The best web design tools: work faster and smarter

A web designer uses some of the best web design tools on a laptop with an external monitor
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The best web design tools can help you design a site faster, easier and more smoothly. It's always worth thinking about which tools might speed up your workflow, and we've tested dozens over the years, from prototyping tools to code editors.

In this article, we've brought together a list of the best web design tools we've tested, including options for creating mockups and prototypes, the best code editors and frameworks, the best testing tools and tools for VR, animation and typography.

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Tom May

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects. 

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