The Best Open Source Figma AlternativesTop UI Design & Prototyping Tools like Figma

The best open source alternative to Figma is Penpot. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Figma and 17 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Figma are Pencil Project, Penpot Desktop, Open Pencil and Akira.

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  1. Penpot icon

    Penpot

     247 likes

    Penpot is a highly regarded alternative to Figma. It is the first open-source design and prototyping tool for product teams, offering full collaboration between designers and developers through features like Flex Layout and Code Inspect. Penpot has received excellent reviews and is widely considered the most popular alternative to Figma. Its top features include UX Design, real-time collaboration, and an ad-free experience. Positive comments about Penpot highlight its continuous improvement, viability as a design software alternative, open-source and self-hosted nature, as well as its free availability.

    76 Penpot alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Penpot is the open-source design platform for teams that build digital products at scale.
     
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    Penpot Desktop

     20 likes

    Penpot Desktop is an unofficial desktop application for the open-source design tool, Penpot.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. Open Pencil icon

    Open Pencil

     10 likes

    Open-source design editor for vector and interface projects featuring AI-powered generation, .fig and .pen file support, design-to-code export, real-time P2P collaboration, linting, tokens, advanced programmability, Vue SDK, and privacy-friendly operation.

    51 Open Pencil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Homebrew
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  6. Akira icon

    Akira

     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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK+
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  7. Figma for Linux icon

    Figma for Linux

     3 likes

    An unofficial Electron-based Figma desktop app for Linux.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  9. Wireflow icon

    Wireflow

     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)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Aktivisda icon

    Aktivisda

     12 likes

    Aktivisda is a web application to facilitate the creation of visuals that use the graphic charter of an organization, and the spreading of this graphic charter.

    65 Aktivisda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Plasmic icon

    Plasmic

     4 likes

    Open-source visual editor enabling no-code website and app development, integration with any framework, WYSIWYG editing, dynamic content features, pre-designed UI component library, collaborative workflows, and rapid publishing for teams across disciplines.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Alva

     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
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    mydraft.cc

     8 likes

    Open source wireframing tool written in typescript, react and redux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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