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Penpot
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Penpot: The open-source design platform for Product teams that need scalable collaboration.
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About Penpot
Penpot: The open-source design platform for Product teams that need scalable collaboration.
Best for
Product teams seeking an open-source, collaborative design platform.
Use cases
- Collaborative UI/UX design for product teams
- Creating and sharing design prototypes
- Building design systems with team-wide access
Notes
61,826 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-29. Licensed MPL-2.0.
Indexed from swap-build. Verified against the live GitHub repo.
Pros
- Open-source with a large community (61k+ stars)
- Web-based, enabling real-time collaboration
- Scalable for product teams
Cons
- May lack some advanced features found in proprietary tools
- Requires self-hosting or trusting a hosted instance
- Performance can vary with very large files
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 2.19.0 (released 9 Nov 2026)
- Days since the last commit
- 0
- GitHub forks
- 4,383
- GitHub stars
- 62,149
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 0.2
- Open issues
- 831
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 9
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Stars and usage
How Penpot is growing
61,917 to 62,149
Health and security
Is Penpot looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
100 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 0 days ago |
| Releases | 15 of 15 | 9 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 20 of 20 | First reply in 0.2 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
Alternatives
Alternatives to Penpot
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe IllustratorThis is an alternative to it | Product | Linked recordGitHub | |
| CanvaThis is an alternative to it | Product | Linked recordGitHub | |
| FigmaThis is an alternative to it | Product | Linked recordGitHub | |
| InVisionThis is an alternative to it | Product | Linked recordGitHub | |
| SketchThis is an alternative to it | Product | Linked recordGitHub |
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Sources
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Changelog
What changed
Released 2.19.0
Released 2.18.7
Released 2.18.6
Released 2.18.5
Released 2.18.4
Released 2.18.3
Released 2.18.2
Released 2.18.1
Released 2.18.0
Released 2.17.2
Released 2.17.1
Released 2.17.0
Released 2.16.2
Open-source & AI alternatives
Swap-in tools that solve the same job. Weigh the trade-offs before you commit.
Adobe Illustrator
Vector graphics editor for logos, icons and illustrations.
Canva
Drag-and-drop design for social graphics, presentations and documents.
Figma
Collaborative interface design and prototyping tool in the browser.
InVision
Design prototyping and collaboration platform with whiteboards.
Sketch
Mac-based UI and interface design tool for apps and websites.
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