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Design tool that connects designers and developers seamlessly. Create prototypes, UI designs, and generate code in one platform with no handoff drama.
Spanish open-source design and prototyping platform for cross-domain teams.
Penpot is the world's first open-source design tool built on open standards (SVG, CSS, and HTML), so every design file is readable without proprietary software. Made by Kaleidos in Madrid, Spain, it covers the full design workflow: vector editing, component libraries, responsive prototyping, and CSS-ready developer handoff, all running in the browser.
Teams use penpot.app (EU-hosted cloud) or deploy a self-hosted instance via Docker in minutes. Native design tokens link design decisions directly to code variables, eliminating the back-and-forth of traditional handoff. Developers inspect real CSS values, copy HTML snippets, and export assets without a separate handoff tool.
Key benefits:
- Open standards (SVG/CSS/HTML) keeping files vendor-neutral and parseable by any tool
- Design tokens as a native feature linking design decisions directly to code variables
- Real-time collaboration with multiplayer editing, comments, and shared cursors
- Prototyping with transitions, interactions, scroll behaviour, and presentation mode
- Developer inspect mode with copy-paste CSS, HTML, and asset export
- Self-hosting via Docker for complete data sovereignty on your own infrastructure
- Free and open-source under AGPL with no per-seat pricing in the community edition
- Component libraries with master components, overrides, and nested instances
Penpot's cloud service is hosted in the EU with GDPR-compliant data practices. As a fully open-source project (AGPL) maintained by Kaleidos in Spain, self-hosting teams keep all design data on their own servers, with no telemetry, no lock-in, and no dependency on U.S. design SaaS infrastructure.
Used by hundreds of thousands of designers and developers worldwide, with 40,000+ GitHub stars and an active community that includes contributors from across Europe.
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