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What DesignCap is

DesignCap is an online graphic design tool for creating posters, flyers, infographics, presentations, and other materials. Users can start from a template, customize the design, then export it to a computer or share it online. The site describes thousands of templates and a built-in collection of illustrations, shapes, fonts, stock photos, and icons. Other listed formats include reports, charts, brochures, menus, cards, invitations, and social media graphics. Users can upload photos from a local library, import Facebook photos, or search the Internet. DesignCap works in popular browsers on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Its free plan costs nothing and allows five image uploads and five saved designs, with JPG exports. Paid plans add higher capacities and high-resolution PNG and PDF exports: Basic allows 100 uploads and saved designs, while Plus allows 1,000 of each. Annual Basic costs $4.99 a year, and annual Plus costs $5.99 a year; monthly options cost 8.99 USD and 12.99 USD, respectively.

Who it suits

DesignCap suits people making visual materials who want templates and built-in design assets to begin with. Its free plan fits users with modest upload and saved-design needs.

What it does well

  • Thousands of templates and built-in design assets.
  • Supports posters, reports, social graphics, and more.
  • Free plan includes five image uploads and saved designs.
  • Created visuals and uploaded assets are private by default.

What to know first

  • Free plan is limited to JPG exports.
  • Free plan limits uploads and saved designs to five each.
  • The privacy policy says absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

Limits

The free plan has limited templates and stock media choices, allows 5 image uploads and 5 saved designs, and exports JPG files. Basic and Plus include larger stated upload and saved-design allowances; annual and monthly versions also list unlimited templates, stock icons, and modules, plus high-resolution PNG and PDF exports.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Freelimited templates · limited stock media · 5 image uploads · 5 saved designs · JPG exportsFree
Plus$12.99 USD/month billed monthly · unlimited templates · unlimited stock icons/modules · high-resolution PNG/PDF · 1,000 uploads · 1,000 saved designs · font uploads$12.99 a month
Plus — monthlyBilled Monthly · Unlimited templates · Unlimited stock icons · Unlimited modules · High-res PNG & PDF exports · 1,000 image uploads · Save up to 1,000 designs$12.99 a month
Basic$4.99 USD/month, $59.88 USD/year billed annually · unlimited templates · unlimited stock icons/modules · high-resolution PNG/PDF · 100 uploads · 100 saved designs$59.88 a year
Basic — annualBilled Annually $4.99 USD/month = $59.88 USD/year, saving 50% · Unlimited templates · Unlimited stock icons · Unlimited modules · High-res PNG & PDF exports · 100 image uploads · Save up to 100 designs$59.88 a year
Plus$5.99 USD/month, $71.88 USD/year billed annually · unlimited templates · unlimited stock icons/modules · high-resolution PNG/PDF · 1,000 uploads · 1,000 saved designs · font uploads$71.88 a year
Plus — annualBilled Annually $5.99 USD/month = $71.88 USD/year, saving 50% · Unlimited templates · Unlimited stock icons · Unlimited modules · High-res PNG & PDF exports · 1,000 image uploads · Save up to 1,000 designs$71.88 a year
Basic$8.99 USD/month billed monthly · unlimited templates · unlimited stock icons/modules · high-resolution PNG/PDF · 100 uploads · 100 saved designs$8.99 a month

The first 8 of 9 plans, as designcap.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan

Getting started

  1. Open https://www.designcap.com/ in a supported browser.
  2. Sign up with Facebook or Google.
  3. Choose a template for the design you want to make.
  4. Customize it with text, illustrations, shapes, fonts, photos, or icons.
  5. Export the design to your computer or share it online.

Verdict

DesignCap offers a browser-based workflow for a wide range of design formats, with templates and built-in assets. Compare the plan quotas and export formats against the work you need to produce.

Questions

Is DesignCap free?

Yes. Its Free plan is listed as free.

What does the Free plan include?

It includes limited templates and stock media choices, 5 image uploads, up to 5 saved designs, and JPG exports.

What platforms does DesignCap support?

It is a web service and says it works in popular browsers on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

What do the paid plans cost?

Basic monthly costs $8.99 a month and Plus monthly costs $12.99 a month. Basic annual is listed at $4.99 a year, billed annually at $4.99 a month = $59.88 a year; Plus annual is $5.99 a year, billed annually at $5.99 a month = $71.88 a year. Basic and Plus plans without a billing term have no price listed.

Can DesignCap artwork be used commercially?

DesignCap says its provided resources may be used commercially, provided users have the appropriate rights to content they upload.

How can I share a finished design?

DesignCap says users can share artwork to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or email, or export it to a computer.

Facts from DesignCap's own pages

Account requirement
Basic features can be used without an account, while some features require registration. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Browser requirements
The FAQ says DesignCap works in popular browsers on Mac, Windows and Linux and recommends Chrome 14+, Internet Explorer 10+, Firefox 10+ and Safari 7+. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Chart types
Official chart pages list bar, pie, flow, Venn, line, table and map visualizations, among others. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Commercial use
The FAQ allows commercial use of artworks containing DesignCap resources, subject to the user having rights to uploaded content. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company founding
LinkedIn says PearlMountain has focused on graphics and multimedia software since 2006. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company size
LinkedIn lists PearlMountain as a privately held software company with 51–200 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
Data handling
The privacy policy says DesignCap may collect account, usage, and user content information and may use third-party services such as Facebook, Pinterest, Google Analytics, and AdMob. · designcap.com, 8 Oct 2026
Data transfer limitation
The privacy policy states that data may be transmitted internationally and that absolute security cannot be guaranteed. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Design formats
The maker lists infographics, charts, posters, flyers, logos, business cards, brochures, presentations, reports, resumes, schedules and social-media graphics. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Design types
Listed design types include infographics, presentations, reports, charts, posters, flyers, brochures, menus, cards, invitations, and social media graphics. · designcap.com, 8 Oct 2026
Editing controls
The tutorial documents text movement, resizing, rotation, font, color, alignment, opacity, layer ordering, duplication and deletion. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Feature availability limitation
Terms reserve PearlMountain’s right to add, change, suspend or remove service features and templates. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Free plan
Yes · designcap.com, 20 Sept 2026
Headquarters
LinkedIn lists PearlMountain’s headquarters in Hong Kong. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
Illustration tools
Yes · designcap.com, 20 Sept 2026
Integrations
The terms identify integrations with The Noun Project for icons and Pixabay for images and videos. · designcap.com, 15 Oct 2026
Integrations and sharing
The FAQ says users can sign up with Facebook or Google and share artwork to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or email. · designcap.com, 8 Oct 2026
Limit: advanced and team work
Thrivelance reports a smaller, less polished template library, limited advanced customization, restricted free exports and weak support for teams or brand consistency. · thrivelance.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: asset variety
G2 reviewers report fewer usable images than comparable tools. · g2.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: billing and saving complaints
A 2025 Trustpilot reviewer reported save errors, missing resize functions, plan reversion and unresolved refund or billing problems. · uk.trustpilot.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: export and template problems
Trustpilot reviewers report missing text in downloads, inability to obtain needed PDF output and template text reverting. · uk.trustpilot.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: free export size
Better Posters reported that its tested free tier allowed only five saved designs, five uploads, small JPG export and no PNG or PDF export. · betterposters.blogspot.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: poster sizing
Better Posters reported that custom sizing accepted pixels only, capped dimensions at 4,000 pixels and was unsuitable for conference posters. · betterposters.blogspot.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: reliability
Individual G2 reviewers report occasional freezing and cases where the service does not work as expected. · g2.com, 15 Oct 2026

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