Exciting New Tools for Designers, March 2023

<p>This month’s edition of Exciting New Tools for Designers and Developers focuses on getting work done smarter.</p> <p>We have invoicing apps and scheduling tools. Some resources will save you the trouble of hiring a designer or developer. And there are some really helpful testing and prototyping tools.<br /></p> <h1>Glaze</h1> <p><a href="https://www.glazestock.com/">Glaze</a> is a collection of modern illustrations that are free to download and use. There’s everything from isolated characters to immersive scenes.</p><figure><a href="https://www.glazestock.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/01-glaze.jpg" alt="Glaze" /></a></figure> <h1>Rise</h1> <p><a href="https://rize.io/">Rise</a> is an intelligent time tracker that helps you maximize your productivity. It’s an excellent solution for freelancers hoping to improve their income.</p><figure><a href="https://rize.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/02-rise.jpg" alt="Rise" /></a></figure> <h1>Relicx</h1> <p><a href="https://relicx.ai/">Relicx</a> is a testing app that tracks down the UX issues in your product using real user journeys. It’s 10x more effective than beta testing.</p><figure><a href="https://relicx.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/03-relicx.jpg" alt="Relicx" /></a></figure> <h1>Outerbase</h1> <p><a href="https://outerbase.com/">Outerbase</a> is a GUI for your database. Easily view, edit, and manage all of the data in your database without needing to know SQL.</p><figure><a href="https://outerbase.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/04-outerbase.jpg" alt="Outerbase" /></a></figure> <h1>Selldone</h1> <p><a href="https://selldone.com/">Selldone</a> is an enterprise-grade service for building large-volume ecommerce experiences. It’s no-code, white-labeled, and can handle millions of orders.</p><figure><a href="https://selldone.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/05-selldone.jpg" alt="Selldone" /></a></figure> <h1>Cakedesk</h1> <p><a href="https://cakedesk.app/">Cakedesk</a> is an excellent invoicing app for freelancers. You can send invoices and proposals and build a database of clients.</p><figure><a href="https://cakedesk.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/06-cakedesk.jpg" alt="Cakedesk" /></a></figure> <h1>Roastd</h1> <p><a href="https://www.roastd.io/">Roastd</a> is a feedback service that’s not for the faint of heart. You can pay for brutally honest feedback, and although it may hurt, acting on it will improve your conversions.</p><figure><a href="https://www.roastd.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/07-roastd.jpg" alt="Roastd" /></a></figure> <h1>Galileo AI</h1> <p><a href="https://www.usegalileo.ai/">Galileo AI</a> is a new service that promises to design user interfaces for you. Trained on thousands of designs, it uses AI to create a design based on a text prompt.</p><figure><a href="https://www.usegalileo.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/08-galileo.jpg" alt="Galileo AI" /></a></figure> <h1>Sizzy</h1> <p><a href="https://sizzy.co/">Sizzy</a> is a powerful browser for web development that packs all the tools you need into a single app. You can test different device sizes, debug, and it integrates with lots of devtools.</p><figure><a href="https://sizzy.co/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/09-sizzy.jpg" alt="Sizzy" /></a></figure> <h1>Linke</h1> <p><a href="https://linke.to/">Linke</a> is a link manager that lets you create fully branded short links that you can share on social media, your website, or via email. You’ll get notified whenever it’s clicked.</p><figure><a href="https://linke.to/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/10-linke.jpg" alt="Linke" /></a></figure> <h1>AssemblyAI</h1> <p><a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/">AssemblyAI</a> is a speech recognition API that uses AI to detect speech, transcribe it to text, and understand it. It’s an incredible resource for anyone building customer service apps.</p><figure><a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/11-assembly.jpg" alt="Assembly AI" /></a></figure> <h1>Freelance Brain</h1> <p><a href="https://godly.website/shop/freelance-brain">Freelance Brain</a> is an add-on for Notion that helps you manage your freelance business. You can manage clients and projects for a more straightforward work life.</p><figure><a href="https://godly.website/shop/freelance-brain" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/12-freelancebrain.jpg" alt="Freelance Brain" /></a></figure> <h1>Glint</h1> <p><a href="https://glint.info/">Glint</a> is an excellent free GUI for Git. It allows you to version control your files in a visual manner, so you don’t need to mess around with the command line.</p><figure><a href="https://glint.info/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/13-glint.jpg" alt="Glint" /></a></figure> <h1>Maya</h1> <p><a href="https://meetmaya.world/">Maya</a> is an AI assistant for startups. So instead of spending valuable time hunting through your data for answers, ask Maya and get better answers faster.</p><figure><a href="https://meetmaya.world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/14-maya.jpg" alt="Maya" /></a></figure> <h1>PersonaGen</h1> <p><a href="https://personagen.app/">PersonaGen</a> is a fantastic alternative to spending hours writing personas for user testing. It uses the power of AI to create your personas in seconds. </p><figure><a href="https://personagen.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="/assets/posts/inline/15-personagen.jpg" alt="PersonaGen" /></a></figure>