Penpot

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Empower teams with an open-source design and prototyping platform that bridges the gap between design and code through real-time collaboration.

Penpot is a comprehensive open-source design platform tailored for teams building digital products at scale, offering full ownership of the design infrastructure through self-hosting capabilities. It natively supports open standards like SVG, CSS, HTML, and JSON, fostering seamless integration into development workflows. Designed for real-time collaboration, Penpot translates designs into code, enabling direct translation and faster product delivery. Key features include native Design Tokens for a single source of truth, an MCP server for multi-directional design-code workflows, a powerful open API and plugin system for automation, and responsive layouts with CSS Grid and Flex, making it a full-stack design solution for scalable design systems and integrated product development processes.

Key Features

01Real-time collaboration and self-hosting capabilities
02Works with open standards like SVG, CSS, HTML, and JSON
03Native Design Tokens for scalable design systems
04MCP server with powerful open API and plugin system for extensibility
05CSS Grid and Flex Layout for designing responsive interfaces
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Use Cases

01Building and managing scalable design systems across projects and platforms
02Facilitating real-time design and code collaboration for digital product development
03Creating interactive prototypes and UI/UX designs with full ownership and open standards