About Penpot
Overview
Penpot is an open-source design platform for teams that need scalable collaboration across design, code, and AI workflows. It runs in the browser and targets designers, developers, and AI agents as a unified audience.
The platform is built on open standards such as CSS, HTML, SVG, and JSON, plus its own open file format. Anyone can sign up for free or self-host the tool.
Key Benefits
- Create responsive, rules-based interfaces with wireframes, interactive prototypes, and CSS Grid and Flex layouts
- Build scalable design systems with components, variants, native design tokens, and shared libraries
- Inspect and integrate code that matches design, including CSS, HTML, SVG, and JSON
- Integrate any agent, LLM, or AI tooling for code-to-design, design-to-code, and design-to-design workflows
- Collaborate in real time with multiplayer editing, comments, and shareable prototype presentations
How It Works
Users design interfaces in the browser, reusing components and design tokens to keep consistency at scale. Team members join the same space for real-time multiplayer editing and leave comments directly on designs and prototypes. Developers then open the inspector to pick up CSS styles, SVG markup, and object measurements, or wire AI tools through the open plugin API and MCP server.
Use Cases
- Designers build responsive UI with CSS Grid and Flex layouts and reuse components and variants
- Developers pull exact code snippets for CSS styles and SVG markup from the code inspector
- Team leads present interactive prototypes to stakeholders and run user testing
- AI engineers connect agents and LLMs across design-to-code, code-to-design, and design-to-design flows
- Platform teams integrate Penpot into DesignOps or GitOps workflows via the Open API and webhooks
Why Choose This Product
Penpot is open source with no vendor lock-in: users own their designs and code, and a self-host option exists for teams that need control. Pricing is transparent, with a free professional tier and capped monthly bills on paid plans.
Penpot Pros & Cons
- Open source with no vendor lock-in
- Free Professional tier with full features
- Real-time multiplayer collaboration
- Integrates AI agents and LLMs
- Self-hosting option available
- Cloud free tier caps at 8 team members and 10GB storage
- Deleted file recovery limited to 7 days on free plan
- Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales for add-ons
Key Features
UI design
Create responsive, rules-based interfaces using CSS Grid and Flex layouts in the browser.
Components and tokens
Reuse components, variants, and native design tokens to keep design consistency at scale.
Interactive prototyping
Set triggers and actions, add fade, pull, and push transitions, and define multiple starting flows to mimic product behavior.
Real-time multiplayer
Multiple members work simultaneously in real time on the same design file.
Comments and sharing
Comment directly on designs and prototypes and share them via links for feedback.
Code inspector
Inspect ready-to-use CSS styles and SVG markup with a built-in read-only mode for safety.
Properties inspector
Get detailed specifications, distances, and measurements between objects from the properties inspector.
AI workflows
Plug any agent, LLM, or AI tooling into Penpot's core for code-to-design, design-to-code, and design-to-design workflows.
Open API and webhooks
Expose objects and properties to external apps via the Open API, supported by outbound webhooks and access tokens.
Font management
Use fonts you own at the team level with dedicated font management.
Penpot Pricing
View full pricing →- Up to 8 team members and unlimited viewers
- Up to 10GB of storage
- 7 days of autosaved versions
- 7 days of deleted file recovery
- Unlimited design files and teams
- Capped monthly bill up to $175
- Up to 25GB of storage
- 30 days of autosaved versions
- 30 days of deleted file recovery
- Early access to upcoming features
- Centralized admin console
- Advanced team permissions and SSO
- Audit logs and plugins allowlist
- Unlimited storage
- 90 days of autosaved versions and recovery
- Dedicated private infrastructure management
- Enterprise SSO and access controls
- Role assignment via SCIM
- Choice of hosting region (EU, US)
- Guaranteed response times
| Feature | Professional Free/mo | Unlimited $7/mo | Enterprise $25/mo | Private Server $50000/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 8 team members and unlimited viewers | ||||
| Up to 10GB of storage | ||||
| 7 days of autosaved versions | ||||
| 7 days of deleted file recovery | ||||
| Unlimited design files and teams | ||||
| Capped monthly bill up to $175 | ||||
| Up to 25GB of storage | ||||
| 30 days of autosaved versions | ||||
| 30 days of deleted file recovery | ||||
| Early access to upcoming features | ||||
| Centralized admin console | ||||
| Advanced team permissions and SSO | ||||
| Audit logs and plugins allowlist | ||||
| Unlimited storage | ||||
| 90 days of autosaved versions and recovery | ||||
| Dedicated private infrastructure management | ||||
| Enterprise SSO and access controls | ||||
| Role assignment via SCIM | ||||
| Choice of hosting region (EU, US) | ||||
| Guaranteed response times |
Pricing extracted from the product website and may change. Check the source for current details.
Frequently asked questions about Penpot
Is Penpot free?
Penpot's Professional cloud plan is $0 per user per month, so users sign up for free without file limits or missing tools.
What does the free Professional plan include?
The cloud Professional plan includes up to 8 team members and unlimited viewers, up to 10GB of storage, 7 days of autosaved versions, and 7 days of deleted file recovery.
How much does the Unlimited plan cost?
The Unlimited plan costs $7 per user per month with a capped monthly bill never exceeding $175, and includes up to 25GB of storage plus 30 days of autosaved versions and deleted file recovery.
What does the Enterprise plan include?
The Enterprise plan includes centralized admin console, advanced team permissions, SSO, plugins allowlist including Agentic AI, audit logs, and unlimited storage, starting at $950 per month or $25 per user per month.
Can I self-host Penpot?
Yes, self-hosting is available. Penpot offers a Self-host install option and a Private Server plan at $50k per year with dedicated infrastructure, enterprise SSO, guaranteed response times, SCIM role assignment, and a choice of hosting region.
What is included in all Penpot plans?
Yes. Every plan supports unlimited teams, unlimited design files, community plugins or custom plugins, and open source with no vendor lock-in.
