5 best Sketch alternatives for design teams in 2026

Looking for a Sketch alternative? Compare Penpot, Figma, Lunacy, Framer, and Paper on AI integration and self-hosting to find the best fit for your team.

Background grids vs grid layouts: what’s the difference?

Background grids are guides you use to help you manually position design elements by eye. Grid layouts automate layouts (often responsively) based on the design rules you provide.

5 best Paper alternatives for UI and UX design in 2026

Considering Paper for UI/UX design? See how it compares to five alternatives, including Penpot, Figma, and Framer, before committing to an open alpha tool.

AI governance in design tools: What happens to your data when AI enters the workflow

AI is built into your design tools, but do you know where your data goes? Learn how AI governance frameworks protect your IP, privacy, and compliance.

Agile design 101: How teams build better products faster

Agile design itself is changing fast as AI upends how design gets practiced. This guide is a quick Agile design refresher, useful to revisiting the fundamentals.

The Spirit of Open Source: Penpot’s Recipe of Ambassador Program

Open source isn't just how Penpot is built, it's how we think about collaboration. We grow with our community, not apart from it. The Ambassador Program is the latest way we're putting that philosophy into practice.

The Three-Stroke Problem

When three kinds of strokes entangle with each other, the resulting design system is chaotic for most initial conditions. Let's go through the stroke rendering in design software.

DesignOps: The Complete Guide to Scaling Design Operations for Enterprise Teams

Master DesignOps for enterprise teams. Discover the 3 pillars of design operations, common challenges, and a step-by-step framework to scale design.

Vendor lock-in: What it is, why it matters, and how to avoid it

Vendor lock-in traps your design files in proprietary formats. Learn what it is, why it matters for design teams, and how to avoid it with open standards.

Designing with breakpoints and design tokens in Penpot

Learn how to implement maintainable developer-friendly breakpoints with design tokens and themes.

Remote collaboration: 8 tips that make meaningful differences

Learn how you can help your remote team work better together with these eight tips centered on human connections and smart management styles.

Penpot’s practical guide to multi-directional AI workflows

Learn about practical use cases for design to code, code to design, and design to docs AI workflows with Penpot MCP.