Penpot
Design · Free · since 2020 · open source
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Penpot is an open-source design tool that runs in the browser. It supports real-time collaboration, components, interactive prototyping, and can be self-hosted for full data control.
pros
- 100% free and open source
- Self-hostable for data sovereignty
- Real-time collaboration like Figma
- Uses open standards (SVG)
cons
- Less mature than Figma — fewer features
- Smaller plugin and community ecosystem
- Performance not as smooth as Figma
- Fewer design resources and templates available
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