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OpenPencil vs Open Design: catalog facts
OpenPencilOpen Design
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Freemium

Open source under Apache-2.0; optional paid plans offer hosted model credits, or you can…

macOS, Web, Command line macOS
  • Opens and round-trips Figma .fig files
  • Headless CLI for exporting and analysing designs
  • Works with coding agents you already use
  • Reads local files, Figma exports and repos
  • Young project compared with established design tools
  • Figma compatibility relies on a reverse-engineered file codec
  • Needs a coding agent or model access to be useful
  • Agents get terminal execution power on your machine
Downloadable app, Web application Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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