Tools for Designers
The AI design tools I actually use, grouped by the job they do. Each includes a deep-dive if you want the details.
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Mobbin600,000+ real app screens, plus an MCP that pipes them straight into Claude Code so your agent designs from evidence, not taste words.
AnythingBuild full-stack apps with real database, auth, and payments from plain English. Where design tools stop at the mockup, this ships a working product.
The best way to build and publish a polished website without writing code. Beautiful output, fast hosting, AI that fills in real content.
Claude CodeAnthropic's terminal agent that turns plain-English direction into real, working interfaces. My default for hands-off builds.
CursorAn AI-first code editor and the friendliest on-ramp to building. More visibility and hands-on control than a terminal agent.
CodexOpenAI's agentic coder. Especially strong on larger, logic-heavy projects that span many files.
Claude DesignAnthropic's AI-native way to design interfaces: describe what you want and Claude builds real, editable UI alongside you.
Relume1,000+ real, production web components, now pluggable into Claude via MCP so it builds pages from proven sections instead of inventing them.
BrilliantA free, AI-native design tool that does ~95% of what Figma does, with AI agents on the canvas and plain-text, git-friendly files.
MiroVisual workspace for design thinking, user flows, and async collaboration. AI that generates boards and surfaces patterns from your diagrams.
GranolaAn AI notepad that turns back-to-back calls, reviews, and user interviews into notes you can actually act on. No bot joins the meeting.