Penpot AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Graphic Design Tools

The best Graphic Design alternative to Penpot is Affinity, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Penpot and ten of them are Graphic Design Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Graphic Design Tool alternatives to Penpot are Canva, Figma, Sketch and Lunacy.

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  1. Affinity icon
     66 likes

    Unified design solution merging advanced photo, vector, and layout tools for seamless workflow, non-destructive editing, RAW support, batch processing, AI enhancements, GPU acceleration, file compatibility, cloud asset integration, and tailored workspace options.

    70 Affinity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. Canva icon
     389 likes

    A comprehensive design application combining innovative photo and video editing with advanced AI capabilities to streamline creating designs. Users can produce unique graphics, engaging social media content using customizable templates and thousands of images, videos, and fonts accessible through its vast library.

    113 Canva alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Canva vs Penpot Comments
    superluminar
    Negative
    1

    Canva is a general design app, penpot is for UI design

    • Canva is Freemium and ProprietaryPenpot is Freemium and Open Source
    • Canva is Privacy focusedPenpot is not according to our users
  3. Figma icon
     246 likes

    Figma is a web-based platform offering a robust set of tools for vector graphics editing and prototyping, along with offline desktop apps for seamless workflows. Designed specifically for UI and UX design, it emphasizes real-time collaboration, visual versioning, and vector networks to streamline the designer's work.

    106 Figma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Figma vs Penpot Comments
    superluminar
    2

    Penpot seems to be created to be easy to use for people switching from figma.

    • Figma is Freemium and ProprietaryPenpot is Freemium and Open Source
  4. Sketch icon
     253 likes

    Vector-based Mac design app focused on UI, UX, web, and mobile with responsive artboards, prototyping, plugin support, real-time collaboration, reusable libraries, non-destructive editing, cloud feedback, and device preview via companion mobile app.

    81 Sketch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Lunacy icon
     163 likes

    Cross-platform vector editor for UI, UX, and web projects with native .sketch file editing, real-time multi-user collaboration, an AI-backed asset library, code and asset export, Figma integration, offline use, seamless cloud management, and auto layout tools.

    33 Lunacy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
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    Lunacy vs Penpot Comments
    George
    Positive
    0

    Lunacy delivers as a free software a top notch experience. Works on Linux greatly and I can tell you it does what you expect it to do. Their team is friendly and engages in conversation to resolve issues if any.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Lunacy is Freemium and ProprietaryPenpot is Freemium and Open Source
  6. Paper Design icon
     17 likes

    For the love of design—designers are facing new challenges, and need fast and reliable tools to stay ahead. that’s why we’re making Paper: a powerful canvas that helps you make beautiful art and experiences.

    19 Paper Design alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Aktivisda icon
     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.

    63 Aktivisda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Alva icon
     15 likes

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

    64 Alva alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. VectorStyler icon
     3 likes

    VectorStyler (for Mac) is an advanced vector graphics and illustration software, with a competitive feature set, and several new features and workflow enhancements. VectorStyler is developed with the goal of providing all the capabilities, designers and illustrators are familiar...

    31 VectorStyler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Hashpile icon
     1 like

    Hashpile is an AI agent that turns everyday information into shareable HTML cards. Whether it’s an article, a note, an event schedule, a recipe, a travel plan, Hashpile can read text, images, or even a website URL, and instantly generate a clean HTML card for you.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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