Best graphic designing tool

The best graphic design software varies depending on the specific needs and preferences of the user, but here are ten popular and highly regarded graphic design tools:

1. Canva
   
   Favorite choice of digital marketer and SMM. The platform uses a drag-and-drop interface intended to simplify the design process. Canva operates on a freemium model and has expanded its services over the years to include features like a print product platform and a video editing tool

   
   
   
   • Best for: Easy and quick graphic design for non-designers.
   • Features: Drag-and-drop interface, templates, stock photos, fonts, and collaborative tools.

2. Adobe Photoshop
   Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe for Windows and macOS. The software has become the most used tool for professional digital art, especially in raster graphics editing. Photoshop can edit and compose raster images in multiple layers and supports masks, alpha compositing and several color models. Photoshop uses its own PSD and PSB file formats to support these features.

   
   
    
   • Best for: Photo editing and raster graphics.
   • Features: Advanced photo editing, compositing, digital painting, and design capabilities.

3. Adobe Illustrator 
   Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design software developed and marketed by Adobe. The latest version, Illustrator 2024, was released on October 10, 2023, and is the 28th generation in the product line. Adobe Illustrator was reviewed as the best vector graphics editing program in 2021 by hp Magazine.
   

   • Best for: Vector graphics and illustration.
   • Features: Precision drawing tools, scalable vector artwork, typography, and logo design.

4. CorelDRAW
   

   CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Alludo (formerly Corel Corporation). It is also the name of the Corel graphics suite, which includes the bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs . It can serve as a digital painting platform, desktop publishing suite, and is commonly used for production art in sign making, vinyl and laser cutting and engraving, print-on-demand and other industry processes
   
   
   
   
   
   • Best for: Vector illustration and layout.
   • Features: Vector illustration, page layout, photo editing, and typography tools. 

5. Affinity Designer 
   
   Affinity Designer is a vector graphics editor developed by Serif for macOS, iPadOS, and Microsoft Windows. It is part of the "Affinity trinity" alongside Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher. Affinity Designer is available for purchase directly from the company website and in the Mac App Store, iOS App Store, and the Microsoft Store.

   • Best for: Vector and raster design.
   • Features: Smooth workflow for vector and raster graphics, precise controls, and advanced design tools.

6. Inkscape
   
   Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor for traditional Unix-compatible systems such as GNU/Linux, BSD derivatives and Illumos, as well as Windows and macOS. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming and flowcharting

   
   
   
   • Best for: Free and open-source vector graphics.
   • Features: Vector design, drawing tools, object manipulation, and path operations.

7. Sketch
   
   Sketch is used mainly for designing the UI and UX of mobile apps and web. The files designed in Sketch are saved in its own .sketch file format, though the files can also be opened in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and other programs. The designs can also be exported to raster or vector formats such as PNG, JPG, SVG, and PDF.

   
   
   
   • Best for: User interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design.
   • Features: Vector editing, prototyping, collaborative design, and plugins for additional functionality.

8. Figma 
   
   Figma is a collaborative web application for interface design, with additional offline features enabled by desktop applications for macOS and Windows. The feature set of Figma focuses on user interface and user experience design, with an emphasis on real-time collaboration, utilising a variety of vector graphics editor and prototyping tools

   
   
   
   • Best for: Collaborative UI/UX design and prototyping.
   • Features: Real-time collaboration, vector tools, prototyping, and developer handoff features.

9. Adobe InDesign 
    It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, presentations, books and ebooks. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Graphic designers and production artists are the principal users.

   • Best for: Page layout and desktop publishing.
   • Features: Layout design, typography, multi-page documents, and integration with other Adobe Creative Cloud apps.

10. GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) 
    GNU Image Manipulation Program, commonly known by its acronym GIMP , is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image manipulation and image editing, free-form drawing, transcoding between different image file formats, and more specialized tasks. It is extensible by means of plugins, and scriptable. It is not designed to be used for drawing, though some artists and creators have used it in this way

    
    
    
    • Best for: Free and open-source raster graphics.
    • Features: Photo retouching, image composition, image authoring, and plugin support.

Each of these software programs has its own strengths and is suited to different aspects of graphic design. The choice of software often depends on the specific tasks, budget, and the designer's familiarity with the tool.