The best ai design tools, according to hackers
5 ai design tools recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
- Most recommendedClaude Design145 people recommend it
- Least regretGoogle Stitch25 recommend, 14 criticize
All ai design tools
- Claude DesignTurns ideas into interactive UI prototypes quickly and hands them off to Claude Code, but it burns through tokens and usage limits fast, and its visuals can look generic.145recommend
- FigmaRecommended for browser-based, real-time collaborative UI design with design systems and shareable links; critics say it has grown bloated, memory-hungry and expensive per seat.113recommend
- Google StitchRecommended for quickly generating front-end layouts and prototypes from prompts, with code and image output. Common caveat: output is often generic or inconsistent, and steering it takes many reprompts.25recommend
- DiffuiA diffusion-model canvas app for generating UI designs and replicating brands consistently, with visual exploration done before handing off to an agent.7recommend
- Pomelli by GoogleLets small businesses with a few locations make on-brand marketing visuals. Critics say it does little without existing reach, and its output is simple and sometimes mangled.6recommend