75 Tiny Little Web-Based Tools for Web Designers

All released in the past year or so year, each of these free web-based apps offers a time-saving solution to many of the web design tasks you will need to perform from time to time. Without ever having to install anything, all you have to do is bookmark and save them for that day when they will be called upon.

Some of these tiny time-savers will help you to better manage your SVG icon collections, organize code snippets, randomly create profile pictures, generate CSS animations, or even translate CSS selectors into plain English.

Whatever the web design time-saver you’re looking for, then the chances are you will find it here.

Table of Contents

  • CSS Layout Tools
  • CSS Tools
  • Color Tools
  • CSS Gradient Generators
  • Glassmorphism Generators
  • SVG Tools
  • Loader & Spinner Tools
  • Screenshot Generators
  • Icon Tools
  • Typography & Font Tools
  • Image Filter Tools
  • Animation Tools
  • Profile Picture Generators
  • Learning Tools
  • Text Editors
  • Uncategorizable Useful Tools
  • Share & Display Code Snippets
  • GitHub Tools & Apps

CSS Layout Tools

CSS Layout Generator – Create your ideal layout in seconds with this handy online CSS tool.
CSS Layout Generator


Layoutit Grid – Build your ideal CSS Grid with this online tool.
Layoutit Grid css web-based tool free web design example


Compound Grid Generator – Enter the number of columns for each of your grids, and they’ll be magically merged into a compound grid.
css Compound Grid Generator web-based tool free web design example

Web-Based CSS Tools

SmoothShadow – Use this online tool to generate incredibly smooth CSS box shadows.
SmoothShadow


CSS Stripes Generator – Use this browser-based tool to create beautiful striped patterns.
CSS Stripes Generator


Neumorphism.io – A tool for creating Soft-UI CSS code.
Neumorphism css web-based tool free web design example


zerodivs.com – Try this experimental UI editor for creating illustrations based applying styles (CSS) on a single HTML element.
css experimental UI editor  web-based tool free web design example


CSS clip-path Editor – This online tool will help you generate an awesome clip path.
CSS clip-path Editor web-based tool free web design example

Web-Based Pattern Generators

CSS Background Patterns – Find your new favorite background with this free CSS generator.
CSS background patterns


Basic Pattern Repository – A collection of simple and seamless SVG patterns that you can copy and paste into projects.
Basic Pattern Repository


patternico – A web-based tool for creating seamless patterns for your projects.
patternico patterns web-based tool free web design example


PatternPad – An app for creating exportable patterns using endless variations.
PatternPad web-based tool free web design example


Beautiful Dingbats Pattern Generator – Create seamless, royalty-free patterns to use in your projects.
Beautiful Dingbats Pattern Generator web-based tool free web design example


CSS Background Patterns – Generate your own seamless background pattern.
CSS Background Patterns web-based tool free web design example

Web Based Color Tools

couleur.io – An online generator to help you create “harmonizing” color palettes.
couleur.io


Parametric Color Mixer – Create your own custom color palette and export to CSS or SVG.
Parametric Color Mixer web-based tool free web design example

Web-Based Gradient Generators & Tools

Advanced CSS Gradient Editor – This free CSS gradient design app is full of useful features.
Advanced CSS Gradient Editor


uiGradients – Find your favorite gradients with this collection of copy-and-paste styles.
uiGradients


conic.css – A collection of copy-and-paste conic gradients to enhance your projects.
conic.css


Gradihunt – Find or generate the perfect CSS gradient for your projects.
Gradihunt CSS gradient web-based tool free web design example


Multicolor CSS Gradients – Free, lightweight, colorful and responsive backgrounds for use in your projects.

Multicolor CSS Gradients web-based tool free web design example


grxdients – A CSS library that makes adding gradients to your projects incredibly simple.
 web-based tool free web design example

Glassmorphism Generators & Tools

Glassmorphism CSS Generator – Create a beautiful glass effect with the help of this handy tool.
Glassmorphism CSS Generator


Glassmorphism CSS Effect Generator – Create your own stunning glass effect, copy the code and be on your way.
Glassmorphism CSS Effect Generator

Web-Based SVG Tools

Faux Code Generator – A tool for turning real code (GitHub Gists) into a faux code SVG.
Faux Code Generator web-based tool free web design example


Convert2Svg – A Simple web-based tool for converting multi-colored images to SVG files.

Convert2Svg web-based tool free web design example


Warp SVG Online – Upload your SVG file and use this online tool to warp it.
Warp SVG Online web-based tool free web design example


SVGBox – This API makes it dead-simple to include SVG icons in your projects.
SVGBox svg api web-based tool free web design example

Loader & Spinner Tools

Loader Generator – Build a custom loader for your React app with this tool.
Loader Generator react css web-based tool free web design example


Spinners React – A tool for (you guessed it) generating animated spinners in React.
 web-based tool free web design example

Screenshot Generators

Limus – Upload your screen shots and this tool will let you view and save them at different angles.
Spinners React css web-based tool free web design example


Snippet Shot – A web-based tool that generates screenshots from you code snippets.
Snippet Shot web-based tool free web design example

Icon Generators & Tools

Iconify – Upload your image and let this tool generate a custom set of app icons.
Iconify


FaviconCheck – This tool will show you how your site’s favicon looks on various devices.
FaviconCheck


IconKitchen – Create your own custom app icons with this online generator.
IconKitchen


Iconset – An app for better organizing your SVG icons.
Iconset SVG icons web-based tool free web design example


SVG Favicon Maker – Create your own, scalable SVG favicon with this online tool.
SVG Favicon Maker web-based tool free web design example


Motion – Create animated icons with this app, available for Mac OS and Windows.
Motion animated icons web-based tool free web design example


Iconsizer – Generate the right icon resolutions for all devices.
Iconsizer web-based tool free web design example

Web-Based Typography & Font Tools

Fluid Typography – Create text that scales with the window size, so that your headings look great on any screen.
Fluid typography


3DPop – This online tool will help you generate awesome 3D text effects using CSS.
3DPop


Type Scale Clamp Generator – Use this tool to create the perfect responsive typographic scale with CSS.
Type Scale Clamp Generator


A Variable Fonts Primer – Learn everything you need to take advantage of this typographic phenomenon.
A Variable Fonts Primer web-based tool free web design example


Capsize – An online tool for defining typography in CSS.
Capsize web-based tool free web design example


useFonts – Try out this design tool to help designers and developers select their perfect fonts.
useFonts web-based tool free web design example


The good line-height – Use this tool to easily calculate the perfect CSS line height for each text size in your scale.
line-height css typography web-based tool free web design example


Whitespaces – A handy copy & paste resource for various space types.
Whitespaces web-based tool free web design example

Image Filter Apps & Tools

CSS Filters Generator – Add compelling filter effects to your images with this online tool.
CSS Filters Generator


CSS Photo Filters – Upload your image and this tool provides a whopping 36 CSS filters you can use.
CSS Photo Filters


Tail Blend – Use this online tool to create beautiful photo blend modes for Tailwind CSS.
Tail Blend

Web-Based Animation Tools

Animockup – Use this tool to create free animated mockups of popular devices.
Animockup free animated mockups web-based tool free web design example


Keyframes.app – Generate awesome CSS animations with this web-based tool.
Keyframes CSS animations web-based tool free web design example


Easings – Test and create Cubic Bezier easing curves with this generator.
Easings Cubic Bezier easing curves web-based tool free web design example

Profile Picture & Avatar Generators

Big Heads – A library that randomly generates characters for your apps and games.
Big Heads characters web-based tool free web design example


Multiavatar – Generate your own custom avatar with this tool.
Multiavatar custom avatar web-based tool free web design example

Web-Based Learning Tools

Learn CSS Positioning – An interactive article to help you learn how to position elements.
Learn CSS Positioning web-based tool free web design example


iHateRegex – A regular expression cheat sheet for haters.
regular expression cheat sheet web-based tool free web design example


Learn Box Alignment – Get the lowdown on how alignment works for both CSS Grid and Flexbox.
Learn Box Alignment web-based tool free web design example


Selectors Explained – Translate CSS selectors into plain English.
css electors Explained web-based tool free web design example


Grid Cheatsheet – A handy reference for learning the intricacies of CSS Grid.
css Grid Cheatsheet web-based tool free web design example


Git Command Explorer – A handy resource to help you find just the right Git command.
Git Command Explorer web-based tool free web design example


Host Rider – Use this fun CSS game to learn more about the justify-content property.
Host Rider web-based tool free web design example

Note-Taking & Text Editor Tools

Writty – A free, open-source text editor with multiple styles and export options.
Writty web-based tool free web design example


Markably – Try out this an elegant rich text editor with full markdown support. Available as both browser-based and native apps.
Markably web-based tool free web design example


Scribbble – A writing tool that focuses on simplicity, so that you can focus on your work.
Scribbble web-based tool free web design example

Useful Web-Based Tools

Quick & Simple Image Placeholder – Use this tool to generate colorful image placeholders.
Image Placeholder web-based tool free web design example


Image Speed Test – A tool that analyzes your site’s images and offers suggestions to improve performance.
Image Speed Test web-based tool free web design example


SocialSizes.io – A resource for social media image and video sizes – complete with downloadable templates.
SocialSizes social media image and video sizes web-based tool free web design example

Share & Display Code Snippets

Snapcode – An online tool for storing and organizing code snippets.
Snapcode


Ray.so – Use this tool to create beautiful images of your code snippets.
Ray.so


Indiepen – Share embedded code snippets with this privacy-friendly code example solution.
Indiepen

GitHub Tools & Apps

Repobeats – Add highly-visual insights to your GitHub repositories with this tool.
Repobeats


README Gen – Use this tool to generate a professional README file for your GitHub projects.
README Gen


GitHub Profile README Generator – Use this tool to build your personal GitHub profile.
GitHub Profile README Generator


GitHub Socialify – Showcase your project to the world by generating a beautiful project image with this tool.
GitHub Socialify web-based tool free web design example


Memo App – Write notes in a GitHub Gist.
Memo App web-based tool free web design example

…and finally…

Dev Dad Jokes – A silly little app that adds a little extra humour into the world of developers.
Dev Dad Jokes


The Useless Web – Have some free time? Why not use this resource to find some useless websites to visit?
The Useless Web web-based tool free web design example