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Penpot

Open-source design and prototyping, self-hostable, built on open web standards.

Definition

A browser-based design tool that stores designs using SVG and CSS concepts rather than a proprietary format. Self-hosting makes it viable where data residency or vendor independence is a requirement.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

Good for

  • Organisations with data residency requirements
  • Open-source toolchains
  • Teams avoiding vendor lock-in

Watch out for

Smaller plugin ecosystem, and fewer designers already know it, so onboarding costs more.

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Often used with

These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.

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