Best Free Ux Design Tools

Updated for 2020
Have you ever looked for free UX design tools online only to find that the software has a trial version for 30 days or asks you to start a trial with your credit card?

Definitely not helpful.

So I decided to compile 5 UX Design tools that are actually free wireframing tools and free prototyping tools. Most of these UX design tools are open source which ensures on some level that they are free. Are they the best free wireframing tools out there? Debatable but a really good start if you need a UX design tool that you don't have to pay for. I explain what you can do with it, what other people have to say and share a tutorial so you can have a good feel for the tools.

5 Free UX Design tools in 2020 that are actually free

Pencil Project
Mockflow
Wireframe.cc
Fluid.ui
Moqups

So let's dive in.

Pencil Project

An open-source GUI prototyping tool based on the Mozilla platform that can be used to create site wireframes and mockups.

What can you do with it?

Wireframe creation
Flowchart/Diagramming
Drag & drop
Templates
UI prototyping

What users of Pencil have to say

Pros:Pencil project is an Open Source software with multiplatform support

It has an important library of shapes for the creation of models and interfaces, with the look and feel of the most popular systems and platforms such as Android, IOS and Windows.

It has extensions to be worked from the web browser Mozilla Firefox

allows linking between the sheets of a project to optimally simulate the browsing experience between the screens of the model

Cons:As graphical elements are inserted in the multiple sheets of the documents tends to put the software slower

Pros:The ease with which this tool can be used offers impressive results and in a very friendly way. You do not have to be an expert to use it, you just have to be clear about what you want to do and the tool makes everything easy for you.

Cons:I have no problems for this product as it is the perfect tool for flow charts. It is very easy to use.

Overall:Speed when starting my personal and professional projects.
Speed when building flow diagrams.

Pros:Very intuitive. Great variety of icons. I don need to know about sistems development in order to working with it.

Cons:I think that its not easy to download. I couldn´t download my work in another format like .pdf or .jpg.

Overall:To learn about sistems design. To make templates and mockups for my tecnology project. To express graphically process in a sistem.

Get a feel: Pencil wireframe tutorial

Site address: https://pencil.evolus.vn/

Mockflow

Web-based solution offering wireframe drag&drop editing, template library, real-time collaboration, wireframe export and sharing tools.

What can you do with it?

Wireframe creation
Collaboration
Presentation tools
Drag and drop
Feedback management

What users of MockFlow have to say

Pros:You have everything you need to plan and design your web / mobile development project in one place. Has
A free plan that is more than generous so anyone can start using it.
Amazing tools and presets to do about any wireframe you imagine.

Cons:Not many cons with this, the only comment I would have is to improve the copy and paste, it uses some sort of flash technology, understandable with what it offers but it can get annoying when you're used to right hand click copy, and it does not show the copy or paste so you have to do a CTRL+C and CTLR+V to paste. (this might be a Firefox only related issue, just saying)

Overall:I was in a rush 5 month ago to plan a large web / mobile application for a client. I use a lot of wireframing tools depending on the project, but I wanted to try something new and had seen mock flow a few weeks back so thought why not give it a try. At this time I was mostly looking for speed, to catch up with the planning stage. Within 1 hour of playing with the wireframing tools, I had designed 30% of the project. At this point I was sold, and had already bought the license and am I glad I did, it opened up access to all the other tools such as able to see a site map of your application designs with one click, with other tools I always had to draw those by hand, now I can just export. It also gave me access to a website builder, design collaboration and annotation, banner designer and timeline manager. This puts everything I need to get this project from planning stage to production in one place. Love it, keep up the great work!