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Name
Name of app
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Usage
Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey
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Rating
Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey
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Platform
Which platforms can create designs?
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Cost
Estimated cost per year?
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Free
Free to use without trial?
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Offline
Can open and edit files offline?
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Pen Tool
Can draw vectors and paths?
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Collaboration
Supports simultaneous editing?
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Comments
Others can leave comments?
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Handoff
Can create automatic specs for developers?
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Artboards
Can show multiple artboards at once?
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Symbols
Supports document-wide master symbols?
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3D Transform
Can perform 3d transforms?
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Responsive
Can resize groups dynamically?
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Prototyping
Can prototype within the app?
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Figma
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$ 144 | |
Can't open new files while offline |
Pen tool |
Simultaneous editing |
Comments are supported |
All viewers can see code properties |
Multiple artboards can exist on a page |
Symbols update across the document |
Basic skew possible through plugins |
Responsive resizing |
Native prototyping with transitions and animations |
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Sketch
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$ 99 | |
Works offline |
Pen tool |
Currently in beta |
Through Sketch Cloud, not in the tool |
Using Cloud Inspector (Beta) |
Multiple artboards can exist on a page |
Symbols update across the document |
Basic skew possible through plugins |
Responsive resizing |
Basic click-through prototypes |
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Adobe XD
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$ 120 | |
Works offline |
Pen tool |
Simultaneous editing |
Comments are supported |
Handoff is supported |
Multiple artboards can exist on a page |
Symbols update across the document |
Can rotate on x, y, or z axis |
Responsive resizing |
Native prototyping with transitions and animations |
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Adobe Illustrator
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$ 120 | |
Works offline |
Pen tool |
Simultaneous editing |
Comments are supported |
Handoff not supported |
Multiple artboards can exist on a page |
Symbols update across the document |
Scale, shear, and distort |
Responsive resizing |
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