Design and diagrams

Figma alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

GraphiteEditor/Graphite26,774Apache-2.0A full-featured community-built 2D vector and raster content editor with layers and tools.Open on GitHub methodofaction/Method-Draw3,006MITA lightweight browser-based SVG editor providing shape, text, select, transform, and layer support.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Real-time multiplayer collaboration and presence
Enterprise governance, SCIM, and admin controls
Large-scale uptime/scale and brand trust
Plugins ecosystem and Figma Community templates
Advanced AI features, team-shared AI credits/Weave, and built-in design system analytics

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Figma, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.