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Ladybug

A creative studio for live camera effects, compositing, and vector form building.

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Newt — pixel art, code underneath

Newt — pixel art, code underneath

Paint like a raster editor. Export clean, editable code.

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X-Minus Audio tool

X-Minus Audio tool

AI-powered Audio tools like vocal separation and de-echo

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Lab — Ana Malai

Lab — Ana Malai

Interactive experiments for designers to explore motion, generative art, and physics-driven visuals.

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javiitools — tiny tools for big visuals

javiitools — tiny tools for big visuals

Pixel-accurate generators in one place. TextLab for messaging mockups, StampLab for postage stamps, Instatag for Instagram tags, PopLab for animated overlays, plus MineTag and LocationLab on premium early access. One subscription unlocks pro exports across the suite.

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📁 [MICROGRAPHICS] ARCHIVE | Are.na

📁 [MICROGRAPHICS] ARCHIVE | Are.na

A curated archive of micrographics for inspiration and reference.

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Checklist Design — UX, UI & Web Design Checklists for Designers

Checklist Design — UX, UI & Web Design Checklists for Designers

A curated library of design checklists for website pages, UI components, flows, and branding. Use in your browser or the Figma plugin for free.

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CULTUREHUB CoLab

CULTUREHUB CoLab

A collaborative platform for designers and developers to create and share interactive experiences.

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Online Archive at Letterform Archive

Online Archive at Letterform Archive

A digital archive of historical typography, lettering, and graphic design for inspiration and study.

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Brand Assets Generator

Brand Assets Generator

Personal tool by Yordan Stoyanov for generating composed brand asset imagery — circle-mapping experiments, drawing studio, geo-generator, and hero compositions.

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WIP Tool by Antlii

WIP Tool by Antlii

A web-based tool for processing images/video with GPU-accelerated shader effects, allowing modular visual pipeline creation.

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Openhero: The free, open collection of cinematic video

Openhero: The free, open collection of cinematic video

The free, open collection of cinematic video hero sections Browse, preview, copy & download production-ready backgrounds - instantly. - CristianOlivera1/openhero

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Filmot - Search in Youtube captions and subtitles

Filmot - Search in Youtube captions and subtitles

Find YouTube videos by searching through subtitles and captions.

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Micro Review

You ever needed to find that YouTube video but you only remember a phrase or the channel?

Advanced Motion Blur - Blur Suite

Advanced Motion Blur - Blur Suite

WebGL advanced motion blur effects, supporting multiple blur modes and gradient mask control

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Graphics editor and image converter for Arduino, ESP32, Adafruit_GFX, u8g2, TFT_eSPI

Graphics editor and image converter for Arduino, ESP32, Adafruit_GFX, u8g2, TFT_eSPI

UI graphics editor for embedded screens with pixel perfect code builder and export. Best for Arduino, STM32, ESP32. Converts images to uint32 and uint8 variables for Adafruit GFX, u8g2 and TFT_eSPI

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Convert to it!

Convert to it!

Truly universal online file converter. Private, on-device conversion across mediums.

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FreeCAD

FreeCAD

FreeCAD: Open-source parametric 3D CAD modeler for product design and engineering.

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Tekdetek — browser VJ ASCII video tool

Tekdetek — browser VJ ASCII video tool

Free in-browser node graph for live ASCII video, AI detection, and VJ-style FX. By VJ Vik Mil.

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Meshic — Procedural Pattern Generator

Meshic — Procedural Pattern Generator

Free tool for ASCII, dithering, shimmer, LEGO, and procedural pattern effects.

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ToolViewer | Brik

ToolViewer | Brik

A versatile mockup tool for showcasing face collage designs with customizable elements.

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Cosmos

Cosmos

A visual search engine for inspiration, connecting creators with the artists, sources, and stories behind images. Basically Pinterest without the ads.

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Plotterfun by Mitxela

Plotterfun by Mitxela

Generate SVG art from images using various algorithms for plotter-based creations.

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Micro Review

Awesome tool to convert images into path with many algorithms. Great start for pen plotting!

The Thiings Collection

The Thiings Collection

A growing collection of 9000+ free 3D icons, generated with AI. Perfect for designers and creative projects.

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PaperAnimator.com

PaperAnimator.com

Apply paper effect to any photo in seconds. Customize paper animation and export with green sceen background.

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Open Foundry | Curated Fonts for Free

Open Foundry | Curated Fonts for Free

For over a decade, Open Foundry has been the leading curated source for open source typefaces, showcasing exceptional fonts, celebrating their makers and encouraging exploration.

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DIELINE

DIELINE

The Leading Source for Packaging Innovation and Insight

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Openscreen: free Screen Recording

Openscreen: free Screen Recording

Create stunning demos for free. Open-source, no subscriptions, no watermarks, and free for commercial use. An alternative to Screen Studio. - siddharthvaddem/openscreen

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Open Foundry

Open Foundry

Curated free fonts for designers and developers, with creator attribution.

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Bye Bye Paywall - Remove Paywalls

Bye Bye Paywall - Remove Paywalls

Bypass paywalls to access research and articles for design inspiration and development insights.

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Micro Review

Always pay for good journalism!

Signal Culture

Signal Culture

Signal Culture encourages creation of new work, building of community, and connection to history in the field of experimental media art by providing artists, researchers, and innovators with residencies, resources, and exhibition opportunities.

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