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OpenPencil vs Penpot Desktop: catalog facts
OpenPencil	Penpot Desktop
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
macOS, Web, Command line	Linux
Opens and round-trips Figma .fig files Headless CLI for exporting and analysing designs	Runs Penpot in its own desktop window Open source with an active repository
Young project compared with established design tools Figma compatibility relies on a reverse-engineered file codec	Unofficial; not made by the Penpot team Depends on Penpot itself for all design features
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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