Adobe XD AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as UI Design Tools

The best free UI Design alternative to Adobe XD is Penpot, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe XD and 15 are free UI Design Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free UI Design Tool alternatives to Adobe XD are Figma, Pencil Project, Lunacy and Framer.

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  1. Penpot icon
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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.

    76 Penpot alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Figma icon
     252 likes

    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.

    112 Figma alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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  3. Pencil Project icon
     416 likes

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

    79 Pencil Project alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • PortableApps.com
     
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  4. Lunacy icon
     164 likes

    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.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
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  5. Framer icon
     29 likes

    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.

    101 Framer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  6. Akira icon
     28 likes

    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...

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • GTK+
     
  7. Moqups icon
     78 likes

    A streamlined web app that helps you create and collaborate in real-time on wireframes, mockups, diagrams and prototypes.

    92 Moqups alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  8. Wireflow icon
     22 likes

    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 (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Pixso icon
     3 likes

    Pixso is the best collaboration tool that enables you to make great products as a team. You can prototype, design, and deliver code with Pixso.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. Mockup redefines the entire process of sketching UI & UX projects for iOS. With the extensive collection of tools and features that Mockup provides, it's the ideal app for brainstorming and planning your next app and web design.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Origami Studio icon
     13 likes

    Origami Studio is a free design tool built by Facebook designers for creating interactive UI prototypes. An elegant, layer-based interface allows designers to repaidly create prototypes with layers, build interactions and then share them with others.

    47 Origami Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  12. The world’s most powerful screen design tool. Rapid prototyping, animation, built-in design systems, and collaboration—all in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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