Monday Morning Cool Tool: Snappa

This week’s cool tool recommendation is Snappa – a cloud-based graphic design tool.

Snappa is a user-friendly graphic design tool, particularly well-suited for those who need to quickly create visuals without a steep learning curve or expensive software.

Key Features

• Extensive Library of Templates: Offers thousands of pre-designed templates for various purposes (social media posts, blog graphics, ads, etc.) that are customizable.  
• Vast Stock Photo & Graphics Library: Provides access to millions of royalty-free, high-definition photos and a wide selection of graphics, icons, and vectors.  
• Text Editor: Allows users to add and customize text with a variety of fonts, sizes, colors, and effects.  
• Image Editor: Includes basic image editing tools like cropping, resizing, flipping, rotating, and adjusting brightness/contrast.  
• Background Remover: A one-click tool to remove backgrounds from images.  
• Image Resizer: Makes it easy to resize graphics for different social media platforms with pre-set dimensions.  
• Custom Font Uploads: Paid plans allow users to upload their own brand fonts for consistency.  
• Social Media Integrations: Offers direct integration with platforms like Buffer for easy scheduling and publishing (on paid plans).  
• Team Collaboration: Team plans allow multiple users to collaborate on designs.  
• Brand Kit: Enables users to save brand colors and logos for easy access.  

Pricing:

Snappa offers different pricing tiers, including a free plan with limitations:  

• Free Plan: Typically includes access to all templates and the stock photo library but limits the number of downloads per month (usually 3) and the number of connected social accounts. It’s generally for single users.  
• Pro Plan: A paid plan for individuals, usually offered at a monthly or annual fee, that unlocks unlimited downloads, social media integrations, custom font uploads, background removal, and more.  
• Team Plan: Aimed at teams, offering the same features as the Pro plan but for multiple users (typically up to 5 on the standard team plan), often with collaboration features.