Book of Shapes
Focus: generative art, patterns and algorithmic art. Shares design assets and backgrounds with Haikei. A website, not a web app. Rated 4.5 (Haikei: 4.6).
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Web App
Haikei
A browser tool for generating unique SVG shapes, waves and backgrounds.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
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What is Haikei?
Haikei is a free web app that generates design assets such as blobs, layered waves, gradients and low-poly backgrounds. Every shape is randomised and customisable, and you can export the result as SVG or PNG for websites, social posts and presentations.
Pros: what Haikei does well
- Many generators in one place
- Randomise until it looks right
- Clean SVG exports
Cons: where it falls short
- Best used on a desktop browser
- Limited control over very fine details
Who Haikei is for
Web designers and makers who want eye-catching backgrounds without drawing them by hand.
Who can skip it
Illustrators who already build custom shapes in a vector editor.
Haikei alternatives
Not sold on Haikei? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Shapefest
Focus: 3d illustrations and graphics. Shares shapes and design assets with Haikei. A website, not a web app. Freemium (Haikei: Free). Rated 4.5 (Haikei: 4.6).
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IRA Design
Focus: illustrations, svg and gradients. Shares design assets with Haikei. Rated 4.4 (Haikei: 4.6).
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Pryzm
Focus: textures, visual studio and browser tool. Shares backgrounds and design assets with Haikei. Freemium (Haikei: Free). Same 4.6 rating.
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4.6Visit
Mockup World
Focus: mockups, psd and presentation. Shares design assets with Haikei. A website, not a web app. Rated 4.4 (Haikei: 4.6).
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Gradient Magic
Focus: css gradients, colour and web design. Shares backgrounds with Haikei. A website, not a web app. Rated 4.3 (Haikei: 4.6).
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.3Visit
Free alternatives to Haikei
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
draw.io
Focus: diagrams, flowcharts and uml. Also in Brainstorming and Workflows, like Haikei. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Haikei: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.7Visit
Animista
Focus: css animations, web design and front-end. Also in Brainstorming and Workflows, like Haikei. Same 4.6 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit
Leonardo
Focus: colour palettes, accessibility and contrast. Also in Brainstorming and Workflows, like Haikei. Same 4.6 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit
Piskel
Focus: pixel art, sprites and animation. Also in Brainstorming and Workflows, like Haikei. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.6Visit
Realtime Colors
Focus: colour palettes, typography and web design. Also in Brainstorming and Workflows, like Haikei. Same 4.6 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit
Blockbench
Focus: 3d modeling, low poly and texturing. Also in Brainstorming and Workflows, like Haikei. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Haikei: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.5Visit
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