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Open source alternatives to Pencil[005]
Pencil is a design and prototyping tool for sketching interfaces, drawing mockups and wiring them into clickable flows. Below are 5 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
Penpot
The open-source design tool for design and code collaboration
★ STARS
47.4k
⑂ FORKS
2.9k
Graphite
Open source comprehensive 2D content creation tool suite for graphic design, digital art, and interactive real-time motion graphics — featuring node-based procedural editing
★ STARS
25.6k
⑂ FORKS
1.2k
OpenPencil
AI-native design editor. Open-source Figma alternative.
★ STARS
4.8k
⑂ FORKS
410
Quant-UX
Prototype, Test and Learn
★ STARS
2.5k
⑂ FORKS
267
Grida
Open Design
★ STARS
2.5k
⑂ FORKS
131
// EDITOR'S TAKE
Penpot is the most complete replacement when the work is interface design and clickable prototypes, while Graphite is the better tool when you are actually drawing, since its node-based nondestructive vector editing has no equivalent in the others. Quant-UX is narrow but useful when a prototype exists to be tested on users rather than handed to developers.
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What is the best open source Pencil alternative?
Penpot is the most popular open source Pencil alternative by GitHub stars (47,403 stars). The other 4 options are ranked above.
Are these Pencil alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.
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