open-design
🎨 The open-source Claude Design alternative. 🖥️ Local-first desktop app.
GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026 · GitHub synced Sep 20, 2026
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Decision brief
Open-design is a local-first desktop application that leverages coding agents to generate design assets such as prototypes, landing pages, and videos with support for exporting in multiple file formats.
Good fit when
- When you need a design tool that works seamlessly on your local system without the need for an internet connection.
- If your workflow involves using AI-driven coding agents like Claude Code or Codex to convert code into actionable design elements.
Avoid when
- If your primary work requires direct connectivity with cloud services or collaborative platforms that mandate online access.
- When you require a highly interactive collaborative design space where real-time updates and team interactions are critical.
- Pricing:
- freemium - Open-source and freely available (Apache-2.0), but may require specific AI coding agents that could have associated costs or usage limits.
- Requirements:
- Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; Requires Docker for some setups.; Supports integration with over 20 CLI tools, enhancing its utility in scripting and automation.
Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Maintenance and security
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- Very active (0d since push)
- As of Aug 19, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Aug 19, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of Jul 11, 2026
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Install
npm install open-designHow it fits your stack(7)
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Overview
A local-first desktop application that turns coding agents into a design engine for creating prototypes, landing pages, dashboards, slides, and videos with support for exporting to HTML/PDF/PPTX/MP4 formats.
Capability facts
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Aug 19, 2026
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Aug 19, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Aug 19, 2026
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Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Aug 19, 2026)
the GUI — call it as a skill, plugin, or MCP server inside Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, OpenClaw, Antigravity, Hermes, Kimi, and more.Source link
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🤖 Install into your coding agent (no UI) You can use OpenDesign without ever opening the GUI — call it as a skill, plugin, or MCP server inside Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, OpenClaw, Antigravity, Hermes, Kimi, and more. If you installed the macOS desktop app via the DMG...
For agents
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