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Ask HN: Which tools do you use for wireframes?
I'm a developer, not a web designer. I've been using Balsamiq for many years but while Sketch and Figma replaced Photoshop in many cases, I'd like to see what other tools you're using these days in order to quickly sketch some wireframes.
- blacksoil 7y agoI had been using Pencil on Linux. But lately I have been using Figma on Windows. I like the interactivity aspect of Figma where I could build an interactive demo real quickly to showcase an idea
- luto 7y agoI used to use Balsamiq wireframes for quite some time. Now I use https://draw.io https://draw.io for most basic sketching. https://balsamiq.com/wireframes/ https://balsamiq.com/wireframes/
- anotheryou 7y agoIf i don't have to impress I love Balsamiq with comic sans font. Makes it clear this is UX, not design and exported as clickable PDF it works quite nicely.
- hkiely 7y agoBalsamiq is one of the most simple tools to use. Many people may find drawing shapes in PowerPoint easer. The linking in Balsamiq works faster.
- oh_boy 7y agoA whiteboard or a Everlast Rocket Book, erasable pen and OfficeLens app to digitalise it. Then I put it into Figma and can prototype with them and show it to my clients. I'm too slow with any software solution as it allows for too many details.
- rolae 7y agoThere are hundreds of wireframing / prototoyping tools out there, I tried many of them, I would still recommend Balsamiq for non-designers. It stays true to its core, to keep things simple and fast. Sketch & Figma will slow you down, so unless you need to create highly interactive prototypes or you want to do visual design, then I say, stick to it. I recently gravitated back towards Balsamiq, as I helps me think at the right level, and not go too much into detail. And love their licensing, I bought a license 10 years ago, and got ten years of upgrades. Recently they had their first paid upgrade in ten years, this is just unmatched in commercial software.
- wprapido 7y ago- Pencil and paper - Adobe Illustrator Yeah, I'm ol' skool. If I want to convey interactivity or present the flow, I opt for Axure RP
- zkirill 7y agoI swear by the native iOS Notes app and an Apple Pencil on an iPad. Simple, reliable, no surprises, and easy to share.
- tchock23 7y agoI’ve been using Moqups.com for along time now. Does the job, but I don’t have much to compare to.
- yogananda 7y agoThis is good too , i liked very much https://whimsical.com/a https://whimsical.com/a
- philippz 7y agoI'll definitely check this out. Looks good also for other purposes.