I Tested Penpot (Open Source Figma) – Here's What Designers Need to Know

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0:00 - Introduction and Penpot as an alternative
2:03 - Quick tour of the interface
3:47 - Tokens: creation, usage and import
5:24 - Design and prototyping tools
8:17 - Inspect and free code export
9:22 - Components and current variants
10:01 - Penpot site and collaboration
12:05 - Examples, announcements and roadmap
13:28 - Pricing and plan limits
14:06 - Webhooks, API and plugins
15:24 - Better than Figma? It depends
15:50 - Pros: tokens, HTML/CSS, free
16:07 - Cons: variables, states, prototyping
16:35 - Pro use vs beginners/freelancers
17:00 - Performance and zoom issues
17:13 - Summary: reasons to switch
17:30 - Closing and call to action

Penpot is the open-source design tool everyone's talking about – but is it actually a Figma replacement? I tested it hands-on to break down what works, what doesn't, and who should make the switch.

🔍 What I Cover:
- Penpot overview and how it actually works
- Self-hosting explained (full data control)
- Webhooks & API integrations Figma doesn't have
- Design system support (and the variant gap)
- Real pros & cons for designers and teams
- My honest take: should you learn it now?

⚡ Best For: Teams wanting control, open-source fans, dev-friendly workflows




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