Eagle

Pics.io

Digital asset management (DAM) on top of Google Drive or S3.

Milanote

Milanote organizes notes, images, links and files on visual boards for creative projects, with real-time board sharing.

Bynder

Professional DAM for brand assets, campaigns, and creative teams.

Are.na

Online collaborative platform for saving, organizing, and discovering content (photos, notes, files, web pages). Editable channels for human-curated research. Active community networks without algorithmic recommendations.

Shade

Shared media library, AI search and review for creative teams.

Unreal Engine

Epic's free real-time engine, from games to archviz and virtual production.

D5 Render

D5 Render is a real-time ray-traced rendering tool for architects and designers, with AI material generation and a free non-commercial tier.

Twinmotion

Twinmotion turns 3D models from SketchUp, Revit or Blender into real-time photorealistic renders, free for companies under $1M revenue.

Corona Renderer

A photorealistic render engine for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D, known for being easier to use in architectural visualization work.

Rhino

Versatile NURBS-based 3D modeling software. Used in architecture, industrial design, jewelry, marine design, and VFX. Extensible via Grasshopper (visual programming) for parametric design.

V-Ray

Emmy and Academy Award-winning photorealistic rendering engine developed by Chaos. Used for architecture, product design, VFX, and film studios. Available for Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, and Blender.

Excalidraw

Infinite-canvas whiteboard with a hand-drawn style, free real-time collaboration, and an open-source core.

Hugeicons

An icon library of 51,000+ UI icons across multiple styles, with dev and design formats, free for one style and paid from $8.25/month.

Dynamic Mockups

Automated product mockup generator with API and batch export.

Affinity Photo

Professional, non-destructive photo editor with RAW development and layers, entirely free since Canva's 2024 acquisition.

Pikkovia

Pikkovia, sometimes incorrectly written as PikkoVia, is a web marketplace for 3D icons and illustrations aimed in particular at UI designers. It offers PNG assets and 3D files, including Blender files in some packs.

Archicad

Archicad is Graphisoft's BIM platform for architects to design, model, and collaborate on building projects from concept through construction.

Brandmark

AI-powered logo creation tool. Automatically generates multiple logo concepts based on your description, then allows customization and download of vector, PNG files, and brand guidelines.

CleanUp³

CleanUp³ is a free SketchUp extension that strips unused geometry, materials and duplicate faces to shrink and tidy large model files.

LayOut

SketchUp's professional 2D drafting and layout software that converts 3D models into comprehensive construction documentation and presentations with associative dimensions and annotations.