Graphics & Design for Mac

Plasticity A Mac-friendly NURBS solid and surface modeler pitched as “CAD for artists”—direct editing, strong fillets, and surfacing without a history-tree subscription workflow. How modeling works day to day You sketch curves, build solids and…

FxFactory Pro A professional visual-effects plugin suite for Mac NLEs and compositors—filters, generators, transitions, and titles installed and licensed through the free FxFactory app rather than as a single standalone editor. How editors use it…

Boxy SVG A Mac vector editor built around the SVG format itself—so icons, UI assets, and web illustrations stay editable as real SVG rather than locked proprietary files. Jarosław Foksa’s Boxy SVG aims at designers…

Lyn A lightweight Mac media browser and image viewer from Mirko Viviani aimed at photographers and designers who need to cull large folders, inspect RAW files, and apply quick adjustments without importing everything into a…

Acorn A native macOS image editor from Flying Meat Inc. that combines layer-based photo retouching, vector shapes, non-destructive filters, and broad export formats in a single-window app without a subscription. Typical Mac workflow You open…

Swift Publisher 5 — desktop publishing for Mac A consumer-friendly page-layout app from BeLight Software for designing and printing flyers, newsletters, business cards, labels, envelopes, CD/DVD packages, and other everyday documents without a steep InDesign…

Sketch A native macOS vector design application for screen UI, design systems, and interactive prototypes, with optional cloud Workspaces for team review and developer handoff. Typical Mac workflow You lay out frames, components, and vector…

Live Home 3D Pro A cross-platform home, interior, and landscape design application from Belight Software that lets Mac users draft floor plans in 2D, furnish spaces in 3D, and produce renders without switching to a…

Session A Pomodoro-style focus timer from Translucent LLC for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision that structures work into timed sessions, enforces breaks, and tracks what you worked on—aimed at freelancers, students, and knowledge workers…

Sketch A native macOS design platform for UI and product work—vector editing, reusable Symbols, shared Libraries, and interactive prototypes in one app tied to Sketch Workspace. Sketch remains a Mac-first choice for interface designers, design-system…

What Hype 4 Pro does on Mac Tumult Hype is a native macOS app for creating animated, interactive HTML5 content without hand-coding timelines, scenes, and export-ready web output from a visual editor. Hype 4 Pro…

Boxy SVG on Mac Boxy SVG is a Mac-native SVG editor for logos, icons, illustrations, and UI graphics, with on-canvas editing and output that stays readable in browsers and design handoffs. Who it fits Designers…

Millumin on Mac Millumin is macOS software for building and running live audiovisual shows: video projection, LED mapping, interactive installations, and staged media playback from one timeline-driven workspace. Who uses it The app targets VJs,…

Lyn 2.4.9 for Mac Lyn is a lightweight photo browser, viewer, and non-destructive editor for macOS, aimed at photographers, designers, and anyone who needs to sift through large folders quickly. It opens JPEG, PNG, TIFF,…

Swift Publisher 5.7.6 for Mac Swift Publisher is desktop publishing software from BeLight Software for macOS. You lay out print-ready pages—brochures, flyers, business cards, labels, disc covers, calendars—in a visual editor without the learning curve…

Glyphs v3.5-3526 for Mac Glyphs 3 from Glyphs GmbH is a professional Mac font editor for drawing type, building variable fonts, and exporting production-ready OpenType—used by foundries and designers worldwide. Build 3526 (21 May 2026)…

PixelSnap v2.6.3 for Mac PixelSnap 2 by Make the Web is a screen measurement utility for designers and developers: measure distances and objects on screen, add alignment guides, and export measurement screenshots—across any app. Version…

Canvas X Draw v26.0.1 for Mac Canvas X Draw is a professional 2D technical illustration application that combines vector and raster workflows in one tool—aimed at illustrators, engineers, and visual communicators who need precise linework,…