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The designer tech stack

Which tools do designers actually use? Not a sponsored roundup — this page counts the tools in 38 real, public tool stacks that designers have shared on QuickPick, and updates as more people share theirs. Right now the most common tool is ChatGPT, in 31 of 38 stacks (82%), and the average stack holds 11.5 tools.

Public stacks
38
Tools per stack
11.5
Different tools
47

Most used tools

Every tool that appears in at least two stacks, ranked by how many stacks include it.

  1. 1CChatGPTOpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant.82%31 of 38 stacks
  2. 2CClaudeAnthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis and code.76%29 of 38 stacks
  3. 3FFigmaCollaborative interface design in the browser.76%29 of 38 stacks
  4. 4BBehanceAdobe's portfolio network for creative work.63%24 of 38 stacks
  5. 5MMobbinScreenshots of real mobile and web app flows.63%24 of 38 stacks
  6. 6PPinterestVisual bookmarking and mood-boarding.63%24 of 38 stacks
  7. 7FFramerDesign and publish websites straight from a canvas.61%23 of 38 stacks
  8. 8GGoogle FontsOpen-source web fonts, free to use.61%23 of 38 stacks
  9. 9AAwwwardsAwards and showcases for web design.58%22 of 38 stacks
  10. 10DDribbbleShots and portfolios from the design community.55%21 of 38 stacks
  11. 11FFreepikStock vectors, photos and templates.39%15 of 38 stacks
  12. 12UUnsplashFree-to-use high-resolution photography.37%14 of 38 stacks
  13. 13CCoolorsFast colour palette generation.34%13 of 38 stacks
  14. 14LLand-bookA gallery of landing page designs.32%12 of 38 stacks
  15. 15CCanvaTemplate-driven design for people who aren't designers.29%11 of 38 stacks
  16. 16FFigJamFigma's online whiteboard for sketching and workshops.29%11 of 38 stacks
  17. 17LLottieFilesLightweight animations for web and mobile.29%11 of 38 stacks
  18. 18FFlaticonA large library of icons.26%10 of 38 stacks
  19. 19IIcons8Icons, illustrations and photos in matching styles.26%10 of 38 stacks
  20. 20PPerplexityAI search that answers with its sources.18%7 of 38 stacks

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What designers pair together

For the most common tools, the other tools that most often sit in the same stack.

  • People who use ChatGPT most often also use Figma (26 stacks), Claude (25 stacks) and Behance (22 stacks).
  • People who use Claude most often also use ChatGPT (25 stacks), Figma (23 stacks) and Pinterest (21 stacks).
  • People who use Figma most often also use ChatGPT (26 stacks), Claude (23 stacks) and Behance (19 stacks).
  • People who use Behance most often also use ChatGPT (22 stacks), Claude (20 stacks) and Dribbble (20 stacks).
  • People who use Mobbin most often also use ChatGPT (21 stacks), Claude (20 stacks) and Figma (19 stacks).

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How these numbers are counted

Each QuickPick user can choose to make their tool stack public. This page counts only those public stacks, and only stacks with at least one tool. A tool counts once per stack, and tools saved under slightly different web addresses (with or without “www”, for example) are counted as one. Nothing here is paid placement. The numbers refresh every hour.

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