Ihtesham Ali (@ihtesham2005)

Someone built a fully open-source Figma alternative that designers and developers actually love and it's been quietly getting better for years. It's called Penpot and it's not a watered-down clone. It's a full design and code collaboration platform built on open standards SVG, CSS, HTML with no vendor lock-in and no $45/month seat fees. Here's what it actually does: → Full vector design tool with real-time multiplayer collaboration → Interactive prototyping built in no plugin needed → Inspect mode spits out ready-to-use SVG, CSS, and HTML code → Native design tokens first design tool to do this properly → CSS Grid Layout support that Figma still doesn't have natively → Component systems, variants, and design systems at scale → Plugin API to extend and integrate with anything → Self-host on Docker, Kubernetes, or use their cloud for free → Webhooks + API for full dev toolchain integration Figma charges $45/seat/month for teams. This is free. Your server. Your designs. Your code. Zero handoff drama. The Figma monopoly just met its open-source match. 100% Open Source. (Link in the comments)