OpenPencil
AI-native design editor. Open-source Figma alternative.
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMac
About OpenPencil
Open-source design editor. Opens .fig and .pen design files, includes built-in AI, and ships as a programmable toolkit with a headless Vue SDK for building custom editors.
Status: Active development. Usable today, with some rough edges as features evolve.
[Try it online →](https://app.openpencil.dev/demo) · Download (opens in a new tab) · Documentation (opens in a new tab) · Roadmap (opens in a new tab) · llms.txt (opens in a new tab)
What it does
- Opens `.fig` and `.pen` files — read and write native Figma files, open supported Pencil documents from the app or OS file browser, copy & paste nodes between apps
- AI builds designs — describe what you want in chat, 100+ tools create and modify nodes. Connect OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google AI, DeepSeek, Z.ai, MiniMax, or compatible endpoints
- Fully programmable — headless CLI, XPath queries, Figma Plugin API plus an
openpencilAPI viaeval, MCP server for AI agents, and desktop agent integrations for Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI - Lint, convert, and extract tokens — inspect documents, lint naming/layout/accessibility, convert between supported formats, analyze colors/typography/spacing/clusters, and extract design tokens
- Components and variants — create reusable components, group variants into component sets, insert local assets as instances, and switch variants from the inspector
- Working controls — give a component a Reka UI behaviour (switch, slider, tabs, text field, …) and preview it live over the canvas, with real inputs, focus, and keyboard
- Image vectorization — convert image layers into editable vector layers with Recraft or fal.ai
- Design-to-code export — export selections as JSX/Tailwind, generate token outputs, and map designs into component-oriented code workflows
- Vue SDK for custom editors — headless components and composables for embedding OpenPencil into other apps or building workflow-specific editing surfaces. Read the SDK docs → (opens in a new tab)
- Real-time collaboration — P2P via WebRTC, no server, no account. Cursors, presence, follow mode, voice calls
- Auto layout & CSS Grid — flex and grid layout via Yoga WASM, with gap, padding, alignment, track sizing
- ~15 MB desktop app — Tauri v2 for macOS, Windows, Linux. Also runs in the browser as a PWA
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 0.16.0
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Size
- 15 MB to 16 MB
- License
- MIT License
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v0.16.0
- Released
- Oct 14, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 9K
- Website
- openpencil.dev
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
PermissiveMIT License
Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays.
Read the full licenseHow this app was checked
AppsXi checks every version before it is listed.
Signed by Danila Poyarkov (N7D7M3Q3CD)
Apple Developer ID team N7D7M3Q3CD
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 000976fa54233d324f38842203d87976331733f5de68480c66d7fbcf0a877d09
Built from public source by GitHub Actions
open-pencil/open-pencil · v0.16.0 · commit ffe2fc5 · .github/workflows/build.yml
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 14, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
Versions
0.16.0checked
Checked Oct 14, 2026 · Mac
DMG · 15 MB, DMG · 16 MB
Questions about OpenPencil
Is OpenPencil free?
Yes. OpenPencil is free and open source under the MIT License. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is OpenPencil safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of OpenPencil from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 0.16.0 (checked Oct 14, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does OpenPencil run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. OpenPencil has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does OpenPencil need to run?
OpenPencil needs macOS Ventura (13) or later.
Who makes OpenPencil?
OpenPencil is an open source project by OpenPencil on GitHub (open-pencil/open-pencil). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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