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European alternatives to Figma

Collaborative product design with open formats and a self-hosting path.

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Figma made multiplayer interface design a browser-native workflow, but teams depend on a US provider for their design files, account access and product roadmap.

Penpot is built in Madrid, uses open web standards and offers both a hosted service and a free self-hosted edition. It brings designers and developers together around shared components, inspect mode and prototypes.

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Penpot

Open source design collaboration from Spain

Penpot is a browser-based interface design and prototyping platform for designers and developers. It supports shared libraries, multiplayer editing, comments, inspect mode, plugins and open web standards.

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Questions

Is Penpot free?

Yes. There is a free hosted plan for small teams, and the open source edition can be self-hosted without licence fees.

Can Penpot import Figma files?

Penpot provides a Figma import path, but complex files and plugin-specific behaviour should be tested before a full migration.

Does Penpot support developers?

Yes. Inspect mode, design tokens, shared libraries, an API and web-standard output are designed for design and development collaboration.