Best design tools on Reddit

33 reviews from r/gamedesign, r/instructionaldesign, r/Entrepreneur and 8 more subreddits

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#1

Inform 7

5.0
(1)
"Inform 7 is an amazing scripting language for IF... just keep in mind that it creates *parser-based IF*."
#2

Twine

5.0
(1)
"Twine is excellent for choice-based."
#3

Whimsical

5.0
(1)
"Whimsical. It’s browser app, but its the best."
#4

Figma

5.0
(1)
"Probably the most versatile tool and feels just like using Adobe products"
#5

Spectrum Soft

5.0
(1)
"Micro-Cap is easily my favorite filter design tool and it's a phenomenal simulator all around."
#6

Wooting

5.0
(1)
"You can use the website without owning the physical device to configure a Wooting keyboard."
#7

Genially

5.0
(1)
"I especially love Genially for interactive presentations."
#8

Blender

5.0
(1)
"Blender 3D is a powerful free software for 3D modelling."
#9

Screenshot Rocks

5.0
(1)
"I use a combination of Screenshot Rocks and Canva."
#10

Bootstrap Studio

5.0
(1)
"Bootstrap Studio is an excellent tool for designing websites."
#11

Draw.io

5.0
(1)
"You probably want www.draw.io for your diagramming needs."
#12

Lucidcharts

5.0
(1)
"Lucidcharts has a robust free plan for creating diagrams like flow charts and layouts."
#13

Balsamiq

5.0
(1)
"Very easy to use and time-efficient."
#14

Shaper

4.0
(1)
"Shaper and Fontjoy are cool!"
#15

Fontjoy

4.0
(1)
"Shaper and Fontjoy are cool!"
#16

Adobe Express

4.0
(1)
"Adobe Express is my personal favorite."
#17

Canva

4.0
(1)
"I personally really enjoy Canva but I'm always looking for great design tools."
#18

MiriCanvas

4.0
(1)
"They are all Korean, and basically same as Canva."
#19

Mango Board

4.0
(1)
"They are all Korean, and basically same as Canva."
#20

H5P

4.0
(1)
"Take a look at H5P. It plays nicely with Canvas."
#21

BlenderNation

4.0
(1)
"The spaceship generator is a great tool for creating random spaceships."
#22

Space Engineers

4.0
(1)
"Space Engineers allows for creative spaceship design using voxels."
#23

Adobe Spark

4.0
(1)
"Spark is great for dull lectures."
#24

Microsoft Sway

4.0
(1)
"All of these can be embedded into a Canvas page using an iframe."
#25

Cosmoteer

4.0
(1)
"Cosmoteer with mods is great for tabletop display, even if ships aren't functional in-game."
#26

Google

4.0
(1)
"The picture is worth the distortion. It's great for drawing."
#27

The RPG Engine

4.0
(1)
"Wouldn't hurt to look at a 3D VTT like The RPG Engine. You can create ships and play in and around them."
#28

SketchUp

4.0
(1)
"SketchUp is a great tool to use alongside Google Earth."
#29

Machinations

4.0
(1)
"It excels at providing a framework for mathematical functions in visual form."
#30

Course Design Toolbox

4.0
(1)
"This Course Design Toolbox can help with free and accessible codes to add organization and provide visual appeal."
#31

Adapt

3.0
(1)
"It's an HTML and JS based open source learning content tool."
#32

AutoCAD

2.0
(1)
"The licensing fees are insane for private use."
#33

diagrams.net

2.0
(1)
"It's the only diagramming app I found that I can actually use."

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