A browser-based design and prototyping tool for interfaces, websites and design systems.

For designers and developers who want to leave Figma or keep their design files on their own servers.

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Why it’s listed

Code is MPL-2.0 and the cloud plan is 'free and fully featured', or you can self-host1,2. Files use open standards (SVG, CSS, HTML, JSON)3. Release 2.18.3 shipped on 6 October 20261.

The trade-off

Kaleidos, the Madrid company behind it, is venture-funded ($8M Series A in 2022)4, and it now pitches AI-agent workflows (bring your own model)3.

Price

Free; Unlimited plan $7 per editor a month, capped at $175 a month2.

Sources

  1. github.com/penpot/penpot
  2. penpot.app/pricing
  3. penpot.app
  4. techstartups.com/2022/09/28/kaleidos-startup-behind-open-source-design-software-penpot-raises-8m-funding-two-weeks-adobe-acquired-rival-figma-20-billion

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