Excalidraw
Hand-drawn style whiteboard for thinking out loud.
Web AppFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit
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Best Brainstorming software, apps and tools
48 curated resources for brainstorming, online and offline.
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Figma
The collaborative interface design tool for building better products.
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.8Visit
Lexica
The largest stable diffusion art search engine.
AI ToolFree planWeb
4.7Visit
MindNode
Visualizing your ideas has never been easier.
Mac AppFree planmacOS, iOS
4.7Visit
Canvas Design Skill
An official Claude skill for creating original posters and visual art as PNG and PDF documents.
AI ToolFreeWeb
4.7Visit
Algorithmic Art Skill
An official Claude skill for generative art with p5.js, seeded randomness and interactive parameter exploration.
AI ToolFreeWeb
4.7Visit
60fps.design
A curated collection of UI animation and interaction details.
WebsiteFree planWeb
4.6Visit
3dicons
More than 1,440 open-source 3D icons, free for personal and commercial use.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit
Iconly
A curated inspiration library of 2,400+ app, game and web app icons.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit
Miro
An infinite whiteboard for planning and workshops.
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.5Visit
Taskade
Where ideas meet action: AI powered team productivity.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit
Book of Shapes
A curated gallery of generative patterns — discover, customize and download algorithmic art.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Excalidraw for Obsidian
Edit and view Excalidraw drawings inside Obsidian.
OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit
Minimal Gallery
Hand-picked web design inspiration, premium templates, tools and more.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Viewport UI
A curated gallery of UI designs, interactions and motion studies from designers on X.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Seesaw
Daily curation of the best web design inspiration.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Atlas
A native, local, blazing-fast moodboard and inspiration library for Mac.
Desktop AppPaid but AffordablemacOS
4.4Visit
IP as Logo Skill
Agent skill for simplified, rounded, neo-skeuomorphic IP mascot logos.
AI ToolFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit
Refs.Gallery
A hand-picked gallery of 2,200+ award-level websites for design inspiration.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
A1 Gallery
Hand-picked, best-designed websites, filterable by stack, style and color.
WebsiteFree planWeb, Chrome
4.4Visit
ASCII Magic
Turn photos and videos into ASCII, pixel art, halftone and more in your browser.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
ASCIInator
The cleanest ASCII art visuals generator.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Design for B2B
The best B2B and design-forward websites, curated.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
DialKit
Dial in interface parameters, springs and animations live while you build.
TemplateFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Dither Garden
Playful online dithering tool for images.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Dither Me This
Free browser tool to dither images.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Gradientool
A simple tool for infinite unique gradient outputs.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Halftone Maker
Halftone and stippling generator with SVG export.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Lemo Opuscar
43 film styles as reusable prompts, each with a short film made entirely in code by Claude Opus 5.5.
TemplateFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Logggos
A curated catalogue of well-designed logos for inspiration and research.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Paper Shaders
Zero-dependency canvas shaders you can install from npm or design in Paper.
TemplateFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Pointilliser
Generate neo-pointillist graphics from images.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
SearchSystem
A curated archive of design references and tools.
WebsiteFree planWeb
4.4Visit
Skillry Opus 5.5 Videos
Viral videos made with Claude Opus 5.5, with the original prompt and a live remake.
WebsiteFree planWeb
4.4Visit
SparkBites
A web design inspiration directory with fonts, colors and tech stacks for 270+ sites.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
tweakcn
A visual no-code theme editor for shadcn/ui components.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Umanmade
A directory of digital creative work made by humans, for humans.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
UNCUT.wtf
A free library of contemporary typefaces, free for commercial use.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
UX Pilot
AI that turns ideas, sketches or a PRD into wireframes, UI designs and code.
AI ToolFree planWeb
4.3Visit
vibe-to-ui
Make AI-generated UI actually look designed.
AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit
Excalidraw CLI
Generate editable Excalidraw diagrams from text or JSON for agents and developer workflows.
FrameworkFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit
OGFolio
A curated library of the best Open Graph images from the web.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.3Visit
Orb
Interactive 3D orb experiment for focus, breathing and visual calm.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.3Visit
Pi.ai
Your personal AI. A friendly, supportive AI designed to be a good listener and thoughtful companion.
AI ToolFreeWeb, iOS
4.2Visit
Sandcastles AI
AI workspace for planning, generating and shipping creative projects.
AI ToolFree planWeb
Superdesign
An AI product design agent that turns prompts into UI mockups and full designs.
AI ToolFree planWeb
4.3Visit
AFFiNE
Open-source workspace for docs, whiteboards and databases.
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.3Visit
IDEM
An African AI platform that turns a business idea into a brand, plan, pitch deck and more.
AI ToolFreeWeb
4.1Visit
Brainstorming tools: common questions
- What are the best brainstorming tools?
- The highest-rated brainstorming picks in the directory right now are Figma, Lexica and MindNode. Each one is checked by hand, and the full list above is sorted by our recommendation.
- What is the best free brainstorming tool?
- Canvas Design Skill and Algorithmic Art Skill are the top-rated completely free options. If a free plan is enough, Figma is also worth a look.
- How many brainstorming tools are listed?
- 48 brainstorming resources are listed: 33 completely free, 14 with a free plan and 1 paid. New ones are added as they are checked.
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