About Penpot
Penpot is an open-source, browser-based UI design and prototyping tool built for collaboration between designers and developers. It is based on SVG, offering vector editing, artboard management, and interactive prototyping, and supports real-time team collaboration and design system management.
- Key features: vector drawing and layout grids, interactive prototypes and page flows, component and style libraries, asset export (
SVG, PNG, PDF) and shared libraries. - Use cases and target users: product/UI designers, front-end engineers, cross-functional product teams, educators and open-source communities, especially organizations that need self-hosting or want to avoid vendor lock-in.
Key advantages
- Open-source and self-hosting: fully open source and deployable internally to keep data and workflows under your control.
- Browser-based: cross-platform, no local install required, making it easy for remote and distributed teams to collaborate.
- Engineering-friendly delivery: asset export and developer-friendly formats reduce the handoff overhead from design to implementation.
Penpot is ideal for teams seeking flexible, transparent, and collaborative workflows, and serves as an open-source alternative to closed SaaS design platforms.