# Open-source alternatives for Graphic design

> Template-based design for social posts, slides and marketing graphics, without a design subscription.

## Paid products
- [Open-source alternatives to Canva](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/canva.md): Browser and app-based design tool with a large template library for social posts, presentations, print, whiteboards and brand assets; paid tiers add premium content, brand kits and team features. Pricing: See pricing page.
- [Open-source alternatives to Figma](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/figma.md): Collaborative browser and desktop design tool for UI design, interactive prototypes, design systems and developer handoff, with FigJam for whiteboarding; paid seats unlock full editing and Dev Mode. Pricing: See pricing page.
- [Open-source alternatives to Miro](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/miro.md): Miro sells collaborative canvases for diagrams, planning and workshops. These alternatives cover shared drawing boards rather than the full workshop and enterprise platform. Pricing: See pricing page.
- [Open-source alternatives to Sketch](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/sketch.md): Sketch sells interface design, prototyping and collaboration tools. These alternatives cover selected design jobs, with different file compatibility and developer workflows. Pricing: See pricing page.

## Top ranked projects
1. [Penpot](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/penpot.md): Open-source, self-hostable design and prototyping platform with real-time collaboration, components, design tokens and CSS/SVG inspect. Commercial use: Partial.
2. [Excalidraw](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/excalidraw.md): Hand-drawn style infinite whiteboard for sketches, diagrams and wireframes, with end-to-end encrypted collaboration on excalidraw.com. Commercial use: Confirmed.
3. [Presenton](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/presenton.md): AI presentation generator with built-in templates, drag-edit slides and editable PPTX/PDF export; desktop app or self-hosted Docker, BYO model. Commercial use: Confirmed.
4. [Pencil Project](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/pencil-project.md): Free desktop GUI prototyping and wireframing tool with stencil collections for web, mobile and desktop mock-ups and diagram drawing. Commercial use: Partial.
5. [OpenPencil](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/open-pencil.md): Open-source design editor that reads and writes Figma .fig files, with components, auto layout, P2P collaboration, optional AI and a CLI. Commercial use: Confirmed.
6. [WBO (Whitebophir)](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/wbo.md): Simple self-hosted collaborative whiteboard where many users draw on a large shared board in real time; boards are persisted. Commercial use: Partial.
7. [Grida](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/grida.md): Open-source canvas editor (Rust/Skia engine) for graphics, images and presentations, with Figma import and optional BYOK or local AI. Commercial use: Confirmed.
8. [Quant-UX](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/quant-ux.md): Prototyping and usability-testing tool to build clickable UI prototypes, run tests with users and get analytics on how they used them. Commercial use: Partial.
9. [Doory](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/doory.md): Self-hostable browser design editor for posters, social posts, slides and cards, with templates, brand kits, co-editing and PNG/PDF/MP4 export. Commercial use: Partial.
10. [vue-fabric-editor (Kuaitu)](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/vue-fabric-editor.md): Plugin-based browser image and poster editor built on Fabric.js and Vue, with templates, custom fonts, PSD import and PNG/SVG export. Commercial use: Confirmed.
11. [yft-design](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/yft-design.md): Browser poster and image design editor (Vue 3, Fabric.js) with PSD and PDF import and image, SVG and PDF export. Chinese-language docs. Commercial use: Confirmed.
12. [HyCanvas](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/hycanvas.md): Self-hosted, web-only design platform for social graphics, presentations, video, whiteboards and print, with templates, brand kits and optional BYOK AI. Commercial use: Partial.
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