Penpot Introduces Native Design Tokens to Bridge Design and Development
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[email protected] (Mikołaj Dobrucki)
1y ago· 13 min readenInsight
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Summary
Penpot, a free open-source design tool, has introduced native design token support — a first for any design tool. This feature bridges the gap between design and development by allowing designers to define reusable design properties (colors, typography, spacing, etc.) that map directly to code. The article explores how design tokens work in Penpot, how to set them up, and how they improve collaboration between designers and developers by ensuring consistency across design files and production code.
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In its latest release, Penpot, as the first design tool ever, introduces support for native design tokens.
It's already the fifth time I'm writing to you about Penpot — and what a journey it continues to be!
The Penpot team is not slowing down on its mission to build a free design tool that not only offers powerful design features but is also well-integrated with code and modern development practices. In its latest release, Penpot, as the first design tool ev
