open-pencil vs Penpot

Comparing two open source alternatives to Figma and Adobe XD. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

open-pencil

MIT

AI-native design editor with real-time collaboration, component system, and Figma-compatible file format.

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Penpot

MPL-2.0

Open-source design and prototyping tool for cross-domain teams — a self-hostable alternative to Figma.

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Side-by-side comparison

	open-pencil	Penpot
License	MIT	MPL-2.0
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	8,767	60,751
Forks	877	4,183
Open Issues	67	796
Last Commit	Oct 6, 2026	Oct 6, 2026
First Released	Feb 27, 2026	Dec 29, 2015
Categories	Graphic Design Tools AI & Machine Learning	Graphic Design Tools
Tags	#ai agent #editor #collaboration	#collaboration #self hosted

GitHub stars over time

open-pencil8,767

Penpot

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