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Best Design & Art Tools in 2026 | Solo Launches
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Best Design & Art Tools in 2026

The 10 highest-ranked design & art tools from 18 products launched by solo founders and indie hackers on Solo Launches, ranked by community upvotes and updated every few days. Every product below links to its full listing with screenshots, the maker, and similar tools.

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    Banana Prompts logo

    Banana Prompts

    Browse a growing gallery of Nano Banana Pro prompts

    Banana Prompts is a library of more than 2,000 free Nano Banana prompts for AI image generation, updated daily. Browse prompts by subject such as portrait, landscape, cyberpunk, fashion and food, and copy them with one click to paste into…

    6 upvotesAlternatives to Banana Prompts
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    Nof Angular logo

    Nof Angular

    A stripped-down version of the Nof color palette generator.

    Nof Angular is an Angular rewrite of the Nof colour palette generator, described by its maker as a stripped-down version of the original. It is open source under the MIT licence, and its interface is available in several languages…

    6 upvotes
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    Glima logo

    Glima

    Create stunning visuals with our AI Image and Video Generato

    Glima is an AI creative workspace that brings image, video and audio generation into one place. Create images from text prompts, change image styles and edit images, generate videos with motion and camera movement, and produce voices,…

    5 upvotesAlternatives to Glima
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    Normal Map Generator Online Free logo

    Normal Map Generator Online Free

    Free normal map generator online.

    Hey PH community! 👋 I’m Richard. As a maker, I always felt that web-based 3D tools should be more about "work" and less about "ads." That’s why I built Normal Map Generator. It’s a distraction-free, app-like environment designed…

    3 upvotes
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    Kerach Go logo

    Kerach Go

    A petite text shaderer

    Kerach Go is a free, open-source tool that applies animated shader effects to text, with the whole app contained in a single HTML file. It is made by developer Northstrix and released under the MIT licence, although some of the bundled…

    3 upvotes
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    Kerach Tempo logo

    Kerach Tempo

    Turn ordinary text into dynamic, shader-driven visuals.

    Kerach Tempo is a free, open-source Next.js web app that turns ordinary text into animated, shader-driven visuals. According to its repository it includes a colour suite, a timeline and code export. It is made by developer Northstrix and…

    3 upvotesAlternatives to Kerach Tempo
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    Cool PFP logo

    Cool PFP

    PFP Central

    Cool PFP is a free library of profile pictures (PFPs) to browse and download. It has more than 3,000 PFPs for Discord and TikTok in styles such as anime, funny, cute and aesthetic, updated weekly. Pictures download in HD instantly, with…

    3 upvotes
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    Kerach logo

    Kerach

    A Makeshift Text Shaderer.

    Kerach is an open-source text shaderer, described by its maker as makeshift, published on GitHub under an MIT license. The project credits the components it builds on, including GradientGen, Balatro background shaders, floating voronoi…

    2 upvotes
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    AI Baby Dance logo

    AI Baby Dance

    AI Baby Dance turns baby photos into viral dance videos in m

    AI Baby Dance is an online generator that turns a baby photo into a dancing video. Upload a clear, front-facing photo, choose a dance template or upload your own dance video, then generate and download the result to share on TikTok,…

    2 upvotes
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    Merucav logo

    Merucav

    A modern digital design tool.

    Merucav is a free, open-source browser design tool built around a large library of WebGL shader effects such as blur, noise and vectors. The interface is available in 16 languages. It is made by developer Northstrix under the MIT licence,…

    2 upvotes

How we picked these design & art tools

Solo Launches is a launch directory for products built by solo founders. Rankings come from community upvotes, not paid placement, and a product only appears if it is live and its listing has a real description. Listings whose website is down, parked or no longer the same product are removed. Want to see everything, not just the top 10? Browse all 18 design & art products.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best design & art tools in 2026?

Based on community upvotes on Solo Launches, the top design & art tools right now are Banana Prompts, Nof Angular, Glima. The full ranked list of 10 is above, picked from 18 design & art products built by solo founders and indie hackers.

How are these design & art tools ranked?

Products are ranked by the number of upvotes they have earned from the Solo Launches community. Ties are broken in favour of the more complete listing. Only live products with a working listing are included, and listings whose website is down or parked are removed.

How do I get my design & art product on this list?

Submit it on Solo Launches. Free and Premium launches are both available, and every launched product gets its own page that can be upvoted and ranked here.

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