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I've been using Mockingbird for the past few months and like it, but I was wondering if there were better alternatives out there for doing quick prototyping/wireframing.

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I removed the productivity tag and placed the mockups tag instead. I am not sure why you placed it there. – phwd♦ Jul 14 '10 at 15:22
You can also try iplotz, they have a limited free version – Jeff Epstein Jul 14 '10 at 15:25
Thanks, I couldn't create new tags yet :( – Wil Jul 14 '10 at 15:33
Looks not bad, but prefer completely free for now – Wil Jul 14 '10 at 15:37
Make sure that answers are for web based solutions. If you are after desktop solutions then the question is off topic and should be reasked on Super User. – ChrisF♦ Jul 14 '10 at 15:37
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I love balsamiq mockups: http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups

They've done a lot to speed up the work (shortcuts, smart functions).

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Commercial, nice thing about Balsamiq Mockups though, it's free for "do-good"ers. – miku Jul 14 '10 at 15:23
What do you mean free for do-gooders? Can't seem to find anything on that. – Wil Jul 14 '10 at 15:35
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If you are a non-profit, or doing non-profit work you can email them and ask for a license. But the webapp version that applies to this site is 100% free. You can export and everything. balsamiq.com/builds/mockups-web-demo – drye Jul 14 '10 at 16:08
Looks good, but I can't seem to save there in that web demo. So while the tool looks good, doesn't seem to fit the free criteria. :) – Wil Jul 14 '10 at 18:09
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You can export XML and save it in a file on your desktop. – Eduard Wirch Jul 15 '10 at 7:08
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Take a look at The Pencil Project, it comes either as a standalone version or as a plugin for Firefox. I've used it a bit and works quite well.

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Is this web based? Looks like a download tool. – Wil Jul 14 '10 at 16:09
This is not really web-based, though if you install the plugin, you'll be doing the wireframing in your browser. – mbillard Jul 14 '10 at 17:20
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WireframeSketcher also offers some free options for do-gooders.

Sample WireframeSketcher mockup

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Gliffy has wireframing features. They have two versions, one is available for free.

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LucidChart is a web-based wireframing software that has a free option. You can use it for wireframing and rapid prototyping. Also has iPhone GUI elements in case you're prototyping an iPhone app.

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