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24 alternatives to Principle for Mac 4.0

Animate your ideas, design better apps

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Principle for Mac 4.0 launched in 2018; 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 for Mac 3.0▲325

   Send events between component and parent

   2017 · principleformac.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Principle 6▲87

   Animate ideas, design better apps

   2021 · principle.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Animate in Principle▲118

   Prototyping course from Figma to Principle

   2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Principle 2.0▲199

   Animate your ideas, design better apps, now with components

   2016 · principleformac.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Drama▲356

   Design, prototype and animate in a single Mac app.

   2019 · drama.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Noun Project for Mac 2.0▲533

   Search nearly a million icons. Now in color!

   2017 · thenounproject.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Design Principles▲920

   An open source repository of design principles and methods

   2017 · principles.design · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Design Camera▲568

   Drag and drop 3D mockups

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    References.Design▲141

    Explore, discover and organize your digital inspirations

    2018 · south-side.cl · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pichon for Mac▲270

    Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop

    2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Framer▲463

    Now with auto-code, an all-new way to design with code

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ProtoPie 4.0▲378

    Change the way you prototype on macOS & Windows

    2019 · protopie.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UI Movement 2.0▲422

    The best UI design inspiration, daily

    2016 · pageflows.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sketch Icons▲408

    Generate a dynamic icon library in less than 5 minutes

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    UI Movement▲468

    The best UI design inspiration, daily

    2015 · pageflows.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Keynote 10.0▲114

    Beautiful presentations for everyone. By everyone.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Play▲415

    The first native iOS design tool

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Noun Project for Mac▲334

    Building a visual language of icons anyone can understand

    2015 · thenounproject.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Shortcuts.design▲418

    Every shortcut for designers in one place!

    2017 · shortcuts.design · its alternatives →

22. 22
    UI Garage ▲425

    Specific mobile and web design patterns for your inspiration

    2016 · uigarage.net · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Enterface, a UI design app concept I'm designing▲234

    Surprisingly useful apps for Mac. Made by one developer.

    2012 · bendansby.com · its alternatives →

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    Annotate▲193

    Menubar app to draw on any app or screen on macOS

    2024 · getannotate.com · its alternatives →

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