing: from $15 per month

Atomic (https://atomic.io/) helps quickly create realistic prototypes of everything from simple interactions to entire products without having to bother with

dif�cult coding. Another key feature of Atomic is it allows you to create a design in your browser, on both PCs and Macs, and then share them for viewing on a

range of devices. Awesome, right?

Marve l

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Pricing: Free

Marvel (https://marvelapp.com/) is another app that will help you instantly turn your sketches into realistic web prototypes. Prototypes built with Marvel work

well in different environments such as: Android, iOS, desktops, etc. You can also sync Marvel prototypes with Dropbox.

UXPin

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Pricing: From $19 per month

UXPin (https://www.uxpin.com/) aims to create animation prototypes. You will have high-�delity animated prototypes created in just a few minutes, and the

entire process is quite simple. The powerful UXPin obviously should be on your list.

An y t h i n g you w ou l d l i ke to a dd?So, there you have it, the best web design tools that every web designer should know. However, you know, picking out the most suitable tool is just the

beginning. It’s like you just pack you bags before going on a journey. A perfect web design tool won’t make a perfect web designer if this person doesn’t make

any effort. Remember, it’s you getting your hands dirty with these tools that matters.

If you know more tools apart from the above web design tools that can enhance the work of web designers, please do not be late to comment in the box below.

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