Penpot: Open-Source Design Tool for Designer-Developer Collaboration
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selvan
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping tool that enables collaboration between designers and developers. It allows designers to create designs, interactive prototypes, and design systems, while providing developers with ready-to-use code. The tool works in browsers or can be self-hosted, uses open standards like SVG, and aims to eliminate handoff friction between design and development teams.
Key quotes
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Designers can create stunning designs, interactive prototypes, design systems at scale, while developers enjoy ready-to-use code and make their workflow easy and fast.
And all of this with no handoff drama.
Available on browser or self-hosted, Penpot works with open standards like SVG.
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