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What is Icons8 Lunacy?

Lunacy is vector graphic software for UI, UX, and web design. It 's aim is to help designers to focus on the workflow and minimize distractions. No more wasting time surfing the internet for graphics or switching apps to remove backgrounds, or thinking placeholder texts.

The vendor's value proposition:


FREE PLAN
Lunacy is available on a free plan for personal and commercial use.


CROSS-PLATFORM APP
Lunacy runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.


REAL-TIME COLLABORATION
Users working on different platforms can collaborate over the same design in real-time.


LOW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Lunacy is not demanding on hardware and runs smoothly even on moderate laptops.


BUILT-IN GRAPHICS
Lunacy comes with built-in graphics:

  • Icons

  • Photos

  • Illustrations

Content can be used for for free if a link to Icons8 is set into the final work. Or the user can subscribe to a paid plan and forgo linking.


AI-POWERED TOOLS ONBOARD

Lunacy, offers AI-powered tools to help save time:

  • Background remover — get rid of photo backgrounds in one click

  • Image upscaler — enlarge images and enhance their resolution

  • Avatar generator — create user avatars when designing contact lists, chats, testimonial carousels and things alike

  • Text generator — forget about lorem ipsum and add meaningful copy to designs in one click: names, job titles, cities, phone and credit card numbers, etc.


WORKS ONLINE AND OFFLINE
Users can work both with cloud and local documents. The user can switch between the cloud and local modes whenever desired.


Cloud documents:

  • Accessible from anywhere

  • Up to 10 simultaneous editors

  • Observer mode and other collaboration perks


Local documents:

  • Privacy: what is saved to a local file stays local

  • For when working over a low-bandwidth connection or with no internet at all


MINIMUM LEARNING CURVE
For those with experience with Sketch or Figma, Lunacy aims to feel like home.


FULL SUPPORT FOR SKETCH FILES
Lunacy natively works with the Sketch format. With .sketch files the user can:

  • Open

  • Edit

  • Save

No need to buy a Mac and/or Sketch license. Lunacy can handle both dusty kits from Sketchappsources and the latest versions of .sketch files.


NO BOUNDS

  • With native support for the Sketch format, Lunacy can be used with all major hand-off and version control tools like Avocode, Zeplin, Abstract, Simpli, etc.

  • If it is necessary, the user can import .sketch files to Figma or XD.

Categories & Use Cases

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