Best Wireframe & Prototype Tools for Your Website Project

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The main purpose of a wireframe is to ease the
process of app creation or website development.
It enables to focus on the functions and user
interactivity which is applicable for all the
involved stakeholders. Just with discussing the
idea verbally or writing it down will not serve
the purpose, you will have to make your client
understand with the assistance of a wireframe
design. If you have outsourced your project to a
professional website design company then you can
be sure of getting the first look of your website
or app in the form of a workable model which is
known as a Wireframe. There are numerous
wireframe tools in the market that cater to
various levels of functionalities and with a
diverse range of features. Some software tools
can be used for simple wireframes
prototypes whereas others are efficient and allow
you to create a fully functional prototype
design. We have compiled a list of top ten best
wireframe and prototype tools recommended for
persuasive website projects to guide our
prospects and other web design company.
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1. Wireframe.cc Wireframe.cc is a very simple and
easy to use tool for sketching your wireframes
that are ideal for creating amazing toolbars and
icons of those drawing apps. Wireframe.cc comes
with access to a limited color palette which
helps you to avoid delays in creating the working
model. The UI elements are pretty sensitive and
appear only when they are needed. The ease of use
and liking the tool is totally a personal
choice. 2. UXPin his dynamic tool allows you to
drag and drop the elements. You will find regular
updates in the libraries for Foundation, iOS,
Android, Bootstrap and hence you can quickly
create a workable mock-up. This helps you to
create an interactive prototype of your concept.
Additionally, you can design in Photoshop or
Sketch and import the files into UXPin and get
the prototype done in no time. In order to
support a full UX process, you can create pin
documentation and automatically get the specs and
style guides generated for the developers. 3.
Balsamiq Mockups This tools comprises of various
drag and drop elements from buttons to lists.
This hand-drawing styled theme purposely keeps
the theme rough in order to get more and more
feedback from the usability point of view of the
prototype. 4. Pidoco Pidoco allows you to add
functionalities to your layout and create an
interactive prototype. It includes a library full
of elements which can be dragged and dropped, not
only this you can also add multiple pages and
layers. You can easily share the prototype online
with your clients and get feedback right into the
prototype. The prototypes can be easily viewed on
your phone, it is as easy as accessing the app.
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5. Adobe InDesign InDesign is a very creative and
interactive tool that can be used to create PDFs
that work similar to the wireframe for your app
or website. You can include animations, videos,
and objects into InDesign, create libraries of
page elements. This makes it easy to create a
collection of several reusable graphics. 6. Adobe
Photoshop Photoshop has limited features
including libraries of interface elements.
However, if you are looking for a
straightforward, fast wireframe then this is the
ideal choice for designers. Just like all the
Adobe products even Photoshop gives you ease of
sketching ideas, group several elements and
create an effective wireframe. 7. Protoshare This
is an online tool built with a concept of
collaborating and sharing. You can easily drag
and drop various elements right from the library,
it includes a sitemap and can be used with custom
CSS and add your own elements. It does not allow
you to export as a PDF however the prototyping
features are worth exploring. 8. Pencil
Project It is an open source wire framing tool
which is absolutely free and is available for
Windows, Linux, and Mac. This tool is filled with
feature like multi-page document, external object
import, as well as aligning, scaling, rotation
and more. The tool comes with preloaded templates
which have the ability to export to HTML, PNG,
Openoffice.org, Word document and PDF.
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9. OmniGraffle If you want a quick turnaround of
your wireframe then OmniGraffle is the best tool
for you. It allows you to quickly create website
wireframes, diagrams, processes, charts and much
more. The tool is so efficient that if you select
a document type, OmniGraffle will make
context-sensitive joints between them this links
the lines automatically in a diagram and aligns
shapes into the wireframe page layouts. 10.
Axure Axure is another multi-tool that enables
you to create website wireframes and prototypes.
The tool allows you to commence in a
black-and-white sketch phase prior to adding in
the colors, logos, images and fonts. You can
later move to the superior prototyping phase
where you can test therequired UX designs. Key
Takeaways There are various other wireframe and
prototype tools which can be used on a regular
basis, but the choice entirely depends on you. We
are sure this list will be helpful to you for
your future endeavors. Feel free to share any
other tool that you think might to useful to the
community.
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