Tessera app icon

Tessera

 Download
Available on iPad and macOS

Tessera

Tile, texture, and wallpaper design for iPad and Mac

Build seamless patterns quickly. Use shapes, images, text, and symbols to create repeating tiles or fixed-size canvases for UI, print, branding, and motion work.

Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_RGB_blk_4SVG_092917

How it works

What you can do in Tessera

Start with built-in templates

  • Pick from 42 built-in templates.
  • Open one and make it your own.
Tessera template browser with postcard templates visible in the gallery.

An editor that stays out of your way

  • Your core tools stay visible while you work.
  • Presets, inspector, layout controls, and export are close at hand.
Tessera editor showing a wallpaper stage with the symbol inspector and symbol source controls.

Switch layout modes without restarting

  • Move between Organic, Grid, Mosaic, and Single Symbol layouts.
  • Choose repeating tile output or fixed-size wallpaper output.
Tessera editor showing a repeating pattern while the layout mode menu is open.

Use presets or import your own assets

  • Start with 44 built-in symbol presets.
  • Import your own images and SVG files as editable elements.
Tessera preset library showing built-in symbol categories and a selected preset.

Build symbol groups with variation

  • Create compound symbols with stacks, overlays, and choice logic.
  • Use repeat modes to build layered pattern systems.
Tessera editor showing grouped symbols with the symbol hierarchy open over a repeating pattern.

Map variation across the canvas

  • Apply linear or radial fields to your pattern.
  • Control spacing, scale, and rotation across the canvas.
Tessera editor showing a generated pattern with variation applied across the canvas.

Color tools that stay practical

  • Start from a library of 100+ palettes.
  • Search, favorite, and organize your own palette sets.
Tessera palette browser and palette detail view showing a saved four-color palette.

Export for production

  • Export PNG files up to 8x scale or generate PDF files.
  • Share editable .tessera files and preview them in Finder.
Tessera export sheet showing PNG and PDF export controls next to the live canvas preview.

Ready to try it?

Download Tessera for iPad and Mac and start from a template or a blank canvas.

Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_RGB_blk_4SVG_092917
Tessera patterns shown across iPad and Mac devices