Stencil

Stencil is a lightweight graphic design tool built specifically for quickly creating social media graphics, blog images, and marketing visuals. Designed for speed over features, Stencil offers a Chrome extension, WordPress plugin, and web app that let you create professional graphics in seconds—ideal for content creators who need fast visual creation without leaving their workflow.

Best For

Bloggers, content marketers, and social media managers who need to create graphics quickly while writing or browsing. Ideal for WordPress users adding featured images to posts, social media managers creating quick visual quotes, and content teams producing high volumes of simple graphics without complex design needs.

Perfect for creating blog featured images, social media quotes, simple infographics, Pinterest pins, Twitter graphics, Facebook posts, and Instagram posts—especially when you need to create and publish graphics in minutes, not hours.

Key Features

How does the Chrome extension work?
Right-click any image on the web, select "Edit with Stencil," and the image opens in Stencil's editor. Add text, filters, logos, and effects, then save. Perfect for quickly creating graphics from screenshots, stock photos, or web images without downloading/uploading files.

What about the WordPress plugin?
Create featured images directly inside WordPress while writing blog posts. No switching between tools—design your graphic, set it as featured image, and publish—all in your WordPress editor. Major time-saver for content-heavy sites.

How big is the stock photo and icon library?
6 million royalty-free photos, 3+ million icons and illustrations, 1,000+ templates, and Google Fonts integration. All assets are searchable and one-click insertable—optimized for speed.

Can I create branded templates?
Yes. Upload logos, save brand colors, create template layouts, and reuse them for consistent branded graphics. Brand Kit (paid plans) stores all assets centrally. Save time by templating recurring graphic types (blog headers, quote cards, promo graphics).

Pricing & Plans

Free: 10 images/month, limited templates and icons
Pro: $15/month (annual) or $24/month

• Unlimited images, full icon/template library
• Brand kit, chrome extension, WordPress plugin
• Upload custom fonts, background remover

Unlimited: $24/month (annual) - Higher resolution, priority support

Getting Started

1. Sign up at getstencil.com (free or paid plan)
2. Install Chrome extension or WordPress plugin (optional)
3. Choose template or start with blank canvas
4. Add text, icons, photos, and adjust colors
5. Download PNG/JPG or publish directly (WordPress plugin)

Limitations

• Simpler feature set than Canva or Adobe Express
• Free tier very limited (only 10 images per month)
• No video editing or animation capabilities
• Smaller user community and fewer tutorials than competitors
• Stock photo library smaller than specialized stock photo sites