Tool
Penpot
Open-source design + design systems + CSS-native handoff
About
Penpot is the open-source design platform for teams that build digital products at scale. Built on open standards and available as web-based or self-hosted, it helps organizations connect design systems, code, and AI workflows in one interoperable design infrastructure.
Features
- open-source Figma alternative
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Pricing detail
- self-host free; cloud Pro/Unlimited
- Platforms
- Web + self-host
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