I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use
Hello everyone! I'm a solo developer who's been doing UI/UX work since 2007. Over the years, I watched design tools evolve from lightweight products into bloated feature-heavy platforms. I kept finding myself using a small amount of the features while the rest just mostly got in the way. So a few years ago I set out to build a design tool just like I wanted. So I built Vecti with what I actually need: pixel-perfect grid snapping, a performant canvas renderer, shared asset libraries, and export/presentation features. No collaborative whiteboarding. No plugin ecosystem. No enterprise…
I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use launched on February 6, 2026 with 386 votes, #46 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Vecti is a UI design tool built by a solo developer to strip away unnecessary complexity found in modern design platforms. It focuses on core features including pixel-perfect grid snapping, a performant canvas, shared asset libraries, and export capabilities, while excluding collaboration tools, plugins, and enterprise features. Designed for individual designers and small teams, Vecti is hosted in the EU with privacy-focused practices and offers a free tier with no credit card required.
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From the sources
Vecti is the collaborative UX design tool that turns complex workflows into intuitive visual solutions. Multiple team members can simultaneously edit and review designs, with all assets and artifacts shared seamlessly across the team. Use our high-performance rendering engine to build your pixel-perfect designs. Handle unlimited-scale projects without compromise. Professional power. Intuitive simplicity. Built specifically for modern UX workflows Our intuitive interface will help you quickly bring your ideas to life so you can spend more time to be creative. Create once, use everywhere. Simply drag and drop or click to re-use your previously created UI elements. Pay only for the number of…from vecti.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hello everyone! I'm a solo developer who's been doing UI/UX work since 2007. Over the years, I watched design tools evolve from lightweight products into bloated feature-heavy platforms. I kept finding myself using a small amount of the features while the rest just mostly got in the way. So a few years ago I set…
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