Adobe Expressadobe.com
FreemiumSimpler Adobe design tool with clean typography + AI.
AIWeb
Cover Design
Cover-design apps, mockup generators, and template libraries for fiction and nonfiction. 12 tools, compared by price and platform.
12 tools
Adobe Photoshopadobe.com
SubscriptionPro raster editor for custom fiction covers.
MacWindows
Affinity Photo/Designeraffinity.serif.com
One-timeOne-time Photoshop/Illustrator alternatives.
MacWindows
BookBrushbookbrush.com
FreemiumAuthor-specific covers + 3D mockups, box-set & ad templates.
Web
Canvacanva.com
FreemiumDrag-drop design with book-cover templates + AI Magic Studio.
AIWeb
DIY Book Coversdiybookcovers.com
FreeFree cover templates + 3D mockup generator.
Web
GIMPgimp.org
FreeFree open-source Photoshop alternative.
Open sourceMacWindowsLinux
Placeitplaceit.net
SubscriptionRealistic mockups (Kindle, tabletop) + cover templates.
Web
Procreateprocreate.com
One-timeiPad illustration/cover-art app.
iOS
Snappasnappa.com
FreeQuick template-based graphic design.
Web
Vismevisme.co
FreeDesign tool for graphics & covers.
Web
VistaCreate (Crello)create.vista.com
FreeTemplate-based design tool.
Web