Readymag

Readymag is a web-based design tool for building websites, landing pages, portfolios, and other online projects. Its editor offers drag-and-drop WYSIWYG controls, free composition, customizable grids, and guides. The Free plan costs nothing, billed monthly, and includes one published project, up to 10 pages, desktop, mobile, and tablet layouts, animations, more than 5,000 free fonts, and more than 2 million Unsplash photos. Widgets can animate on load, scroll, hover, or click; Lottie animations and Bézier motion paths are also supported. Integrations include Ecwid, Stripe, Shopify, Gumroad, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Matomo, and Hotjar, along with other tools that provide embed code. Paid plans allow HTML, JavaScript, and CSS; the Free plan allows iframe code only. Readymag supports custom domains and automatically issues and updates their SSL certificates, which users cannot replace with their own. Editing is unavailable on smartphones and tablets, and in-app browsers are not supported for viewing published projects. Readymag was founded in 2013.

Readymag brings layout, animation, and media resources together in a web-based editor, with a Free plan for one published project. Check the editing-device and custom-code limits against your needs before choosing a plan.

Readymag suits people creating web projects who want visual layout controls, animation, and built-in fonts and photos. The Free plan provides a starting point for one project, while custom code requires a paid plan.

Readymag is a browser-based visual editor for websites, portfolios, landing pages, and other digital projects. It fits designers and small teams that want responsive layouts and motion with direct control over composition. The free tier can carry a compact project, while serious publishing, custom code, and collaboration push you toward paid plans.

Overview

Readymag uses a drag-and-drop WYSIWYG editor with free composition, customizable grids, and guides. That approach suits people who want to place and style elements precisely instead of adapting a fixed template. It is a desktop-browser tool, however: editing is unavailable on smartphones and tablets. Current Chrome, Safari 10 or later, Firefox, and Opera are supported for editing, while in-app browsers cannot display published projects.

Key features

Every Free project can have distinct Desktop, Mobile, and Tablet layouts, so a single publication can be adapted to different screens. The same tier includes customizable grids, more than 5,000 free fonts, over 2 million Unsplash photos, and animation tools. That is an unusually broad starting kit for a small portfolio or campaign page, although the Free plan allows only one published project and 10 pages.

Widgets can respond to on-load, on-scroll, hover, and click triggers. Lottie support and Bézier motion paths add more control for editorial, portfolio, and promotional work where movement is part of the visual language. Paid plans accept HTML, JavaScript, and CSS through a Code widget or project Code Editor; Free is limited to iframe code, so it is not the right tier for custom interactive behavior or deeper integrations.

The integrations directory includes Ecwid, Stripe, Shopify, Gumroad, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Matomo, and Hotjar. Other services can be added with embed code. Custom domains are supported, and Readymag issues and renews their SSL certificates automatically; you cannot supply your own certificate. Account security includes optional two-factor authentication, active-session review and termination, and automatic session expiry after two months.

Pricing

Readymag follows a freemium model. Free costs nothing, billed monthly, and provides one published project, up to 10 pages, desktop/mobile/tablet layouts, and animations. It is a sensible way to build one modest site, but the project and page caps quickly rule it out for a multi-site practice.

Personal has custom pricing and includes one published project, custom-domain mapping, one collaborator in Layout locked mode, and 10,000 project views per month. Choose it when a single branded site needs a second set of hands and a defined traffic allowance; it still does not expand the number of published websites.

Freelancer is custom pricing for up to five published websites, three custom domains, two collaborators, and 25,000 monthly project views. It is the more practical fit for an independent designer managing several client or personal sites. Business (Advanced) also uses custom pricing and removes the publishing ceiling, with 10 custom domains, 10 collaborators, code export, and iframe embedding. It is the tier for a larger studio or an operation that needs deployable code and broader teamwork. Extra adds Business (Advanced) features plus features selected to order, quoted by email, for organizations with requirements beyond the standard package. Business (Advanced) is the only standard plan with priority support; Readymag also provides [email protected].

Platforms

Readymag is offered on web, Android, and iOS, but creation and editing remain desktop-browser tasks. Mobile platforms are therefore better treated as access and viewing companions than as full authoring environments.

Who it's for

It is a strong match for visual designers, artists, agencies, and small teams making portfolios, editorial presentations, or campaign microsites where responsive composition and animation matter. It is less suitable for anyone who must edit from a phone or tablet, needs custom code on a free plan, or wants a large number of sites without moving to a custom-priced tier.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Free includes three device layouts, extensive fonts and imagery, grids, and animation, giving a small project real design range.
• Trigger-based animation, Lottie, and Bézier paths support richer motion than a static page builder.
• Paid code tools, custom domains, SSL automation, and broad commerce and analytics integrations cover professional publishing needs.
• Security controls include two-factor authentication and session management.

Cons

• Editing is desktop-only, which blocks mobile-first workflows.
• Free permits one 10-page project and iframe code only.
• Personal and Freelancer retain project-view quotas, while most paid prices are custom, making budgeting less transparent.
• You cannot connect a self-supplied SSL certificate.

Alternatives

For a wider roundup of portfolio-focused services, see Portfolio Website Builders; Website builders and No-Code Website Builders are useful broader starting points.

Pick Framer instead if its free plan's 500 AI credits, Framer domain, 1 GB bandwidth, design pages, and 10 CMS collections better match a site that needs those allowances. Pixieset Website is the more focused choice for a free, mobile-optimized site with 15 pages, 100 photos, five blog posts, unlimited bandwidth, and SSL security. Choose Zenfolio when a paid photography service with a $9 a month Basic plan, 15 GB storage, and roughly 4,500 photos is preferable.

Crevado offers a free online portfolio, with a $7 a month Plus tier including 150 images. ShootCal Websites is aimed at storage-led site plans, starting with 10 GB and Home and Contact pages free, then $12 a month for Plus. Format is a paid alternative with plans specifying page, image, gallery, video, and file-transfer allowances. FASO starts at $12 a month when billed annually for 40 images, three collections, three events, and 50 newsletter subscribers. PhotoBiz is another paid option, with its Website Package at $29 a month and 5,000 files included.

Verdict

Choose Readymag for visually led sites where responsive composition, animation, and integrated media are more important than a conventional template system. Its Free tier is credible for one small publication, and higher plans scale to domains, collaborators, code, and unlimited websites. Look elsewhere if you need phone or tablet editing, predictable published prices, or custom HTML, JavaScript, and CSS without upgrading.