Overview
Penpot — The open-source design & prototyping platform
Penpot is a free, open-source design and prototyping tool built for designers and developers to collaborate. Unlike Figma, Penpot can be self-hosted for complete data control. It supports SVG natively, has a growing plugin ecosystem, and is developed by the Kaleidos team.
Open-source self-hosting
SVG-native
Design and prototyping
Developer handoff
Features & capabilities
Everything it does, in plain English.
FeatureOpen-source self-hostingIncluded
FeatureSVG-nativeIncluded
FeatureDesign and prototypingIncluded
FeatureDeveloper handoffIncluded
FeatureTeam collaborationIncluded
API AccessProgrammatic access available for developers.Available
PlatformsWeb · Self-hosted
The honest take
Where it shines, where it stumbles.
✓ Pros
- ✓Completely free and open-source
- ✓Self-hostable
- ✓Active development
! Watch-outs
- !Less mature than Figma
- !Smaller community
- !Some features still missing
Who it's for
Where Penpot pays for itself fast.
— Use case
UI/UX design
— Use case
Open-source projects
— Use case
Privacy-conscious teams
— Use case
Design education
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