Recraft
Recraft is an AI design tool that turns a text prompt into real, downloadable graphics: logos, icons, illustrations, social banners, and product mockups, including true SVG vectors you can edit in Figma or Illustrator.
The free path: Free plan with daily credits, no credit card, and SVG export included. One honest catch: free images are public and not licensed for commercial use, so for client or business work you need Basic at $10 a month (private images, full commercial rights). You walk out with an actual file: an editable SVG logo, a matching icon set, or a finished social banner, on a genuinely free plan with no credit card.
Pricing
Free plan with daily credits, no credit card, and SVG export included. One honest catch: free images are public and not licensed for commercial use, so for client or business work you need Basic at $10 a month (private images, full commercial rights). Advanced is $27 a month and Pro is $48 a month for more credits.
As reported in our 5 Sep 2026 issue.
Try it in 3 steps
- Go to recraft.ai, open the Create panel, and pick your output type: Image, Vector, Mockup, or a whole Set of Images. For a logo or icon that stays crisp at any size, choose Vector.
- Set your brand style once. Upload 1 to 10 reference images (a past slide, your logo, a few photos in your palette) and Recraft locks the rendering, color, and texture. Pick Precise to match it closely or Flexible for the general vibe. No training or setup.
- Type what you need ("4 line icons for a project dashboard," "a launch banner for Thursday's webinar"), generate, and download the result as SVG or PNG, ready to drop into a deck, site, or post.
How it scored
The screen every Tool of the Week has to pass (1 to 5).
| Hands you a real file | 5/5 |
| Easy to try free | 4/5 |
| No setup, GUI only | 5/5 |
| Useful every week | 4/5 |
| New or updated recently | 5/5 |
Where we covered it
- 5 Sep 2026, Tool of the Week: OpenAI's GPT-6 Can Hack Computers
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