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Design Minis

A directory of small, single-purpose tools made by designers.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Design Minis?

Design Minis collects the tiny design utilities you keep bookmarking: colour pickers, type scales, motion helpers, icon tools and more. Instead of hunting through old tabs, you get one searchable shelf of small tools that each do one job well.

Pros: what Design Minis does well

  • Everything in one place
  • Free to browse

Cons: where it falls short

  • Design-focused only

Who Design Minis is for

Designers who lose time searching for small utilities.

Who can skip it

People outside design work.

Design Minis alternatives

Not sold on Design Minis? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Focus: two factor authentication, security and 2fa. Shares directory with Design Minis. Rated 4.6 (Design Minis: 4.5).

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uses.tech

Focus: uses pages and developer setup. Shares tools and directory with Design Minis. Same 4.5 rating.

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QuickPick

Focus: notes, organization and assets. Shares design and bookmarks with Design Minis. A web app, not a website. Freemium (Design Minis: Free). Rated 4.4 (Design Minis: 4.5).

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Deck.gallery

Focus: presentations, decks and slides. Shares design with Design Minis. Rated 4.6 (Design Minis: 4.5).

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JustDeleteMe

Focus: delete account, privacy and digital declutter. Shares directory with Design Minis. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.6 (Design Minis: 4.5).

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Free alternatives to Design Minis

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

selfh.st

Focus: self-hosted, open source and app directory. Shares directory with Design Minis. Rated 4.6 (Design Minis: 4.5).

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Beancount

Focus: accounting, finance and plain text. Also in Personal Productivity and Organization, like Design Minis. Same 4.5 rating.

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Cool Tools

Focus: tool reviews, recommendations and curation. Shares directory with Design Minis. Same 4.5 rating.

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Unikist

Focus: design resources, ui kits and icons. Shares directory with Design Minis. Same 4.5 rating.

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Best Free Fonts

Focus: fonts, typography and free. Shares design with Design Minis. Rated 4.4 (Design Minis: 4.5).

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