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open-pencil/open-pencil

AI-native design editor. Open-source Figma alternative.

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How fast open-pencil/open-pencil is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

Activity and trending

Stars, forks and merged pull requests each day or month, lined up with the repository's rank on Trendshift Trending

Sep 16 – Nov 15, 2026

Stars +1,530 in 61 days

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Forks +295 in 61 days

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Merged PRs 990 in 61 days

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Stars, forks, merged pull requests and Trendshift Trending rank, by day
DayStars gainedForks gainedMerged PRs
Wed, Sep 16, 2026+17+43
Thu, Sep 17, 2026+10+36
Fri, Sep 18, 2026+12+28
Sat, Sep 19, 2026+13+10
Sun, Sep 20, 2026+134+130
Mon, Sep 21, 2026+27+60
Tue, Sep 22, 2026+18+51
Wed, Sep 23, 2026+21+10
Thu, Sep 24, 2026+18+71
Fri, Sep 25, 2026+15+35
Sat, Sep 26, 2026+12+26
Sun, Sep 27, 2026+10+40
Mon, Sep 28, 2026+21+21
Tue, Sep 29, 2026+9+32
Wed, Sep 30, 2026+16+515
Thu, Oct 1, 2026+20+311
Fri, Oct 2, 2026+19+41
Sat, Oct 3, 2026+9+414
Sun, Oct 4, 2026+11+130
Mon, Oct 5, 2026+13+420
Tue, Oct 6, 2026+16+022
Wed, Oct 7, 2026+22+633
Thu, Oct 8, 2026+24+318
Fri, Oct 9, 2026+16+231
Sat, Oct 10, 2026+17+322
Sun, Oct 11, 2026+18+520
Mon, Oct 12, 2026+27+716
Tue, Oct 13, 2026+37+827
Wed, Oct 14, 2026+29+56
Thu, Oct 15, 2026+64+1415
Fri, Oct 16, 2026+29+05
Sat, Oct 17, 2026+28+82
Sun, Oct 18, 2026+24+25
Mon, Oct 19, 2026+24+337
Tue, Oct 20, 2026+18+320
Wed, Oct 21, 2026+24+527
Thu, Oct 22, 2026+22+518
Fri, Oct 23, 2026+28+813
Sat, Oct 24, 2026+19+85
Sun, Oct 25, 2026+28+339
Mon, Oct 26, 2026+32+531
Tue, Oct 27, 2026+27+431
Wed, Oct 28, 2026+59+122
Thu, Oct 29, 2026+49+912
Fri, Oct 30, 2026+39+711
Sat, Oct 31, 2026+35+518
Sun, Nov 1, 2026+19+325
Mon, Nov 2, 2026+26+623
Tue, Nov 3, 2026+32+750
Wed, Nov 4, 2026+24+735
Thu, Nov 5, 2026+27+223
Fri, Nov 6, 2026+25+914
Sat, Nov 7, 2026+29+624
Sun, Nov 8, 2026+15+535
Mon, Nov 9, 2026+20+920
Tue, Nov 10, 2026+33+1012
Wed, Nov 11, 2026+31+421
Thu, Nov 12, 2026+17+236
Fri, Nov 13, 2026+26+442
Sat, Nov 14, 2026+17+420
Sun, Nov 15, 2026+9+00
Total+1,530+295990
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    1. Nov 91 post

      • OpenPencil is an MIT-licensed open-source Figma alternative where AI agents edit .fig files via CLI, MCP, and SDK.

        Read full on X, posted by @de2pressed

        @de2pressed · x.com

    2. 13 days earlier
    3. Oct 271 post

      • OpenPencil：一个 AI 原生、开源的 Figma 替代品，支持 .fig 和 .pen 文件，可在画布中调用 AI，也提供 CLI、MCP 与设计转代码流程。适合希望把设计文件和 Agent 工具链接起来的团队；项目仍在快速开发，复杂设计工作流可能遇到粗糙边缘。 👉

        Read full on X, posted by @no_morenicotine

        @no_morenicotine · x.com

    4. 13 days earlier
    5. Oct 141 post

      • Figma fidelity. Saved .fig files open in Figma with overrides, slots, exposed instances, blend modes, and variable bindings intact. Text keeps its wrapping, line height, and decorations. New:…

        Read full on X, posted by @OpenPencilDev

        @OpenPencilDev · x.com

    6. Oct 121 post

      • 每月续订软件前，先把这 10 个 GitHub 项目过一遍：剪辑、OCR、抓取、配音、视频生成、写代码、设计和私信自动化，都有开源替代方案。 1. Palmier Pro｜Mac 视频编辑器 Swift 原生，支持在时间线里调用 Seedance、Kling、Nano Banana Pro 生成素材，也能通过 MCP 连接 Claude Code、Codex、Cursor。需要 macOS 26…

        Read full on X, posted by @Sharksharkolo

        @Sharksharkolo · x.com

    7. 20 days earlier
    8. Sep 221 post2 posts

      • "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." ➡️…

        Read full on Reddit

        r/LovingAIAgents

      • "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." ➡️…

        Read full on Reddit

        r/LovingOpenSourceAI

    9. 7 days earlier
    10. Sep 151 post

      • a free figma alternative that opens .fig files, runs in your browser, and gives ai direct access to the canvas. openpencil is a free, open-source figma alternative that opens real .fig files…

        Read full on X, posted by @oliviscusAI

        @oliviscusAI · x.com

    11. 1 month earlier
    12. Aug 141 post

      • 7/ ModelScope (Alibaba’s open model hub, China’s Hugging Face) founding members also applied. Traditional model platforms are watching the Agent toolchain closely.

        Read full on X, posted by @Chinazhidx

        @Chinazhidx · x.com

    13. 7 days earlier
    14. Aug 71 post

      • 每个月花几百美元买 SaaS？ 先别急着续费。 GitHub 上已经有一批免费开源项目，可以替代视频剪辑、OCR、AI 编程、语音、设计等付费工具。 整理 10 个，直接收藏。 1/ Palmier Pro Mac 原生 AI 视频编辑器。 替代 Premiere Pro、Descript、CapCut Pro。 2/ Strix AI 自动进行应用安全测试，发现漏洞并验证修复。 替代部分…

        Read full on X, posted by @0xQiYan

        @0xQiYan · x.com

    15. Aug 41 post

      • • Opens and writes native Figma files • AI builds designs from chat with 90+ tools • Headless Vue SDK for custom editors

        Read full on X, posted by @the_osps

        @the_osps · x.com

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