# yft-design

> yft-design is an open-source online design tool modelled on the Chinese service Gaoding, aimed at posters, e-commerce product images, long article graphics and video or WeChat covers. It imports PSD and PDF and exports images, SVG and PDF. It is a front-end project you build with Node.js and pnpm. The open-source repo is MIT; a separate Pro version is hosted at yft.design. README is Chinese only. No collaboration, brand kits or bundled template library documented. Hardware needs are not documented.

- Repository: https://github.com/dromara/yft-design
- Official docs: https://github.com/dromara/yft-design#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Canva: Template-based social and marketing graphics, Print designs (posters (partial). Poster and image editor without Canva's template library or team features.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, run or build the web app yourself; free demo hosted | https://github.com/dromara/yft-design#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT | https://github.com/dromara/yft-design#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/dromara/yft-design#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT (open-source version) | https://github.com/dromara/yft-design#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | None required; a separate hosted Pro version exists | https://github.com/dromara/yft-design#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Partial | Web app in a browser; building needs Node.js 16+ and pnpm; no per-OS support documented | https://github.com/dromara/yft-design#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Hard; clone and build from source with pnpm | https://github.com/dromara/yft-design#readme | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 1661 stars, 336 forks, last push 2026-09-04, archived: no.
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