Open source in Design & content

UI design, diagramming, DAM and video.

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Open-source products · 32

3D & CAD

FreeCAD

Parametric 3D CAD program for engineering, architecture and technical drawing.

LGPL-2.1Weak copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions

Blender

Program for 3D modelling, animation, rendering and video editing.

GPL-2.0-or-laterStrong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Diagrams-as-code

Mermaid

Creates diagrams such as flowcharts and sequence diagrams from text descriptions.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

PlantUML

Creates UML and other diagrams from text descriptions.

LGPL-3.0Weak copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions

Digital asset & photo management

Immich

Self-hosted photo and video management with a mobile app, automatic backup and search.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

PhotoPrism

Photo library with AI-powered search, face recognition and maps.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Ente

Encrypted storage for photos and more, with end-to-end encryption and the option to run the server yourself.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

LibrePhotos

Self-hosted photo management with automatic sorting, face recognition and search.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Piwigo

Web-based photo gallery for organising and sharing images, with many plug-ins and themes.

GPL-2.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Image editing & graphics

Compositor

Image editor for Mac with PSD support. Very new project (created September 2026).

MITPermissiveYoung projectnot verified

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Graphite

2D graphics program for design, digital art and motion graphics with node-based editing.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

darktable

Program for developing and organising RAW photos, for photographers.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Krita

Painting program for digital art, illustration and animation.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

GIMP

Image editor for photo retouching, compositing and graphics.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Screenshots & screen recording

Snapzy

Native macOS app for screenshots, screen recording and annotation.

BSD-3-ClausePermissiveYoung project

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

OBS Studio

Program for screen recording and live streaming with scenes, sources and mixing.

GPL-2.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

ShareX

Windows tool for screenshots and screen recording with hotkeys and uploading.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Flameshot

Screenshot tool with built-in editing for highlighting and annotating.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Cap

Screen recording with shareable links, an alternative to Loom.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

UI / product design

Penpot

Design and prototyping in the browser – a Figma alternative from Spain.

MPL-2.0Weak copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions

Video editing & rendering

OpenChatCut

Local-first AI video editor with a multi-track timeline, captions and agents (MCP).

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Young projectnot verified

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

fframes

Rust framework for programmatic video rendering with SVG and the GPU – write video as code.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Shotcut

Video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux with support for many formats.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

OpenShot

Video editor for Linux, Mac and Windows with a timeline and effects.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Kdenlive

Multi-track video editor with effects and transitions, from KDE.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Visual website & app builder

Onlook

Visual editor where designers build and edit React apps directly in code with the help of AI.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

GrapesJS

Framework for building web pages and email templates with drag and drop.

BSD-3-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

VvvebJs

Drag-and-drop page builder library in plain JavaScript, with no dependencies.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Silex

Web tool for visually building static websites, with support for dynamic data.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Frappe Builder

Visual page builder for Frappe and ERPNext that publishes web pages directly.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Other

Excalidraw

Virtual whiteboard for sketches and diagrams.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

tldraw SDK

SDK for infinite-canvas whiteboards in React apps.

LicenseRef-tldrawSource-available (not OSI)

SaaS: NoClosed product: No