Is it free?
Is it free? Quick answers
Straight answers on whether popular tools have a free plan, what it includes and what to use instead.
Short answer
Of the 48 popular tools checked here, 26 have a free plan. Each answer comes from the company's own pricing page and links to free alternatives.
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48 tools
- Is Adobe Acrobat free?PartlyPartly. Acrobat Reader is free for opening and viewing PDFs, and its mobile app can also comment on and sign them. Editing and converting PDFs need a paid plan.
- Is Adobe Acrobat Sign free?NoNo. The free Acrobat Reader mobile app lets you sign documents yourself, but sending them for others to sign needs a paid plan.
- Is Adobe After Effects free?NoNo. After Effects has a 7-day free trial that turns into a paid plan unless you cancel. Adobe suggests Adobe Express as a free option for simple videos.
- Is Adobe Animate free?NoNo. Animate has a free trial but no free version.
- Is Adobe Audition free?NoNo. Audition is a paid Creative Cloud app with a free trial.
- Is Adobe Bridge free?YesYes. Adobe offers Bridge as a free download.
- Is Adobe Dreamweaver free?NoNo. Dreamweaver has a free trial but no free version.
- Is Adobe Express free?YesYes. The free plan includes 5 GB of storage and daily image and template generations, but only a few lifetime uses of features such as Generate Presentations.
- Is Adobe Firefly free?YesYes. You get free daily generations across image, video and audio, with limits that refresh every day.
- Is Adobe Fonts free?PartlyPartly. Adobe lists a free access level with a basic library of about 5,500 fonts.
- Is Adobe Fresco free?YesYes. Fresco is free on iPad, iPhone and Windows.
- Is Adobe Illustrator free?NoNo. Illustrator has a 7-day free trial. Adobe Express has a separate free plan for simple graphics.
- Is Adobe InDesign free?NoNo. InDesign has a 7-day free trial. Adobe Express has a separate free plan for simple templates.
- Is Adobe Lightroom free?NoNo. Adobe's plans page lists only paid plans, each with a 7-day free trial that turns into a paid plan unless you cancel.
- Is Adobe Lightroom Mobile free?YesYes. Adobe describes Lightroom on mobile as a free AI photo and video editor, with paid upgrades in the app.
- Is Adobe Photoshop free?NoNo. The desktop app comes with a 7-day free trial that turns into a paid plan unless you cancel. Adobe Express has a separate free plan for quick edits.
- Is Adobe Photoshop Elements free?NoNo. There is a full-featured 7-day free trial.
- Is Adobe Photoshop Express free?YesYes. The app is free, with a paid Premium upgrade.
- Is Adobe Premiere Elements free?NoNo. There is a full-featured 7-day free trial.
- Is Adobe Premiere Pro free?PartlyNot on desktop. Adobe's separate Premiere app for iPhone, launched in September 2025, is free to download.
- Is Adobe Stock free?NoNo. AI Studio plans have a 7-day free trial, and assets you download during the trial are yours to keep.
- Is Adobe Substance 3D free?NoNo. There is a 30-day free trial of the desktop apps, and a separate education offer for students and teachers.
- Is Adobe XD free?NoNo. XD is installed through the Creative Cloud desktop app and has no free plan.
- Is Airtable free?YesYes, for individuals and very small teams. It has record, attachment and automation caps, and you cannot add more records once you reach them.
- Is Behance free?YesYes. Free accounts can publish projects, offer freelance services and use the job board, but payments carry 15% to 30% platform fees.
- Is Canva free?YesYes. Canva Free is a permanent plan with the drag-and-drop editor, a large template and photo library, real-time collaboration and exports.
- Is CleanShot X free?NoNo. There is no free plan or trial, but there is a 30-day money-back guarantee, and Setapp's 7-day trial includes it.
- Is Dropbox free?YesYes. Dropbox Basic includes 2 GB of storage and sharing.
- Is Fantastical free?YesYes. The free version includes natural-language entry, full day to year views and task support, but only one calendar set and one invitee per event.
- Is Figma free?YesYes. The Starter plan is free with unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates, and 150 AI credits a day (up to 500 a month).
- Is Google Docs free?YesYes. Anyone with a Google account can create and edit documents, and files count towards the account's 15 GB of free storage shared with Gmail and Photos.
- Is Grammarly free?YesYes. Grammarly Free checks spelling, grammar and tone and includes 100 AI prompts a month.
- Is Jira free?YesYes. The Free plan is for up to 10 users with 2 GB of storage and community support.
- Is Lovable free?YesYes. The Free plan gives 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month) plus 20 Cloud credits a month.
- Is Mailchimp free?YesYes, but it is limited to 250 contacts, 500 emails a month (250 a day) and 1 user.
- Is Microsoft Excel free?YesYes, web only. Excel for the web is free with a Microsoft account and 5 GB of OneDrive; the desktop app needs a subscription.
- Is Microsoft Office free?YesYes, web only. Free web versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint come with a Microsoft account and 5 GB of OneDrive; the desktop apps need a subscription.
- Is Miro free?YesYes, but only the 3 most recently created boards stay editable, AI credits are limited and board exports are low resolution.
- Is Mobbin free?YesYes, but limited: partial access to apps and sites, no flows, search or Deep Search, and up to 3 collections.
- Is monday.com free?YesYes. The Free plan covers up to 2 seats, 3 boards and 3 Docs.
- Is Slack free?YesYes, but messages are saved and searchable for only 90 days, you can connect up to 10 apps, and huddles are 1:1 only.
- Is Squarespace free?NoNo. There is no free plan; every site starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required.
- Is Submagic free?NoNo free plan is listed on its pricing page; you can try it for free without a card.
- Is Tailwind Plus free?NoNo. Tailwind Plus is a paid, one-time licence.
- Is Things 3 free?NoNo. There is no free plan; Cultured Code offers a 15-day free trial of the Mac app.
- Is Typeform free?YesYes, but the Free plan has basic features and a limited number of responses each month.
- Is Zapier free?YesYes: 100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps only, with new data checked every 15 minutes.
- Is Zoom free?YesYes. Zoom Basic allows meetings of up to 40 minutes with up to 100 participants.