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Penpot's dev handoff features are closing the gap on Figma
Published 11 July 2026 · Source dated 1 June 2025
Penpot's Inspect tab plus native CSS Grid and Flexbox support now export straight to SVG, CSS and HTML — real feature parity with Figma's dev mode. It's free, open-source and self-hostable, which matters if you're comparing tools for a portfolio or a future employer's stack.
Penpot has been closing the tooling gap with Figma: its **Inspect tab** and native **CSS Grid/Flexbox** layout tools now export usable SVG, CSS and HTML. Unlike Figma, it's fully open-source and can be self-hosted, so there's no vendor lock-in — appealing to teams (and interviewers) who care about that.
This is genuine feature progress, not just marketing spin, but Figma still dominates studio adoption in the UK. Don't drop Figma — but knowing Penpot gives you a credible answer when someone asks "what if a client can't afford Figma?" in an interview.
**Label: adoption** — real, shipped features, but enterprise studios haven't meaningfully migrated yet.
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open Penpot free, rebuild one small Figma component using its Inspect tab and CSS Grid, then compare the exported code side by side.
Source: penpot.app ·
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