penpot
Web-based design and prototyping platform meant for cross-domain teams.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 96% of tracked projects; popularity more than 98%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 60k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2.18.0 · 23 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MPL-2.0 |
| Built with | Docker |
Is penpot actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 4755 commits, of which 1213 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 404 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, 2.18.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 77 projects we track in Miscellaneous, penpot ranks #2 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What penpot actually does
Penpot is a web-based platform designed for interface design and interactive prototyping. It enables multidisciplinary teams to collaborate on visual layouts within a browser environment. As an open-source alternative to proprietary design tools, it provides a dedicated workspace for creating digital products.
Best fit: Teams looking for a self-hosted design and prototyping tool that avoids proprietary cloud ecosystems and subscription lock-in.
Worth knowing: Migrating existing assets from established proprietary design tools can sometimes introduce formatting inconsistencies or require manual layout adjustments.
Deployment notes
Because the application runs via Docker, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for data storage and place it behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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