Penpot
Open-source design and prototyping platform for designers and developers with self-hosting option.
About Penpot
Penpot is the first truly open-source design and prototyping platform built for collaboration between designers and developers. Unlike proprietary tools, Penpot expresses designs natively as CSS, SVG, and HTML, eliminating the traditional design-to-code translation layer and making handoff seamless.
Penpot is deployment agnostic—teams can use the free hosted SaaS version or self-host it on their own infrastructure for complete control and privacy. The tool runs natively on any operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux) and works entirely in the browser. Being open-source, Penpot's roadmap is community-driven and its code is transparent and auditable.
With features like prototyping, UI design, component libraries, and design systems support, Penpot covers the core workflows designers need. The Professional plan is free forever, making it an excellent choice for individuals, small teams, and organizations that value open-source principles. Enterprise plans ($950/month per organization) add advanced features, priority support, and custom deployments.
Key Features
- 100% open-source codebase
- Self-hosting option for full control
- Native CSS, SVG, and HTML output
- Cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Web-based interface
- Real-time collaboration
- Design systems and components
- Prototyping capabilities
- Version control integration
- Community-driven development
Pros
- Completely open-source and free
- Self-hosting for data privacy
- Native code output (CSS/SVG/HTML)
- Cross-platform support
Cons
- Smaller user base than Figma
- Fewer third-party integrations
- Performance can lag on complex files
- Plugin ecosystem still developing