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Penpot @penpot.app · 20h

After months of work, Penpot Fest 2025 is here! 🎉

Incredible keynotes, workshops, and networking in an amazing space (plus delicious food🤗

Can’t join us in person? Catch the livestream on our site!

penpot.app/penpotfest

Penpot | The event that brings design, code and open source together.

The design event for designers and developers

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Penpot @penpot.app · 1d

Just one day to go!!! We couldn’t be more excited! 😍

🤩See you tomorrow!

And if you can’t attend in person, don’t worry, we’ll be broadcasting live🔴

⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Penpot @penpot.app · 1d

New blog post!🎉

Mastering the iterative design process: A complete guide🔝

From idea to impact: how iteration turns concepts into real solutions. Especially key in software & UI design!

penpot.app/blog/masteri...

Mastering the iterative design process: A complete guide

What does it take to make the next big idea come to life in a tangible way that truly helps people? The iterative design approach can be used for any field, but it’s most notable in software developme...

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Penpot @penpot.app · 2d

⏳ Only 2 days to go! Penpot Fest is almost here 🎉

Amazing speakers, keynotes & more!

Can’t join in person? Catch the livestream 👉 penpot.app/penpotfest

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Penpot @penpot.app · 5d

5 days to go! 🚀

Grab your Penpot Fest ticket now & don’t miss the keynotes 🎤✨

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Penpot @penpot.app · 6d

In just one week we’ll be enjoying Penpot Fest and its amazing keynotes and workshops! 🎉

Last chance to grab your ticket!
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Penpot @penpot.app · 7d

Penpot Fest is almost here! 🎉

Get your ticket now & join keynotes + workshops with amazing speakers like Pau Giner, Bárbara Martínez & Sarai Sánchez 🙌

Penpot Fest
📍Madrid. 8th - 10th Oct 2025

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Penpot @penpot.app · 7d

A new UI Penpot Course unit on Text & Typography is now live!🎉

Start the new unit or start the course from the beginning!

penpot.app/courses/

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Penpot @penpot.app · 7d

💻 Hiring: Solutions Engineer!

Love cracking the toughest self-hosted challenges?
Join us to support our community & shape best practices for deploying Penpot 💜

👉 Apply now and be part of the journey
kaleidos.jobs.personio.com/job/1963056?...

Solutions Engineer - Self Host Support | Jobs at Kaleidos

We defend and believe in Open Source and proof of this is that our main project, Penpot, reflects that. We’re convinced that technology isn’t neutral. That’s why we like to shake things up and go agai...

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Penpot @penpot.app · 7d

Hi! Yes, we have this request on our roadmap! So we hope to be able to offer it to you soon

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Penpot @penpot.app · 7d

OF COURSE!!!!

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ALT: a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .

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Penpot @penpot.app · 8d

Have you tried the Penpot Exporter yet?

This plugin can convert a Figma file into a Penpot-compatible format. It generates a .zip file that you can easily import into Penpot💃

https://www.figma.com/es-es/comunidad/plugin/1219369440655168734/penpot-exporter

Penpot Exporter | Figma

This plugin can convert a Figma file into a Penpot compatible format. This will generate a .zip file that you can import into Penpot. The plugin is Open Source, just like Penpot, and you can see its d...

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Penpot @penpot.app · 8d

New blog post⚡️| Tutorial: 5 examples of component variants

We’re still enjoying the launch of Variants, and today we’re bringing you a tutorial!

You ask for it, we deliver 🙌

penpot.app/blog/tutoria...

Tutorial: 5 examples of component variants

Variants add an extra level of flexibility to your components, as well as providing better documentation and making designs even more developer-friendly.

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Penpot @penpot.app · 8d

Last day to participate! 🔚

Win a ticket to Penpot Fest! 🎟️

We’d love to see more of your work in our community space and sharing comes with rewards!

community.penpot.app/t/win-a-tick...

Win a ticket for Penpot Fest!

Penpot is a design and code tool with endless possibilities. Beyond designing and prototyping, you can create libraries, portfolios, event presentations, social media designs, and much more. We love s...

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Penpot @penpot.app · 9d

Variants have arrived in Penpot! ✨

Optimize your design systems by adding flexibility to your sets of components.
No more excuses to make the switch to Penpot.

Try Variants in Penpot penpot.app

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Penpot @penpot.app · 9d

Thanks so much! Happy to hear you’re enjoying our latest release!

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Sarah Frisk @friskymakes.bsky.social · 12d

Playing around with @penpot.app tokens and component variations tonight. The addition of variants to component update this week is pretty awesome, looking forward to see what's to come.

screenshot of Penpot app, showing some utility components used for displaying values of tokens

screenshot of penpot showing documentation around design tokens listed on the lefthand side of the screen.

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Penpot @penpot.app · 12d

🎉 Wanna win a ticket to Penpot Fest?
Penpot is where design meets code, endless possibilities, powered by collaboration

That’s why we’re running a giveaway for a Penpot Fest ticket! 🎟️

Find out how & join in our community space!👉

community.penpot.app/t/win-a-tick...

Win a ticket for Penpot Fest!

Penpot is a design and code tool with endless possibilities. Beyond designing and prototyping, you can create libraries, portfolios, event presentations, social media designs, and much more. We love s...

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Penpot @penpot.app · 13d

If you missed our latest live Hands-On Demo | Locofy Lightning plugin with Locofy, here it is!

Watch the full design-to-code journey in action with @diacritica.bsky.social our CEO, Raymond Panganiban, Head of Design at @locofy_ai & @laurakalbag.bsky.social

https://youtube.com/live/hTclR_sjRxE

Locofy Lightning plugin with Locofy | Penpot Hands-On Demo

YouTube video by Penpot

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Penpot @penpot.app · 13d

Last days to get your tickets for Penpot Fest, the friendliest event bringing design, code, and open source together🫶

We’ll have keynotes like the one from Alaa Alnuaimi!

Penpot Fest
📍Madrid. 8th - 10th Oct 2025

Get your tickets!🎟️
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Penpot @penpot.app · 13d

Since some of you have asked this question, we’re sharing the FAQ about it👂👀

Why do self hosted versions lag behind new releases?

community.penpot.app/t/why-do-sel...

Why do self hosted versions lag behind new releases?

Docker images and therefore the Helm chart are published shortly after the SAAS update. The reason of this delay is to be sure there are no hidden bugs. Bug fixing in our SaaS is quick and easy, howe...

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Penpot @penpot.app · 14d

Counting down to Penpot Fest! ⏳✨

Don’t miss Catina Yiu & Timothy Tan live on stage!

🎟️Save your seat
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Penpot @penpot.app · 14d

What's new | Penpot release 2.10 (Variants)

Ester Latorre, Product Designer at Penpot, explains what's new on Variants as well as new typography tokens & more.

👉 Try them now at penpot.app

youtu.be/KZVaYVIIJGw

What's new | Penpot release 2.10 (Variants)

YouTube video by Penpot

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Penpot @penpot.app · 14d

Today’s the day!!! 🎉

🔴 Live: Design Systems with Variants | Hands-on Demo

Learn how to use Variants to create components that are well-organized, developer-friendly, and easy to use

Links to the livestream below:
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Design Systems with Variants | Hands-on Demo, Sept 24th

Hello friends! It’s time for another Hands-on demo and you really won’t want to miss this one. Mark your calendars for next week, Wednesday September 24th! 📅 If we’ve not met before, I’...

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Penpot @penpot.app · 15d

🚀 We’re so excited about our latest release: Variants!!!

Don’t miss our LIVE stream tomorrow with @laurakalbag.bsky.social 👇
🔴 Design Systems with Variants | Hands-on Demo
🗓️Wed, Sep 24th
🕑UTC 2-3 pm
▶️PeerTube, Youtube & Linkedin

community.penpot.app/t/design-sys...

Design Systems with Variants | Hands-on Demo, Sept 24th

Hello friends! It’s time for another Hands-on demo and you really won’t want to miss this one. Mark your calendars for next week, Wednesday September 24th! 📅 If we’ve not met before, I’...

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