Pencil

Dream on canvas. Land in code.

Pencil redefines design workflows by merging pixel-perfect creativity directly into your coding environment. Say goodbye to disjointed design handoffs—this open-source tool empowers developers and designers to collaborate seamlessly, with all assets living in your codebase.

Key Features

• Unified Canvas & Code: Design in an infinite, pixel-perfect canvas within your IDE (VSCode, JetBrains, etc.) and export clean HTML/CSS/React code instantly. No more switching tabs between design tools and code editors.
• AI-Powered Assistance: Generate entire screens or refine layouts with AI “multiplayer” collaboration—get real-time help from virtual teammates to iterate faster.
• Open Design Format: Own your design files with a non-proprietary, Git-friendly format. Merge, branch, and version your designs alongside code.
• Seamless Figma Import: Copy-paste designs from Figma while retaining vectors, text, and styles.
• Customizable Design Kits: Plug in brand kits or use pre-built components (React, Tailwind, etc.), or integrate your own design system directly from the codebase.
• Full Canvas Control: Access the MCP vector canvas API to inject data, connect APIs, or automate workflows with tools like Playwright/Puppeteer.

Who Benefits Most

• Frontend Developers: Eliminate design-to-code friction and maintain pixel-perfect fidelity.
• Designers: Iterate faster with AI assistance and skip exporting/importing assets.
• Teams: Streamline collaboration with a shared, version-controlled design system.
• Enterprise: Secure, open-source tooling with no vendor lock-in.

Conclusion

Pencil isn’t just a design tool—it’s a collaborative ecosystem where code and creativity coexist. By collapsing the design-handoff bottleneck into a single, unified workflow, it empowers teams to ship polished products faster. Try it today and experience design freedom: Design on canvas. Land in code.