Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Reference

An online tool to help you sketch human figures.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Reference launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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JustSketchMe▲89
Interactive 3d models for drawing reference
2019 · justsketch.me · its alternatives →
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refern▲89
Centralize all of your image references
2024 · refern.app · its alternatives →
3
PoseMy.Art▲108
Pose 3D figures with animations for drawings reference
2021 · posemy.art · its alternatives →
4
Humaaans▲1,592
Mix-&-match illustrations of humans with a design library.
2018 · humaaans.com · its alternatives →
5
References.Design▲141
Explore, discover and organize your digital inspirations
2018 · south-side.cl · its alternatives →
6
Pose▲330
A simple web app for character posing
2020 · galshir.com · its alternatives →
7
Illustration Tools▲212
Directory of tools and resources for illustrators
2018 · its alternatives →
8
Sketch for Designers▲714
A growing collection of the best Sketch resources
2017 · its alternatives →
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Refero 2.0▲458
Together with my partner, we are bootstraping a service that allows product designers (and actually startup founders) to find design references from real life product (web and iOS). Why is this important and why does it even work? Every designer spends up to 6 hours a week (we've talked to over 100 of our users to make sure) looking at references on sites like Dribbble and Behance for sources of inspiration. Sometimes they just need to find payment form or specific dashboard, for example. And Refero solves this problem in the best way possible. Refero allows you to find iOS pages or web…
2023 · refero.design · its alternatives →
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SetPose.com - Online Reference Mannequin▲93
The easy to use pose maker for artists! Adjust the 3D drawing model to create your own custom poses. Combine them with many props to use as a drawing reference
2021 · setpose.com · its alternatives →
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SketchApp.rocks▲394
Index of all awesome things related to Sketch.
2016 · sketchapp.rocks · its alternatives →
12
Charts▲348
The most comprehensive collection of charts for Sketch
2019 · charts.graphics · its alternatives →
13
Shading Reference▲77
Simple 3D shapes for artists to study and practice, online
2021 · shadingreference.com · its alternatives →
14
Shortcuts.design▲418
Every shortcut for designers in one place!
2017 · shortcuts.design · its alternatives →
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Refbox▲171
Collect, organize and float your references. Refbox is a fast reference board app for Mac, Windows and iPad.
Nov 2025 · ref.box · its alternatives →
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Sketch Repo▲415
Collection of resources for anyone who uses Sketch
2015 · sketchrepo.com · its alternatives →
17
Library, from InVision▲427
A single source of design truth, connected to the cloud.
2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →
18
YouiDrawfree tier, from $9.99/mo▲105
Online vector graphic design app. Free online logo creator.
2020 · drawtify.com · its alternatives →
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References.Design 2.0▲9
All your inspirations in one place
2019 · south-side.cl · its alternatives →
20MC
my collaborative drawing webapp▲100
2011 · awwapp.com · its alternatives →
21
Sketch Viewer▲283
View, version, and share your .sketch files on the web
2016 · its alternatives →
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Concept Library▲245
Website templates and layouts for Sketch or Photoshop
2017 · its alternatives →
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Paper Illustrations 1.0▲201
Free illustrations library for personal and commercial use.
2019 · iconscout.com · its alternatives →
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Forma Sketch Library▲233
Create easy automated web forms with dropdowns in Sketch
2018 · amrkamal.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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