Penpot
Penpot is a design product focused on interface design.
Official product imagery
Penpot screenshots
4 official images
Penpot workspace
Official dark-theme workspace view showing the infinite design canvas, toolbar, pages, layers, and design-property panels.
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Penpot view mode
Official view-mode interface used to present, share, comment on, and inspect design boards and prototypes.
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Penpot prototype anatomy
Official workspace screenshot illustrating connected boards, hotspot connectors, prototype controls, and flow controls.
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Alternatives to Penpot
- • Both are design products
- • Shared capabilities: Vector interface design, CSS Grid layouts
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- • Shared capabilities: Vector interface design, CSS Grid layouts
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- • Shared capabilities: Vector interface design, CSS Grid layouts
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At a glance
The source product and its three nearest reviewed alternatives.
| Attribute | Penpot |  Figma |  Sketch | Penpot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API | Not available | Public API | Limited or plugin-based | Limited or plugin-based |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary | MPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | Desktop, Web | Web, Windows, macOS | macOS, Web viewers | Web, self-hosted |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium | Subscription | Free / commercial cloud |
| Privacy | Not available | Cloud service policy applies | Strong user control | Strong user control |
| Self-hosting | Supported | Not available | Not available | Supported |
Reviewed attributes
Facts, inference, and editorial assessment are labelled separately with confidence and review dates.
| Attribute | Value | Basis | Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| API and extensibility | Not available | editorial · low | 2026-08-20 |
| License | MPL-2.0 | editorial · medium | 2026-08-20 |
| Platforms | Desktop, Web | editorial · medium | 2026-08-20 |
| Pricing | Free | editorial · medium |
Capabilities
- • Vector interface design
- • CSS Grid layouts
- • Flex layouts
- • Reusable components
- • Design tokens
- • Interactive prototyping
- • Real-time collaboration
- • Developer inspection
- • Version history
- • Self-hosted deployment
Common uses
- • Interface design
