My rating: 5 out of 5
Everyone working in the fields of (web) design and/or marketing may have heard of Figma. Figma is a cloud software that is perfect for designing websites or apps, and even print layouts. However, the killer feature of the software undoubtedly is the community. The number of widgets, plugins, and templates for the tool is unbelievably huge. Compared to the big players, such as Adobe (who wanted to buy Figma last year), Figma comes with affordable pricing. However, that is directly connected with a drawback: you can only upload and use custom fonts in the premium package.
While looking for alternatives, I discovered Penpot when it was still in alpha. Now it’s officially version 2.0 and is a very competitive alternative to Figma. Of course, the community is not as big as Figma’s due to the fact that it’s rather unknown.
If you have already worked with Figma, you’ll be ready to work instantly with Penpot. Plus, you can upload your custom fonts without any pricing plan.
While Figma has a desktop app (and a somewhat less useful iOS/iPadOS App), Penpot is still working on a desktop app, but it also works pretty well with Safari on the iPad. Also a file exporter from Figma to Penport is currently being developed.
Considering the software is free, you’ll get a highly professional piece of software.
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