OpenPencil

AI-native design editor. Open-source Figma alternative.

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

@work_with_harsh Yep

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

OpenPencil v0.16.0 is out ✏️

Shaders. Interactive components in preview, exported to Storybook. Vue and React code. Comments and voice rooms. Far less memory on big .fig files. A new AI chat that streams designs in.

Open source, Figma compatible.

https://t.co/X8os1MTq5I

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

@work_with_harsh We compete with both of them

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

@chloevalesquez OpenPencil is open-source and Figma compatible

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

@JimiBarkway Yes, it does

[Danila Poyarkov @dan_note]

The new OpenPencil landing page also showcases how you can embed the editor in your own products.

We’ve also started working on a self-hostable cloud platform, so if you or your design team want a private Figma-like workspace, you can join the waitlist there.

⁠https://t.co/bPtP6JODAs

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

OpenPencil is free and open source. Try it in your browser, download the desktop app, or read the full v0.16.0 release notes:

https://t.co/pJhwHK1cnk

https://t.co/X8os1MTXVg

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

For developers:

MCP agents get a cursor on the canvas, read and write comments, and verify edits with visual diffs.

Figma plugin API: swapComponent, detachInstance, slots, behaviours.

The CLI exports Storybook stories and W3C tokens.

Full changelog:

https://t.co/2mu3OBPhHe

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

OpenPencil is free and open source. Try it in your browser, download the desktop app, or read the full v0.15.0 release notes:

https://t.co/d8tPYRKWYh

https://t.co/LNpfC3IZz7

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

OpenPencil v0.15.0 is out ✏️

The biggest release yet: component variants and published libraries, a redesigned interface, guides and snapping, and an AI chat that finally works like a workspace.

https://t.co/LNpfC3IZz7

[OpenPencil @OpenPencilDev]

For people building on OpenPencil:

• MCP SDK v2 with Valibot tool schemas (breaking)
• Design JSX binds spacing, sizing, corners and typography to variables
• Font fidelity via Figma API, MCP and the CLI