Storyset

Storyset provides free, customizable illustrations in multiple consistent styles that can be edited with color, hidden layers for simplification, and even animated as GIFs or videos — with attribution required for free use.

What Makes Storyset Stand Out

Multiple consistent illustration styles to choose from. Animated GIF and video export options unique among free libraries

In-browser customization with color and layer control

Pricing and Plans

Storyset offers a free tier that provides meaningful value for individuals and small teams, with paid plans unlocking additional capabilities as needs grow.

Who Should Use Storyset

Storyset is best for teams and individuals who need design resources capabilities and where multiple consistent illustration styles to choose from. It may not be the right fit when free tier requires attribution — commercial projects need pro or credit.

Verdict

Storyset delivers on its core promise as a design resources tool. Storyset provides free, customizable illustrations in multiple consistent styles that can be edited ... For teams evaluating design resources options, Storyset is worth considering based on its specific strengths and how they align with your requirements.

Free vs. Attribution-Required Use

Storyset's free tier requires attribution — adding a visible credit link to Storyset on any page using their illustrations. This attribution requirement makes the free tier appropriate for personal projects and nonprofits but requiring review for commercial use. The paid plan removes the attribution requirement for commercial applications where crediting a stock library would undermine brand presentation.

Figma and Sketch Integration

Storyset's Figma plugin enables searching and inserting illustrations directly from the Figma canvas — maintaining designer workflow without downloading files manually. The plugin previews animated versions before insertion.

Customization Workflow

Storyset's in-browser customization shows live preview of color and element changes before downloading — iterating on illustration appearance without downloading multiple versions to find the right look. This preview reduces download overhead and makes customization an exploration process.

Overall rating: 4.0 / 5

Storyset is the illustrated scene library with customizable, animated illustrations — providing vectors and animated GIFs for presentations, websites, and apps with color customization and an extensive style variety.

Multiple Illustration Styles

Storyset provides the same concepts across multiple visual styles: Bro (casual flat design), Pana (geometric), Rafiki (friendly flat), Amico (modern flat), and Cuate (outline). This style consistency within each family enables selecting the aesthetic that matches a brand's visual language, then using that style across all illustrations for visual coherence.

Animated Exports

Storyset's most distinctive feature is animated illustration export — downloading illustrations as animated GIFs or SVG animations that bring otherwise static images to life. Animated illustrations in presentations and websites create visual interest that static alternatives do not provide.

Storyset vs. unDraw vs. Humaaans

unDraw has the largest single-style vector library at zero cost. Humaaans enables building custom characters from modular parts. Storyset provides the most style variety with unique animation capability — the right choice when multiple style options and animation export justify the attribution requirement on the free tier.

Overall rating: 4.0 / 5