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24 alternatives to Principle 2.0

Animate your ideas, design better apps, now with components

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Principle 2.0 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Principle▲333

   Animate your ideas, design better apps

   2015 · principleformac.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Principle 6▲87

   Animate ideas, design better apps

   2021 · principle.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Animate in Principle▲118

   Prototyping course from Figma to Principle

   2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Principle for Mac 4.0▲228

   Animate your ideas, design better apps

   2018 · principleformac.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Land Book 2.0▲369

   Beyond websites. Find inspiration in sections, motion & more

   2017 · land-book.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Principle for Mac 3.0▲325

   Send events between component and parent

   2017 · principleformac.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Design Principles▲920

   An open source repository of design principles and methods

   2017 · principles.design · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Principle Repo▲200

   Collection of FREE Principle files for animation/prototyping

   2016 · principlerepo.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Refactoring UI: The Book▲822

   Make your ideas look awesome, without relying on a designer

   2018 · refactoringui.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Marvel 2.0▲446

    Super simple design, prototyping and collaboration

    2016 · marvelapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UI Movement 2.0▲422

    The best UI design inspiration, daily

    2016 · pageflows.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Animation Handbook on Design Better▲184

    Guide to animation best practices in digital product design.

    2019 · designbetterpodcast.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    101 UX Principles▲154

    Become a better digital product designer

    2019 · uxbook.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UI Design System▲180

    Starter kit for Sketch to create awesome user interfaces.

    2017 · uidesignsystem.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Frame Innovation▲63

    Create New Thinking by Design

    2016 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Matter▲127

    An expanding UI Kit for Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Matter 2.0▲199

    Design web apps, pronto! UI Kit crafted in Sketch

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fundamental UI Design▲154

    A free course about UI design principles and best practices

    2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Design Sprint▲62

    A healthy mash of Lean, Design Thinking and Agile "up front"

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    UX Design Process Best Practices▲76

    Documentation to move design forward

    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Atomic Design▲77

    Create design systems, not pages

    2016 · shop.bradfrost.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Non-Designer's Design Book▲71

    Basic principles of good design in a clear, simple, style

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Concepts▲125

    A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

    2015 · concepts.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →