Adobe XD AlternativesTop UI Design & Prototyping Tools like Adobe XD

Adobe XD is described as '(Experience Design) is a vector-based tool developed and published by Adobe Inc for designing and prototyping user experience for web and mobile apps' and is a popular UI Design tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Adobe XD for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Adobe XD alternative is Penpot, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe XD are Figma, Pencil Project, Sketch and Lunacy.

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  1. Penpot icon

    Penpot

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    Open-source design platform offering web-based and self-hosted workflows, code inspection in HTML and CSS, adaptive layouts with CSS Grid and Flex, real-time collaboration, auto layout features, reusable components, design tokens, layer support, plugins, and no tracking.

    67 Penpot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Powerful interaction design tool for designers and developers.
     

    • Penpot is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe XD.

    • Penpot is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe XD.

    • Penpot is Freemium and Open SourceAdobe XD is Paid and Proprietary
    • Penpot is LightweightAdobe XD is not according to our users
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    Figma

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    Figma is a web-based platform offering a robust set of tools for vector graphics editing and prototyping, along with offline desktop apps for seamless workflows. Designed specifically for UI and UX design, it emphasizes real-time collaboration, visual versioning, and vector networks to streamline the designer's work.

    96 Figma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about Figma as an Alternative to Adobe XD
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    It's the best UX/UI tool out there, bar none. Besides very strong vector editor features, which allow creating responsive wireframes, mockups, and prototypes in no time, its collaboration features are unparalleled. It's extremely simple to hand off a design from UX to UI, or from UI to a copyrighter, allowing them to experiment on a duplicated page or just tweak the copy in the design.

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    • Most users think Figma is a great Adobe XD alternative.

    • Figma is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, iPad, SaaS & Android Tablet alternative to Adobe XD.

    • Figma is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe XD is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Pencil Project icon

    Pencil Project

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    Pencil is a standalone app that lets you create diagrams or UI mockups. It doesn't have collaboration/multi-user features.

    78 Pencil Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about Pencil Project as an Alternative to Adobe XD
    Guest
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    Pencil doesn't carry a good enough user experience to match with xd. It also doesn't seem to be well maintained

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    Clunky UI, no prototyping capability, static only designs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    1

    Not maintened, and dont have similar functions

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Pencil Project is a great Adobe XD alternative.

    • Pencil Project is the most popular Linux alternative to Adobe XD.

    • Pencil Project is Free and Open SourceAdobe XD is Paid and Proprietary
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    Sketch

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    Sketch is a vector-based design tool for Mac with a focus on screen design. It’s used primarily by screen designers who create websites, icons, and user interfaces for desktop and mobile devices. For beginners and industry professionals alike, Sketch’s powerful and easy-to-use...

    81 Sketch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Comments about Sketch as an Alternative to Adobe XD
    Matt_Pub
    Positive
    3

    Especially for prototyping and sketching, it is much better than Photoshop or Illustrator.

    Guest
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    It has more features than Adobe Experience Design CC

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Sketch is a great Adobe XD alternative.

    • Sketch is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe XD.

    • Sketch is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe XD is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Lunacy

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    Cross-platform vector editor for UI, UX, and web projects with native .sketch file editing, real-time multi-user collaboration, an AI-backed asset library, code and asset export, Figma integration, offline use, seamless cloud management, and auto layout tools.

    33 Lunacy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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    Guest
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    Got more than expected from a free tool like this...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Lunacy is a great Adobe XD alternative.

    • Lunacy is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe XD is Paid and Proprietary
    • Lunacy is LightweightAdobe XD is not according to our users
  8. Framer icon

    Framer

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    Combines code-driven and visual editing workflows for interactive UI design, high-fidelity prototyping, real-time team collaboration, reusable components, inline commenting, mobile previews on Android/iOS, and smooth developer handoff for efficient workflow.

    79 Framer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  10. Adobe Fireworks icon

    Adobe Fireworks

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    Enhances web design with bitmap and vector editing, specialized tools for rapid prototyping, hierarchical layers, smart guides, slices, symbols, and 9-slice scaling. Excellent image compression and format support, including JPEG, PNG, and GIF, ensures web optimization.

    52 Adobe Fireworks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. Balsamiq Wireframes icon

    Balsamiq Wireframes

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    Low-fidelity UI wireframing tool simulating sketching experience, optimized for speed with Quick Add, built for collaboration, drag-n-drop simplicity, exportable wireframes to PNG/PDF, interactive prototypes via linking, hundreds of UI components, reusable symbols, and more.

    75 Balsamiq Wireframes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  12. InVision icon

    InVision

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    We believe the screen is the most important place in the world. That’s why we are dedicated to helping you deliver the best possible digital product experience, with our platform and best practices from your peers.

    90 InVision alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Akira

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    Akira is a native Linux Design application built in Vala and GTK. Akira focuses on offering a modern and fast approach to UI and UX Design, mainly targeting web designers and graphic designers. The main goal is to offer a valid and professional solution for designers who want to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK+
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  14. OmniGraffle icon

    OmniGraffle

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    OmniGraffle can help you make eye-popping graphic documents—quickly—by providing powerful styling tools, keeping lines connected to shapes even when they’re moved, and magically organizing diagrams with just one click.

    107 OmniGraffle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPad
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  15. Wireflow icon

    Wireflow

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    Feature-rich, open-source Wireflow offers a collaborative platform for online creation of complex user flow prototypes. Ideal for team work in UI design, wireframing, and mind mapping, promoting idea sharing in real-time environment aided by modern whiteboard features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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