What are the most popular design apps? It’s rather hard to estimate most popular design software relying on vendor selling information and there are no general stat as well. But there are some new online services which tracks apps usage by installing special software and it works like Alexa for websites. According to websites Wakoopa and Software Informer most popular design apps are:

1. Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Creative Suite is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications.

1. Picasa

Picasa is a free software application for organizing and editing digital photos.

1. ACDSee

ACDSee is shareware image organizer software for Windows.

1. IrfanView

IrfanView is a freeware image viewer that can view, edit, and convert image files.

1. PhotoStudio

PhotoStudio is photo editing application featuring an advanced tools, filters and FX.

1. Xnview

Xnview is free cross-platform image viewer used for viewing, converting, organizing and editing.

1. Gimp

Gimp is Open Source raster graphics editor used to process digital graphics and photographs.

1. Paint.NET

Paint.NET is freeware raster graphic editor with all the essentials tools and advantages.

1. PhotoFiltre

PhotoFiltre is app for digital picture editing and handling.

1. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is the graphic design package including vector editor and image editor.

1. PhotoStitch

PhotoStitch is program to mix related photos to arrange a panorama view images.

1. FastStone Image Viewer

FastStone Image Viewer is image viewer that also can edit and convert images.

1. Inkscape

Inkscape is Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator and CorelDraw.

1. Nvu (Kompozer)

Nvu (Kompozer)is WYSIWYG HTML editor, based on the Composer component of Mozilla Application Suite.

1. Microsoft Expression Studio

Microsoft Expression Studio is suite of design and media applications aimed at developers and designers.

1. Ulead PhotoImpact

Ulead PhotoImpact is image-editing suite with retouch tools, red eye removals, and hundreds of masks and textures.

1. SnagIt

SnagIt is app to select anything onscreen and capture it, annotate and enhance with a built-in editor.

1. Google SketchUp

Google SketchUp is 3D modeling program designed for professional architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers.

1. Paint Shop Pro

Paint Shop Pro is photo-editing software for everything from easy, automatic photo fixes to precision editing.

1. Axialis IconWorkshop

Axialis IconWorkshop is icon editor can create icons for both Windows (.ico) and Macintosh (.icns).