Open Source Online Design Software
Online Design tools provide digital environments for creating vector graphics, raster images, and visual interfaces. These tools allow you to build layouts using node-based workflows or procedural generation to automate complex design tasks. This type of software serves graphic designers and developers who need to produce high-fidelity assets and code-based imagery. Self-hosting these apps ensures that your project files and design iterations remain on your own hardware. You avoid external platform dependencies while managing the specific version history of your creative assets.
This page lists 3 open source tools in the Online Design category. The most popular are Graphite, OpenPencil and Ray.so. Most use the MIT or Apache-2.0 license.
Graphite
A nondestructive vector and raster graphics engine combining layer based compositing with a node based generative workflow.
OpenPencil
A design editor for creating visual interfaces with AI integration and native Figma file support.
Ray.so
Convert code snippets into images with customizable syntax highlighting, background options, and light or dark window themes.
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