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Figma does 4 jobs: UI and product design with components and auto layout, clickable prototypes and user flows, developer handoff (inspect, whiteboarding (FigJam). Most projects replace one or two of them, so pick the job you actually need.
Open-source alternatives to Figma that run locally, allow commercial use and need no paid API include Excalidraw (whiteboarding (FigJam); MIT). None of the 7 projects we track covers all 4 Figma jobs, so most people combine two or more.
Hand-drawn style infinite whiteboard for sketches, diagrams and wireframes, with end-to-end encrypted collaboration on excalidraw.com.
Open-source canvas editor (Rust/Skia engine) for graphics, images and presentations, with Figma import and optional BYOK or local AI.
Open-source design editor that reads and writes Figma .fig files, with components, auto layout, P2P collaboration, optional AI and a CLI.
Free desktop GUI prototyping and wireframing tool with stencil collections for web, mobile and desktop mock-ups and diagram drawing.
Open-source, self-hostable design and prototyping platform with real-time collaboration, components, design tokens and CSS/SVG inspect.
Prototyping and usability-testing tool to build clickable UI prototypes, run tests with users and get analytics on how they used them.
Simple self-hosted collaborative whiteboard where many users draw on a large shared board in real time; boards are persisted.
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Yes. Penpot, Pencil Project, OpenPencil, Excalidraw and WBO (Whitebophir) are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. Each covers only part of what Figma does, so check which job you need.
Yes, with Penpot (MPL-2.0), Pencil Project (GPL-2.0) and OpenPencil (MIT). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.
Yes, with Penpot (MPL-2.0), Pencil Project (GPL-2.0) and Quant-UX (GPL-3.0). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.
Confirmed: Excalidraw, Grida and OpenPencil. With conditions: Pencil Project, Penpot, Quant-UX and WBO (Whitebophir). This is not legal advice; read each licence.
Not as of 2026-10-15. UI and product design with components and auto layout, clickable prototypes and user flows, developer handoff (inspect and whiteboarding (FigJam) are covered by different projects.