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Best AI Design & UI/UX Tools in 2026

AI is giving designers superpowers — generating layouts, creating brand assets, converting designs to code, and more. Whether you're a professional designer or a startup founder, these tools can accelerate your design workflow.

18 tools compared·Last updated: February 2026
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Canva AI logo

AI-enhanced design platform for everyone

4.5/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Canva's Magic Studio brings AI to graphic design — generate images, remove backgrounds, resize designs, write copy, and create presentations in seconds.

Pros

  • Incredibly easy to use
  • Generous free tier
  • Massive template library
  • All-in-one design solution

Cons

  • AI features need Pro plan
  • Less powerful than Adobe tools
  • Brand Kit limited on free plan
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Figma AI logo

AI-powered design features in the world's top design tool

4.4/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Figma's AI features help you generate UI designs, rename layers, remove backgrounds, and prototype faster. Deeply integrated into the design workflow.

Pros

  • Integrated into #1 design tool
  • Doesn't change your workflow
  • Excellent collaboration features
  • Free tier for individuals

Cons

  • AI features still evolving
  • Less powerful than standalone AI tools
  • Some features need paid plan
3
Framer AI logo
Framer AITrending

Generate and publish beautiful websites with AI in minutes

4.4/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Describe a website and Framer generates a complete, responsive, publishable site with animations and interactions. Edit visually, publish instantly.

Pros

  • Fastest way to a live website
  • Beautiful default designs
  • Full visual editing control
  • Built-in hosting & CMS

Cons

  • Limited to marketing sites
  • No e-commerce features
  • Complex interactions need learning
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Relume logo

AI-powered website wireframe and sitemap generator

4.3/5
Paid$38/moDesign & UI/UX

Generate complete website sitemaps and wireframes from a text description. Export directly to Figma or Webflow with production-ready component structure.

Pros

  • Fastest way to a website wireframe
  • Excellent Figma/Webflow integration
  • Huge component library
  • Great for agencies

Cons

  • No free tier
  • Wireframes need customization
  • Limited to website design
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Vizcom logo

AI-powered design rendering for industrial designers

4.3/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Vizcom transforms rough sketches into photorealistic product renders using AI, accelerating industrial and product design workflows.

Pros

  • Amazing sketch-to-render quality
  • Real-time is impressive
  • Great for concept exploration
  • Used by top brands

Cons

  • Niche use case
  • Free tier limited
  • Steep learning curve for best results
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Kittl logo

AI-powered graphic design platform for stunning visuals

4.2/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Kittl combines professional design templates with AI generation for logos, t-shirts, posters, and social media graphics.

Pros

  • Beautiful professional templates
  • Great for print-on-demand
  • Commercial use included
  • Intuitive editor

Cons

  • Limited free exports
  • Not for complex layouts
  • Fewer templates than Canva
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Whimsical AI logo

AI-powered flowcharts, wireframes, and mind maps

4.2/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Whimsical uses AI to generate flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps, and docs from text descriptions for rapid visual thinking.

Pros

  • AI diagram generation is amazing
  • Clean, intuitive interface
  • Great for rapid ideation
  • Good free tier

Cons

  • Diagrams are basic vs Figma
  • Limited customization
  • No mobile app
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Galileo AI logo

Generate editable UI designs from text descriptions instantly

4.1/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Describe a UI screen and Galileo creates a complete, editable design with real content, images, and proper component hierarchy. Export to Figma.

Pros

  • Impressive design quality
  • Direct Figma export
  • Great for rapid prototyping
  • Proper component structure

Cons

  • Designs need refinement for production
  • Limited style control
  • Still in early stages
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Adobe Express logo

AI-powered quick design tool by Adobe for social content

4.1/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Create social media posts, flyers, videos, and marketing materials with Adobe's AI features. Quick, professional results with Firefly AI built in.

Pros

  • Adobe quality in a simple tool
  • Firefly AI is commercially safe
  • Great template library
  • Free tier is generous

Cons

  • Less intuitive than Canva
  • Some features feel limited vs. Canva
  • Premium needed for best features
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Napkin AITrending

Turn text into visual diagrams and infographics instantly

4.1/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Paste any text and Napkin transforms it into beautiful diagrams, flowcharts, and infographics. The fastest way to create visuals for presentations and content.

Pros

  • Unique text-to-visual capability
  • Very fast generation
  • Beautiful default styles
  • Great for presentations

Cons

  • Limited diagram types
  • Complex diagrams need manual editing
  • New tool — still evolving
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Diagram (Magician) logo

AI design tools that work inside Figma

4.1/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Diagram creates AI-powered Figma plugins including Magician for generating icons, copy, images, and UI components with AI.

Pros

  • Works directly in Figma
  • Fast icon generation
  • Helpful for copy
  • Good for rapid prototyping

Cons

  • Figma-only
  • Generation quality varies
  • Limited free uses
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Magician (for Figma) logo

AI design assistant that generates icons, copy, and images inside Figma

4/5
Paid$5/moDesign & UI/UX

Magician is a Figma plugin that brings AI directly into your design workflow — generate icons, copywriting, images, and prototypes.

Pros

  • Lives inside Figma
  • Understands design context
  • Very affordable
  • Saves constant context-switching

Cons

  • Figma-only
  • Image quality limited
  • Small feature set vs standalone tools
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Khroma logo

AI color palette generator that learns your color preferences

4/5
Free$0Design & UI/UX

Khroma uses AI to learn your color preferences and generate infinite, personalized color palettes for your designs.

Pros

  • Learns your personal taste
  • Completely free
  • Beautiful presentation modes
  • Contrast accessibility checker

Cons

  • Initial training takes time (50 colors)
  • Web-only
  • No team collaboration
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Looka logo

AI-powered logo and brand kit creator for non-designers

4/5
Paid$20Design & UI/UX

Looka generates professional logos and complete brand kits using AI, with one-click social media assets and brand guidelines.

Pros

  • Hundreds of logo options instantly
  • Complete brand package
  • Very intuitive process
  • Good for startups

Cons

  • Logos can look similar to others
  • One-time fee per brand package
  • Limited fine-grained control
15
Designify logo

AI background removal and product photo enhancement

4/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Designify automatically removes backgrounds and enhances product photos with AI, perfect for e-commerce and marketing visuals.

Pros

  • Excellent for product photos
  • Batch processing saves hours
  • Consistent results
  • Easy to use

Cons

  • Narrow use case
  • Free tier has watermarks
  • Less control than Photoshop
16
Locofy logo

Convert Figma and Adobe XD designs to production code with AI

3.9/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Turn your designs into responsive React, Next.js, Vue, or HTML/CSS code. AI-powered design-to-code that maintains pixel-perfect fidelity.

Pros

  • High-fidelity code output
  • Supports major frameworks
  • Saves significant dev time
  • Good component structure

Cons

  • Complex designs need manual fixes
  • Learning curve for tagging
  • Generated code sometimes verbose
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Uizard logo

Turn sketches and screenshots into editable UI designs with AI

3.8/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Upload a hand-drawn sketch or screenshot and get a fully editable digital design. Generate screens from text descriptions. No design skills needed.

Pros

  • Great for rapid prototyping
  • Sketch upload is magical
  • No design skills needed
  • Good for product managers

Cons

  • Output needs refinement for production
  • Limited design system depth
  • Free tier is restrictive
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Visily logo

AI wireframing and prototyping for non-designers

3.8/5
Freemium$0/moDesign & UI/UX

Create wireframes and prototypes with AI assistance. Convert screenshots to editable designs, generate UI from text, and transform sketches into mockups.

Pros

  • Built for non-designers
  • Screenshot conversion is impressive
  • Generous free tier
  • Intuitive interface

Cons

  • Less powerful than Figma
  • Output quality varies
  • Limited advanced design features

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