Stencil

Stencil is a graphic design tool built for speed: pick a template, swap in your text, and export a polished image in under a minute. No design skills required.

What it does

You start from one of 5 million+ stock photos or 1,500+ templates, then customize with text overlays, filters, and your brand colors. Stencil saves your brand kit so every post stays consistent. It integrates directly with social schedulers like Buffer and Hootsuite.

Best for

• Social media managers cranking out daily posts
• Bloggers who need featured images fast
• Small business owners without a design budget

Strengths

• Massive stock library eliminates the need for separate photo subscriptions
• Brand kits apply fonts, colors, and logos in one click
• Direct export to social schedulers cuts workflow steps

• 5M+ stock photos — Access a huge library without leaving the editor
• 1,500+ templates — Pre-sized for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and more
• Brand kits — Save your logo, fonts, and colors for one-click application
• Text overlay tools — Add, resize, and style text with dozens of fonts
• Direct integrations — Send images to Buffer, Hootsuite, and other schedulers
• Background remover — Remove image backgrounds with a single click