Ethical Tech Directory:

Penpot

Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform built for teams that value collaboration, openness, and freedom from vendor lock-in. It offers a browser-based interface for creating UI/UX designs, wireframes, and interactive prototypes – similar in function to tools like Figma or Sketch, but with a transparent, self-hostable architecture. Developed by Kaleidos, Penpot is designed to serve designers and developers equally, supporting open standards like SVG and focusing on interoperability, community-driven development, and ethical software principles.

Pros & Cons

Organisations can host their own instance and control their data

Uses interoperable Formats like SVG

Open Source & Community-Led

While improving steadily, Penpot can feel slower or less refined than mature commercial tools like Figma or Adobe XD

Lacks some advanced prototyping, animation, and plugin ecosystem features found in other platforms

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