Open-Source Figma Alternatives (2026)

Identifying Figma · Mark source

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People look for a Figma alternative when they want an OSI-style license, a self-hosted design file, or a local UI editor. This hub lists tools we verified on 2026-10-20. Figma is named only to identify that product class.

Quick take.

Penpot — MPL-2.0 self-hostable design platform for UI, prototypes, and design systems.
FigCraft — Pure-Rust Figma-style UI design and prototyping app in the ArtCraft suite (alpha).
Anatomy — Agent skill that turns a technical idea into an interactive isometric SVG machine figure.

How we pick

Open-source license files we could open on an official host.
UI/UX design, prototyping, or a sourced visual-creation skill.
Honest maturity: FigCraft’s README calls it alpha; we do not claim Figma parity.
No unsourced “beats Figma” claims.

Comparison

Name	License	Price	Platforms	Runs locally	Maturity	Last release
Penpot	MPL-2.0	free	Web, Docker, Linux	Yes	See page	2.18.3
FigCraft	MIT OR Apache-2.0	free	macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Web	Yes	See page	v0.7.0
Anatomy	MIT	free	Claude Code, Antigravity, OpenCode, Codex, MiniMax Code	Yes	See page	v1.1.0

Three Figma-class jobs: Penpot for self-hosted collab, FigCraft for a new local Rust editor, Anatomy for isometric SVG figures — forkalt comparison graphic (2026-10-20). Not a ranking. Quant-UX and Akira are not sourced as tool pages yet.

Why these three

The 2026-10-20 check covers Penpot, FigCraft, and Anatomy.

Penpot — MPL-2.0 (LICENSE on develop, GitHub API MPL-2.0), 61,389 stars / 4,255 forks, created 2015-12-29, release 2.18.3 (2026-10-06). Self-hostable web design platform. An older forkalt sentence that said AGPL-3.0 was wrong.

FigCraft — created 2026-10-09, 2,831 stars / 1,089 forks, dual MIT OR Apache-2.0, latest release v0.7.0 (2026-10-18), README alpha (~49% vendor estimate). Same ArtCraft family as PhotoCraft and WordCraft.

Anatomy — MIT skill that emits interactive isometric SVG figures, not a multiplayer editor.

Sourced snapshot (2026-10-20)

Field	Penpot	FigCraft	Anatomy
License	MPL-2.0	MIT OR Apache-2.0	MIT
Stars	61,389	2,831	See Anatomy page
Last release	2.18.3 (2026-10-06)	v0.7.0 (2026-10-18)	See page
Job	Self-hosted web design	Local/WASM Figma-style editor	SVG figure skill
Maturity	Long-standing	alpha	Skill, not an editor
Quality vs Figma	Not independently tested	Not independently tested	n/a

Who should switch

Need a self-hosted collab design web app this week: Penpot.
Want a new local Rust UI editor and accept alpha: FigCraft v0.7.0.
Need isometric SVG figures, not a canvas: Anatomy.
Need illustration / SVG as a primary job: Adobe Illustrator alternatives (Inkscape).
Need raster photo editing: Photoshop alternatives (PhotoCraft vs GIMP, GIMP vs Photoshop).
Need Canva-class templates: Canva alternatives.

Limitations we actually sourced

FigCraft README: alpha; .fig is best-effort; multiplayer is a preview; the default public collab host stores files unencrypted. Penpot is a web/self-host product, not a native Photoshop-class raster editor. We did not import a production Figma file.

Setup notes

Penpot: Docker / official self-host docs, or penpot.app. FigCraft: signed v0.7.0 builds, or cargo run --release -p figcraft; fonts from craft-fonts or the system. Not run here.

License notes

Not legal advice. Penpot is MPL-2.0 (file-level copyleft), not AGPL-3.0. FigCraft is permissive dual MIT/Apache-2.0; GitHub’s API field still shows Apache-2.0 only.

What we left out

Quant-UX and Akira are commonly discussed. They do not have sourced tool pages in this pass, so they are not rows.

Penpot · FigCraft · Anatomy
PhotoCraft · PhotoCraft vs GIMP · GIMP vs Photoshop · How to install PhotoCraft
Canva alternatives · Adobe Illustrator alternatives
Image & Design

Listed options

Penpot

MPL-2.0 self-hostable design platform for UI, prototypes, and design systems.

MPL-2.0

FigCraft

Pure-Rust Figma-style UI design and prototyping app in the ArtCraft suite (alpha).

MIT OR Apache-2.0

Anatomy

Agent skill that turns a technical idea into an interactive isometric SVG machine figure.

MIT

FAQ

What is the best open-source Figma alternative?

Among options sourced 2026-10-20, Penpot is the long-standing self-hostable web design platform (MPL-2.0, 61,389 GitHub stars, release 2.18.3). FigCraft is a new pure-Rust desktop/WASM editor (MIT OR Apache-2.0, 2,831 stars, v0.7.0, alpha, vendor estimate about 49% ready). Anatomy is a MIT skill that emits isometric SVG figures, not a multiplayer editor. “Best” depends on collab vs a local Rust app. We have no bake-off.

Can teams collaborate like in Figma?

Penpot documents real-time collaboration and self-hosting. FigCraft is offline-first; live sessions are a preview (no accounts) and the default public collab server stores files unencrypted. Anatomy is not a collab editor.

Do they import Figma files?

FigCraft’s README says .fig open is best-effort. Penpot documents SVG interchange and does not claim full .fig parity in the sources we opened. Plan for export/rebuild.

Is Penpot AGPL-3.0?

No. The LICENSE file on penpot/penpot (default branch develop, opened 2026-10-20) is Mozilla Public License 2.0. GitHub’s license API reports MPL-2.0. An older sentence on this hub that said AGPL-3.0 was wrong.

Sources & verification

Last verified 2026-10-20 · Last updated 2026-10-22· Edited by forkalt editors · Editorial policy

License notes are not legal advice. Read the original LICENSE. Trademark & disclaimer.