Tool dossier

Penpot

Versatile design and prototyping platform for teams. Create, collaborate, and bring your ideas to life with powerful vector editing tools.

6 sources 45,169 stars Self-hosted MPL-2.0

Product snapshot

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Penpot interface screenshot

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What this project is really offering

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About

Penpot is a powerful, open-source design tool that bridges the gap between designers and developers. It enables seamless collaboration by ensuring that design interfaces are already expressed as code, eliminating the usual hand-off drama and miscommunications. Penpot is built with flexibility and open standards, making it a versatile tool for teams of all sizes and industries. Penpot is trusted by tens of thousands of organizations, including many popular open-source projects. Its commitment to open standards and open-source principles ensures that it remains a flexible and powerful tool for design and code collaboration.

Why it stands out

Penpot is an open source alternative to Figma, Sketch. Licensed under MPL-2.0, it gives you full access to the source code and the freedom to modify, self-host, and contribute. You can deploy it on your own servers for complete data ownership and privacy.

Highlights

The capabilities most worth remembering

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Vector-first approach

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Code-friendly output

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Cross-platform compatibility

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Powerful collaboration tools

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Customizable libraries

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Open-source freedom

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Design and Code Collaboration

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Flexible Layouts

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Design Systems

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Open Standards & Open Source

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API & Webhooks

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Self-Hosting

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Community and Support

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SVG-native design

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Real-time collaboration

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Interactive prototyping

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Design systems & components

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Flex layout

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Self-hostable with Docker

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