How to: Design Tools
* [Acorn](https://secure.flyingmeat.com/acorn/) - Great Mac OS X picture and photo editor, built for humans.
* [Affinity Designer](https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/) - Professional graphic design software for Mac.
* [Affinity Photo](https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/) - Professional image editing software for Mac.
* [Alchemy](http://al.chemy.org/) - Experimental, open-source drawing application with an emphasis on creating conceptual art. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](http://svn.al.chemy.org/)
* [Amadine](https://amadine.com) - Vector drawing app with an intuitive interface for graphic designers.
* [Art Text 3](https://www.belightsoft.com/art-text/) - Graphic design software for lettering, typography, and text effects.
* [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) - Free and open 3D creation software. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://developer.blender.org/)
* [Colorpicker](https://colorpicker.fr/) - Colorpicker is a complete open-source colors manipulation tool with picking! [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/toinane/colorpicker) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [darktable](https://www.darktable.org) - darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Droply](https://convergencelab.gumroad.com/l/droply) - A native macOS app for one-click offline batch image background removal with exceptional edge quality.
* [Draw.io](https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop) Drawio is a diagramming and whiteboarding desktop app [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop)
* [Figma](https://www.figma.com/) - The collaborative interface design tool, for vector graphics and UI prototyping. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [FontForge](http://fontforge.github.io/) - Free, open-source font editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/fontforge) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org) - The GNU Image Manipulation Program. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://www.gimp.org/source/#gimp-source-code)
* [inklet](https://tenonedesign.com/inklet.php) - Turn your Mac trackpad into drawing board.
* [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/en/) - Professional vector graphics editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://launchpad.net/inkscape)
* [Krita](https://krita.org/en/) - Open-source digital painting software for concept artists, digital painters, and illustrators. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/KDE/krita) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [macSVG](https://macsvg.org/) - Designing HTML5 SVG art and animation. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/dsward2/macSVG) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [MagicaVoxel](https://ephtracy.github.io/) - Free, lightweight 8-bit voxel editor and interactive path tracing renderer.
* [MakeHuman](http://www.makehumancommunity.org) - Powerful and free 3D human modeler. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Monodraw](http://monodraw.helftone.com) - Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://itunes.apple.com/app/monodraw/id920404675)
* [Nik Collection](https://nikcollection.dxo.com/) - Nik Collection by DxO.
* [Paintbrush](http://paintbrush.sourceforge.net/) - Bitmap image editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/paintbrush/files/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Pencil2D](https://www.pencil2d.org) - A easy, intuitive tool to make 2D hand-drawn animations. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Pixelmator](http://www.pixelmator.com/mac/) - Full-featured image editor for Mac.
* [Pixen](https://pixenapp.com/mac/) - Native pixel art and animation editor for Mac.
* [Principle](http://principleformac.com/) -  Application for designing animated and interactive user interfaces.
* [Pika](https://superhighfives.com/pika) - An open-source color picker app. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/superhighfives/pika) [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/pika/id6739170421)
* [RawTherapee](https://rawtherapee.com/) - A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program! ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Beep6581/RawTherapee)
* [ScreenToLayers](https://github.com/duyquoc/ScreenToLayers) - Easily export your screen into a layered PSD file. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/duyquoc/ScreenToLayers) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://itunes.apple.com/app/screentolayers/id1077317077)
* [Sketch](http://www.sketchapp.com/) - Professional digital design for mac.
    * [Sketch Cache Cleaner](https://yo-op.github.io/sketchcachecleaner/) - Deletes hidden Sketch history files. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/yo-op/sketchcachecleaner) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon