desigma
Early-alpha native Rust design tool with frames, auto layout, components, prototyping, Dev mode code, whiteboards and Figma .fig import.
desigma (v0.1.0-alpha.8, 20 Oct 2026; repo started 11 Oct, ~557 stars) is an offline desktop design editor in Rust. It has frames, auto layout, components and variants, variables, vector editing, prototyping with Smart Animate, Dev mode code (CSS, Tailwind, SwiftUI, Compose, React), whiteboards, simple decks and an MCP server, and imports .fig files and Figma REST JSON. Unsigned builds for Windows, macOS and Linux. MIT or Apache-2.0. The README calls it early alpha, not yet fit for professional daily work; no real-time collaboration.
The facts
| Question | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Yes. Yes, native offline desktop app; files live in a local library | github.com | Checked 10 days ago |
| Code licence | Open source. Dual-licensed MIT or Apache-2.0 at your option (GitHub shows only Apache-2.0) | github.com | Checked 10 days ago |
| Commercial use | Yes. Yes, under MIT or Apache-2.0; bundled Inter font is OFL-1.1 and icons ISC | github.com | Checked 10 days ago |
| Paid services needed? | None; free and offline (optional Figma token only to fetch REST JSON) | github.com | Checked 10 days ago |
| Hardware | Renders on the CPU (tiny-skia), no GPU needed; no RAM or CPU minimum documented; macOS 11 or newer | github.com | Checked 10 days ago |
| Operating systems | Windows x64 zip, universal macOS dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 11+), Linux x64 tar.gz; builds not code-signed yet | github.com | Checked 10 days ago |
| Setup effort | Easy; download the release archive and approve the unsigned-app warning once, or build with cargo | github.com | Checked 10 days ago |
Each fact has its own date. Unknown means nobody has published it. We read their documentation; we didn’t install it. Running it yourself costs your hardware, electricity and setup time. Report a correction.
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What it replaces, job by job
| Paid tool | Jobs | How far it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Figma |
| 4 of 4 jobs. Covers solo UI design, prototypes, Dev mode handoff and FigJam-style boards offline; early alpha with no collaboration and gaps on real .fig files. |
Stars over time
Building history +265 this week; not enough baseline history. Stars show attention, not quality. Where these numbers come from.