Design Production Workflow
From wireframes to final deliverables — tools for every design stage.
Top Tools for This Workflow
| # | Tool | Category | Rating | Price | Free? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procreate | design | ★ 4.8 | $12.99+ | ✗ |
| 2 | Figma | design | ★ 4.7 | Free / $15+ | ✓ |
| 3 | Midjourney | image generation | ★ 4.7 | $10+ | ✗ |
| 4 | Excalidraw | whiteboard | ★ 4.7 | Free / $7+ | ✓ |
| 5 | Blender | design | ★ 4.7 | Free | ✓ |
| 6 | Midjourney | image generation | ★ 4.7 | $10+ | ✗ |
| 7 | Canva | design | ★ 4.6 | Free / $10+ | ✓ |
| 8 | Framer | website builder | ★ 4.6 | Free / $5+ | ✓ |
| 9 | Flux | image generation | ★ 4.6 | Free / $0.05+ | ✓ |
| 10 | Affinity Designer | design | ★ 4.6 | $69.99+ | ✗ |
| 11 | Heptabase | note taking | ★ 4.6 | $11.99+ | ✗ |
| 12 | Miro | whiteboard | ★ 4.5 | Free / $8+ | ✓ |
| 13 | Leonardo.ai | image generation | ★ 4.5 | Free / $12+ | ✓ |
| 14 | Runway | video generation | ★ 4.5 | Free / $12+ | ✓ |
| 15 | Gamma | presentation | ★ 4.5 | Free / $10+ | ✓ |
| 16 | Webflow | website builder | ★ 4.5 | Free / $14+ | ✓ |
| 17 | Stable Diffusion | image generation | ★ 4.5 | Free / $0.01+ | ✓ |
| 18 | FigJam | whiteboard | ★ 4.5 | Free / $5+ | ✓ |
| 19 | Whimsical | whiteboard | ★ 4.5 | Free / $10+ | ✓ |
| 20 | Front | communication | ★ 4.5 | $19+ | ✗ |
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Midjourney
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Excalidraw
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Blender
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Midjourney
AI image generation tool creating stunning art and visuals from text description...
Canva
Online design tool for creating social media graphics, presentations, and more....
Framer
Design-first website builder with stunning animations, CMS, and AI page generati...
Flux
State-of-the-art open-source image model by Black Forest Labs (ex-Stability AI f...
Affinity Designer
Professional vector graphic design software and Illustrator alternative with no ...
Heptabase
Visual note-taking tool that helps you make sense of complex topics using whiteb...
Miro
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Leonardo.ai
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Runway
AI creative suite for video generation, editing, and visual effects with Gen-3 A...
Gamma
AI-powered presentation and document builder that creates beautiful slides, docs...
Webflow
Visual web development platform giving designers full CSS/HTML power without wri...
Stable Diffusion
Open-source image generation model by Stability AI that runs locally or via clou...
FigJam
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Whimsical
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Front
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Eraser
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tldraw
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Slidev
Developer-focused presentation tool that lets you create slides using Markdown w...
Lokalise
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InShot
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Lattice
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Missive
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Google Drive
Cloud storage and file sharing service with seamless Google Workspace integratio...
Google Docs
Free cloud-based document editor with real-time collaboration and Google AI inte...
Tableau
Leading data visualization platform for business intelligence and analytics....