Online Platforms for Graphic Design

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Vecteezy Editor

Vecteezy is an editor for working with vector graphics directly in your browser. This tool is quite easy to use and does not require any additional skills. You can use both ready-made images and create your own design. The only format that the platform supports is SVG.

The program offers complex transitions, keyboard shortcuts and other useful features. Although it’s not the most advanced graphic design software, it’s great for hastily editing.

Vecteezy can be used for free or take out a subscription plan to include unlimited downloads, access to vector graphics libraries, and an ad-free version. An annual plan will cost $9 per month and a monthly plan will cost $14.

Renderforest Graphic Maker.

Graphic Maker is new from Renderforest, which is an online platform that allows you to create quality materials with graphic design quickly and without hassle. The platform includes a huge library of themed design templates that can be customized in a couple of clicks.

Renderforest is a great solution if you need to create quality designs quickly, even if you have no design skills.

Cloud storage is built into the platform, so you’ll always have access to your designs. An iOS app is also available to users, and an Android version is already in development. The free plan offers unlimited image export, but a limited number of designs, while the flexible subscription plans offer premium designs, the option for full color customization and link access. That’s all for $6.99 a month.

Sumopaint

Sumopaint is a drawing tool and image editor available right in your browser. Sumopaint includes a wide selection of design tools – brushes, text, original effects and other elements for working with photos or drawing. The online tool is free, but a downloadable version is also available for Pro plan holders ($9 per month) and Edu ($19 per month).

Sumo has another app that may come in handy for graphic designers, Sumophoto. As the name suggests, it’s for photo editing, so the tools here are geared towards them and include various filters and effects. The interface is pretty simple and a beginner should be able to cope with it.

Visme

If you’re looking for an online editor with a simple interface, Visme is the right choice. The platform is easy to navigate, making Visme a great solution for beginners. It offers interactive elements, icons and other widgets to help visualize data in a few clicks.

The app includes ready-made templates for presentations, infographics, graphic design for social media, and more. Premium templates offer more storage space and integration with other services. Prices for subscription plans start at $15 per month, and custom plans are also available.

Gravit Klex

Klex is a free graphic design program with a simplified set of tools that is suitable for both beginners and professionals. Ready-made templates make the process of creating images with graphic design faster and easier; they will be useful for employees for corporate projects, bloggers, social media managers, etc.

Many effects and filters, fonts, gradient fills, as well as stickers and stock images are available in the program. More advanced features allow you to recolor images, control shadows and saturation, and add a watermark to the design.

All features are free, but you will need to create an account to log in to Gravit’s cloud storage.

Snappa

Snappa already has a good reputation as a fast and easy graphic editor. The editor offers ready-made templates available in different formats, unlimited access to stock photos, a background removal tool, various effects, vectors and shapes.

The free version has limitations: you can download three designs a month, but for $10 a month you can connect more downloads and features, and for $20 a month you can enable team collaboration.

BeFunky

BeFunky is designed to help users edit photos, create collages and graphic designs without the hassle. The platform offers many ready-made design templates, but you can also start creating images from scratch.

Basic editing tools and templates are available in the free version, but you can plug in additional features such as object and background removal, art effects, retouching tools and more. The price is quite affordable at $6.99 per month, and it drops to $4.99 per month if you choose an annual plan.

DesignBold

DesignBold is what you need if you don’t want to delve into editing and retouching, but rather create designs simply and quickly. The online editor with design templates includes more than 1,000 design options, even in the free version. But if that’s not enough for you, you can plug in 4,000+ premium templates and other features with the Pro subscription plan for $7.99 per month.

Stencil

Stencil is a social media graphic design platform that provides a fast and clear editing, scheduling and publishing process for social media. The platform’s tight integration with Buffer allows users to schedule their content to be published immediately.

The huge Stencil library of 5,000,000 free images is fully provided by the partners – Unsplash, Pixabay and Pexels, so there will definitely be no shortage of quality stock photos. This platform is available in both free and paid versions. A subscription plan will cost from $9 per month.