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Penpot

Open-source Figma alternative. Browser-based, self-hostable, free forever. Not as polished as Figma, but fully open and improving fast.

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Open-source Figma alternative. Browser-based, self-hostable, free forever. Not as polished as Figma, but fully open and improving fast.

Who it's for.

Best for

General use across stages.

Avoid if

You need something very specific not covered here.

Our verdict.

FEWERTOOLS BEST SCORE · UNIVERSAL

75/100

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75 category fit · 75 stack score · auto-derived

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Penpot is solid. Open-source Figma alternative. Browser-based, self-hostable, free forever. Not as polished as Figma, but fully open and improving fast.