--- title: OpenPencil: an open-source, AI-native alternative to Figma description: OpenPencil is an open-source, AI-native design tool positioned as a Figma alternative. It runs an MCP server in the background, allowing users to generate UI... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openpencil-an-open-source-ai-native-alternative-to-figma-me7e5xvvj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenPencil: an open-source, AI-native alternative to Figma | daily.dev og:description: OpenPencil is an open-source, AI-native design tool positioned as a Figma alternative. It runs an MCP server in the background, allowing users to generate UI... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openpencil-an-open-source-ai-native-alternative-to-figma-me7e5xvvj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/me7e5xVvJ.png og:image:alt: OpenPencil: an open-source, AI-native alternative to Figma og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenPencil: an open-source, AI-native alternative to Figma **[YouTube](https://daily.dev/sources/youtube)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenPencil is an open-source, AI-native design tool positioned as a Figma alternative. It runs an MCP server in the background, allowing users to generate UI designs through natural language prompts instead of manual drag-and-drop. 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