February 2026
What landed on the shelves this month: 19 new tools.
New on the shelves
The A11Y ProjectDesignFreeA community checklist and plain-language articles.
Mockuuups StudioDesignFreemiumThousands of drag-and-drop device and scene mockups.
Tabler IconsDesignFreeThousands of outline icons on a 24px grid with adjustable stroke.
SketchDesignPaidThe native Mac app for interface design, with web handoff.
WebflowDesignFreemiumVisual web development with a CMS and hosting built in.
openverse.orgOpenverseDesignFreeSearch hundreds of millions of openly licensed images and sounds.
Nielsen Norman GroupDesignFreeDecades of usability research written up as articles.
Practical TypographyDesignFreeMatthew Butterick’s online book on typography for everyday writing.
HumaaansDesignFreeMix-and-match illustrations of people, with poses and outfits.
Open PeepsDesignFreeA hand-drawn library of mix-and-match people by Pablo Stanley.
ReferoDesignFreemiumSearchable references from real products, tagged by pattern.
JitterDesignFreemiumMotion design for UI, simple enough to use in an afternoon.
LottieFilesDesignFreemiumLightweight vector animations and the tools to make and ship them.
Radix ColorsDesignFreeTwelve-step scales for UI, each with a matching dark mode.
Headless UIDesignFreeUnstyled, accessible components for React and Vue.
Material Design 3DesignFreeGoogle’s design system: guidance, components and tokens.
ViteCode & BuildFreeFast dev server and build tool for modern front ends.
Pangram PangramDesignFreemiumIndependent foundry; every family has a free trial for personal use.
UncutDesignFreeA catalogue of contemporary free and open-source display faces.