OpenPencil
OpenPencil is an open-source design editor that can read and write .fig and .pen files locally. It features programmable tools such as internal AI integration, headless CLI, MCP server, and Vue SDK. In addition to the Tauri-based desktop application and PWA format, which is about 7 MB in size, P2P offers serverless and unaccounted-for real-time collaboration support via WebRTC.
open-pencil · Figma Alternatives / Design
Alternative to (project's own claim): Figma
Common commercial products in this category: Sketch, Adobe XD
- Opens, edits and saves design files in Figma and Pencil format directly
- Create designs and make changes with over 90 AI tools via the chat interface
- Using Headless CLI and XPath queries, you programmatically examine and query design files
- • NeutralHacker News
OpenPencil – AI-native design editor. Open-source Figma alternative
“Penpot is the established alternative to Figma. OpenPencil compared themselves with Penpot here: One thing to add is that the ecosystem does provide a desktop version for PenPot, but the comparison does not acknowledge that. Still good they put in the effort to give a…”
- ↑ PositiveHacker News
OpenPencil: Open-source vector design tool controlled by AI Agents
“Hey! I'm the creator of OpenPencil, and I'm super excited to share it with you today. We are entering the era of AI Agents, but our design tools are still stuck in the GUI era. We are constantly downloading "final_v9.fig" and manually clicking to tweak UI elements. I wanted to…”
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