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The new OpenPencil landing page also showcases how you can embed the editor in your own products.
We’ve also started working on a self-hostable cloud platform, so if you or your design team want a private Figma-like workspace, you can join the waitlist there.
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OpenPencil v0.16.0 is out ✏️
Shaders. Interactive components in preview, exported to Storybook. Vue and React code. Comments and voice rooms. Far less memory on big .fig files. A new AI chat that streams designs in.
Open source, Figma compatible.
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For developers:
MCP agents get a cursor on the canvas, read and write comments, and verify edits with visual diffs.
Figma plugin API: swapComponent, detachInstance, slots, behaviours.
The CLI exports Storybook stories and W3C tokens.
Full changelog:
github.com/open-pencil/open-…
OpenPencil is free and open source. Try it in your browser, download the desktop app, or read the full v0.16.0 release notes:
github.com/open-pencil/open-…
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OpenPencil v0.15.0 is out ✏️
The biggest release yet: component variants and published libraries, a redesigned interface, guides and snapping, and an AI chat that finally works like a workspace.
github.com/open-pencil/open-…
For people building on OpenPencil:
• MCP SDK v2 with Valibot tool schemas (breaking)
• Design JSX binds spacing, sizing, corners and typography to variables
• Font fidelity via Figma API, MCP and the CLI
OpenPencil is free and open source. Try it in your browser, download the desktop app, or read the full v0.15.0 release notes:
app.openpencil.dev
github.com/open-pencil/open-…
OpenPencil v0.14.0 is out ✏️
This release makes the open-source design editor much more capable with real-world Figma files: faster loading, richer editing, better rendering fidelity, and a denser, redesigned inspector.
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More in v0.14.0:
• Editable HTML, CSS, Tailwind, and JSX import
• Editable PowerPoint export
• Image-to-vector with @recraftai or @fal
• Layout grids and richer typography controls
• Faster loading and page switching in large Figma files
OpenPencil is free and open source. Try it in your browser, download the desktop app, or read the complete v0.14.0 release notes:
openpencil.dev
github.com/open-pencil/open-…



