Compare 6 free design & creative tools, free tiers, and developer deals. We could not confirm today's terms for 5 of them, and on all 5 the page we cite did not answer. Each row says why. Nothing on record contradicts our terms for DaVinci Resolve.
What this name holds: Desktop creative applications — raster, vector, 3D and video editors installed on a machine.
4 other names here answer “what do I build the interface with”, and each holds a different list: Design (95), Diagramming (10), Forms (29), Low-Code Platforms (15).
We track 6 design & creative services with a free tier we hold as current. This category has been stable — no pricing changes recorded across any vendor.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Read / catalogue date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photopea | Free | Fully free (ad-supported). Full PSD/XCF/Sketch file support. Layers, masks, filters, smart objects. No download limits. Browser-based, no install needed. Photoshop-compatible free alternative.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-02 / 2026-08-20 |
| GIMP | Free | Fully free and open-source (GPLv3). Full image editor with layers, masks, filters, custom brushes, color management. Plugin/script support (Python, Script-Fu). PSD import. RAW editing via plugins. Cross-platform.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-02 / 2026-08-23 |
| Inkscape | Free | Fully free and open-source (GPLv2+). Full vector graphics editor. SVG native format. Bezier/spiro curves, text, clones, layers. PDF/EPS/AI import. Extensions support. Cross-platform.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-02 / 2026-08-27 |
| DaVinci Resolve | Free | Full professional video editor. Multi-track timeline. Color grading. Fairlight audio editing. Fusion visual effects. Limited to UHD resolution (no 8K). No multi-GPU, HDR tools, or team collaboration on free. No watermark. | 2026-09-21 |
| Krita | Free | Fully free and open-source (GPLv3). Professional digital painting with 100+ brushes. Brush engine customization. Frame-by-frame animation support. HDR painting. PSD support. Cross-platform.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-10, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-10 / 2026-08-19 |
| Blender | Free | Fully free and open-source (GPLv2+). Full 3D creation suite: modeling, sculpting, animation, rigging, simulation, rendering (Cycles/EEVEE), compositing, motion tracking, video editing. Python scripting.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-02 / 2026-08-23 |