Open Source Adobe XD AlternativesTop UI Design & Prototyping Tools like Adobe XD

The best open source alternative to Adobe XD is Penpot. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe XD and eight of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Adobe XD are Pencil Project, Akira, Wireflow and Vuo.

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  1. Penpot icon
     243 likes

    Open-source design platform offering web-based and self-hosted workflows, code inspection in HTML and CSS, adaptive layouts with CSS Grid and Flex, real-time collaboration, auto layout features, reusable components, design tokens, layer support, plugins, and no tracking.

    71 Penpot alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Pencil Project icon
     416 likes

    Pencil is a standalone app that lets you create diagrams or UI mockups. It doesn't have collaboration/multi-user features.

    78 Pencil Project alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Pencil Project vs Adobe XD Comments
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    Pencil doesn't carry a good enough user experience to match with xd. It also doesn't seem to be well maintained

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    Clunky UI, no prototyping capability, static only designs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    Not maintened, and dont have similar functions

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Pencil Project is Free and Open SourceAdobe XD is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Akira icon
     28 likes

    Akira is a native Linux Design application built in Vala and GTK. Akira focuses on offering a modern and fast approach to UI and UX Design, mainly targeting web designers and graphic designers. The main goal is to offer a valid and professional solution for designers who want to...

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • GTK+
     
  4. Wireflow icon
     22 likes

    Feature-rich, open-source Wireflow offers a collaborative platform for online creation of complex user flow prototypes. Ideal for team work in UI design, wireframing, and mind mapping, promoting idea sharing in real-time environment aided by modern whiteboard features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Vuo icon
     12 likes

    Vuo lets media creators make interactive animations, exhibits, performances, and professional-grade media projects by connecting up simple building blocks. Media creators can use these blocks to manipulate audio input, images, layers, videos, and 2D + 3D graphics, as well as...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Alva icon
     15 likes

    Alva works with your production frontend components, adding up-to-date, responsive, and interactive designs to your living styleguide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Design browser-based HTML5 animations and videos using a user-friendly vector tool with rich timeline editing, real-time multi-user collaboration, and audio support. Access free animated assets, import diverse media, and export projects for web, social, or direct download.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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