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Penpot

Penpot

Open-source design and prototyping platform

Penpot is the open-source alternative to Figma with real-time collaboration, components, and prototyping. Self-hostable and based on open standards (SVG).

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Open-source Figma alternative that's genuinely usable. SVG-native output and self-hosting are significant advantages.

The Creator

The Creator

Content & Design

Skip

Impressive for open source but the feature gap with Figma is still noticeable. Plugins and community resources are limited.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

Free and self-hostable design tool. For teams that can't use Figma (security, cost, sovereignty), Penpot is the answer.

Community Sentiment

Overall2,072 mentions
70% positive19% neutral11% negative
Hacker News376 mentions
68%20%12%

SVG-based design means your files are actually portable — huge deal for vendor independence

Reddit634 mentions
72%18%10%

Not quite Figma-level polish yet but the self-hosting story is unbeatable for privacy-conscious teams

Twitter/X821 mentions
66%22%12%

Penpot keeps getting better — open-source Figma alternative is no longer a joke

Product Hunt241 mentions
78%14%8%

Finally a real open-source Figma alternative with real-time collaboration and proper component system