Penpot: the best design platform alternative to Sketch
Penpot is the open-source, web-based design platform built to empower design and
development teams across all platforms.
Any operating system. Anyone. Anywhere. Total freedom, powered by open standards.
Why Penpot is the best Sketch alternative
Freedom across platforms
Regardless of your operating system, feel free to design and develop on nearly any modern browser - Windows, Linux or macOS.
Faster workflows
Avoid handoff drama. Help devs ship products faster with unique features built just for them: Inspect tab, CSS Grid and Flex layout, Plugins and API.
Scalable design systems
Ship faster and skip costly rework with Penpot’s reusable components, shared libraries, and native design tokens.
Self-hosted option
Run Penpot on your own servers and take full control of your data, security, and workflows.
Open standards
Avoid handoff drama. Help devs ship products faster with unique features built just for them: Inspect tab, CSS Grid and Flex layout, Plugins and API.
Truly unlimited access
Give your entire team the power to design and build. No seat limits or feature paywalls — even on our free plan.
Penpot vs. Sketch: A feature-by-feature comparison
Feature
Open Source
Open standards (SVG, HTML, CSS)
Self-hosting option
Native design tokens
Unlimited free designers/developers
Unlimited files
OS Inclusive
CSS Flex and Grid layouts
Web-based
Variants
Inspect tab (code inspection)
Advanced components
Plugins system
Advanced vector editing
Templates and libraries
Real-time collaboration
Prototyping
Tutorials and videos
Robust community
Sketch
No
No
No
No
No
No (limited for basic plan)
No
Limited
Limited
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Penpot: Built for designers and developers
Penpot is a professional design platform that bridges the gap between designers and developers, helping teams create, iterate, and build together.
Native design tokens
Create once, reuse everywhere. Penpot’s built-in tokens make design updates easy and keep your UI in sync with your code.
Responsive by default
Create layouts that behave exactly like they will in code. Penpot’s Flex and Grid Layout features use the same language developers do and generate real, inspectable output.
Design-to-code
Skip the endless back-and-forth and handoff drama. Penpot gives developers real code straight from each design.
Real-time collaboration
Designers and developers can create, edit, and iterate together in the same file. No handoffs, no waiting — just faster and more effective workflows.
Start your Penpot journey today
Getting started with Penpot couldn’t be easier. Just follow these five simple steps:
step 1
Create a free Penpot account.
step 2
Need more control? You can self-host Penpot and customize it to fit your team’s workflow.
step 3
Export your designs from Sketch as SVGs, then upload them into Penpot to start rebuilding.
step 4
Got questions? Reach out to our team or connect with Penpot’s world-class open-source community.
step 5
Start building beautiful, responsive products in Penpot.
Penpot also offers paid plans for teams that need advanced support, custom hosting, or enterprise-ready features.
Penpot success starts here
Libraries & Templates
Create, share or download a wide range of templates or libraries. Use them in your Penpot projects.
Our vibrant community champions open design-and-code collaboration.
Contributions
Help each other with code contributions, design templates, translations, new feature ideas and more.
Penpot Fest
The conference where designers and developers come together to create a collaboration without constraints.
Learning Center
Tap into our collected Penpot wisdom with guides on how to prototype, create UI designs, and more.
Collaboration
Learn how Penpot can help your team create its best work with our collaboration tools designed to bring designers and developers together.
Libraries & Templates
Create, share or download a wide range of templates or libraries. Use them in your Penpot projects.
Our vibrant community champions open design-and-code collaboration.
Contributions
Help each other with code contributions, design templates, translations, new feature ideas and more.
Penpot Fest
The conference where designers and developers come together to create a collaboration without constraints.
Templates
Great designs don’t always kickoff from scratch. Get a head start on your next project with one of our many free-to-use templatesº .
Plugins
Expand your design and code experience with Penpot plugins or build your own plugin and share it with the Community.
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