What is Graphite?

Still not sure what you're looking at? Or just slightly annoyed and stuck wondering how this yet another 'Ultimate Web-Site Builder' is any different from the dozen of other options you've already seen? Why, you're in the right place!

This article will provide the basic information on Graphite Space and (hopefully) help find the right answers to the following questions:

• What Graphite Space is (and what it surely is not!)
• Who Graphite Space is for
• How Graphite is different from other editors

No marketing symphonies, straight facts only.

1. Graphite in a Nutshell

Let us begin with a really brief overview of Graphite – what is it really, what makes it special, and why you'll learn to love it. Eventually.

Essentially, Graphite Space is a free WISYWIG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) online editor carefully crafted with fellow web designers' best interests in mind.

Graphite Space allows virtually anyone to create professional grade web pages (and even entire web sites) and publish them online without working with HTML, CSS or JavaScript code – whether it's a necessity or just a preference.

2. Who is Graphite Space for?

While we originally meant Graphite to be a web designer's best friend (and glad to say we've succeeded), it also turned out to work just great for various audiences:

– Web Designers
Naturally – because we built our editor with you in mind. And you're going to love it, because it's the first web page builder that emphasizes visual editing over working with code without putting a lid on your creative ambitions. The fact you can now do your job without the help (or pressure) from a front-end developer is a nice bonus, too!

– Graphic Designers
If you're a graphic designer with little to no experience with web technologies, looking to put your foot in the door of web design, Graphite is just spot on. Honestly, it's the smoothest transition you'll get – design environment and tools similar to your favorite graphic design tools like Photoshop. The experience you might have with graphic editor tools will carry over to Graphite, giving you a massive head start.

– Learners/Web Enthusiasts
If you're just learning the ropes of Web Design, but feeling a little intimidated by code and the steep learning curve of front-end technologies, Graphite is arguably the best shot you have at getting quality results ASAP. It can make building web pages as simple or as complicated as you like, so you can gradually level up your web design skill tree without ever hitting the ceiling.

3. The Problems that Graphite Solves

All pompous gospel aside, any good invention ought to be able to take at least some stress off your mighty shoulders. So here are the top-3 painful mountains that Graphite helps turn into harmless moles for you to forget about:

– No-code means no outside 'help' from the developers
As Mr. Zorg once cleverly observed, if you want a thing done well, do it yourself. With Graphite, you can cut out the front-end developer out of the loop, saving time, money and noticeable amounts of mental health. Graphite won't judge, won't hover over your shoulder, it won't tell you how to do your job – what it will do is render a pixel-perfect web page based on YOUR design.

– It's hard to transition from a mock-up to a web-page
Design and web development use fundamentally different tools, principles and techniques. Sadly, this means a lot of the good stuff you had in your Figma or Photoshop mockup might not survive the conversion to an actual Web Page.

Not a problem if you're working with Graphite though. Here you can use layers, absolute positioning and other beloved tools from graphic editors to design a mockup – and get a pixel-perfect web page for it in just one click, as we crunch all the code for you (it's no big deal for us, really).

– Web-Site builders usually don't have a design system
Not having a design system feels like losing a limb, doesn't it? We're not sure why nobody came up with it before we did, but there you have it – a web design system with custom reusable component. Create templates, libraries and make both global and pinpoint adjustments across all your projects in one neat workspace.

4. How Does Graphite Space Compare to Other Editors?

This is your Web Page builder. There are many like it, but this one is yours. Truly – what distinguishes Graphite the most is that it's the first editor that emphasizes visual editing, comfort and design consistency.

While we have nothing but respect and admiration for other online editors, and admire the diversity this market has to offer, here are some key merits that put Graphite in a separate league:

• GraphiteSpace is a visual editor created – first and foremost – for designers. Other tools either focus on developers (with a lot of emphasis on coding) or small business owners (with functionality dramatically limited for the sake of keeping it simple).
• Most tools can be demanding in terms of tech experience and knowledge. Graphite lets you create web pages and web sites of various complexity with no prior knowledge of coding.
• Graphite can boast a much more concise, intuitive and user-friendly interface: we have fewer settings, toggles, buttons and levers than, say, Webflow, while allowing you to create web pages of equal complexity;
• Graphite offers a much more familiar approach to the design system and visualizing your ideas in general.

Basically, if you're a designer and you prefer visual editing over working with code, we're pretty sure you'll like Graphite better than any similar tool out there. At least that's what we like to hope for!