Penpot — Free & Open Source for Startups

Deal Highlights

Penpot — Free Open-Source Design Tool

Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform — a free alternative to Figma that you can self-host. Built with web standards (SVG), Penpot produces designs that translate cleanly to CSS and work across platforms.

The Open-Source Figma Alternative

Figma is excellent but proprietary and increasingly expensive after the Adobe acquisition. Penpot provides a capable design tool that is free, open-source, and self-hostable.

Web Standards Based

Penpot uses SVG natively — not a proprietary format. Designs export as clean SVG, translate directly to CSS, and render consistently across all platforms.

Real-Time Collaboration

Multiple designers work on the same file simultaneously — just like Figma. Comments, version history, and sharing built in.

Penpot vs Figma

Figma has more features, plugins, and community resources. Penpot is free, open-source, and self-hostable. Figma for professional design teams. Penpot for teams that value openness and cost savings.

Pricing

Free and open-source. Self-host or use the hosted version at no cost.

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