Penpot
A self-hosted Design & Creative app you can run on your own server.
Penpot is a self-hosted design and creative tool that you run on your own server instead of renting it as a cloud service. Because it runs on infrastructure you control, your data stays with you and there is no subscription required to keep using it.
Its public repository on GitHub currently shows 59.9K stars, a useful signal of community interest. Repository activity was last recorded on Sep 11, 2026, and the project is classed as actively maintained in our snapshot.
Before you switch
Creative tools vary in how much hardware they use, so test with a real project file. Browser-based design tools have closed the gap with desktop software, and self-hosting means your work files never sit on someone else's server.
Like every project listed on SelfHosted, Penpot is developed in the open — you can read the code, follow development, and even contribute. Check the system requirements and the project’s own documentation linked on this page before installing.