The best product tools for interior designers

Saving and organising products, then sharing with clients

Aalto saves products from most supplier sites with their price, source and spec sheet, organises them by room or project, and shares a read-only board with clients. Best for designers who want their sourcing and their client presentation in one place, without setting up a full studio system.

Specs and project management for residential studios

Programa is project management and specification software for interior designers and architects, covering specs, schedules, client presentations with date-stamped approvals, and invoicing. Its Web Clipper turns a product URL into a spec. If you only need to save and organise products, it does more than that job requires, and some studios pair it with a lighter tool for curation.

All-in-one business software for design-build pros

Houzz Pro is business software for home professionals that spans design, project management, finances and client engagement. Its Clipper saves products into a library, and clients can comment on and approve items from a client dashboard. Best for design-build firms that want one system for the whole business.

Client approvals and studio management for small studios

Planify is studio management software for interior designers and architects, with budgets, documents, item approvals, mood boards and a client portal. The Planify Clipper saves products from supplier pages. Best for small studios that want proposals and client sign-off alongside sourcing.

Client portal and billing for small studios

Mydoma Studio combines projects, a client portal, sourcing, invoices and orders for interior design studios. Product selections can be saved with a web clipper or its mobile app, and clients can review, approve and pay in the portal. Best for studios that want billing in the same place as their selections.

FF&E specification and procurement for larger firms

Fohlio is a platform for FF&E specification, procurement, estimating and collaboration on design and construction projects. Specifications can be shared with clients, vendors and contractors in different views. Best for larger firms that run procurement alongside specification.

FF&E spec writing for commercial and hospitality

SpecSources is cloud FF&E specification software for interior design, hospitality and procurement teams. Its SpecGrab browser extension captures product details from manufacturer sites, and on the SpecWeb plan clients can approve specs. Best for commercial and hospitality specification.

Sourcing and ordering from European makers

Procurist is an FF&E procurement platform that turns drawings and briefs into FF&E schedules, sources pieces from European suppliers, and generates client presentations. Best for studios that want sourcing and ordering handled in one place.

Loose visual boards and early ideas

Milanote is a flexible canvas for notes, images and early direction. Best for the ideation stage. It does not treat each item as a product with a structured price and source, so it is less suited to specification.

Organising large image and asset libraries

Eagle is a desktop app for organising and tagging large libraries of images and references. Best for managing visual assets locally on your own machine, with less focus on saving live products or sharing with clients.

Discovering inspiration

Pinterest is where much inspiration starts. Best for open-ended discovery. It is a source of ideas to explore, and many designers pair it with a curation tool that keeps the price and source of what they find.