# desigma

A free, local-first design tool written entirely in Rust, with Figma file import, prototyping, motion, and live collaboration.

HTML: https://softbests.com/software/desigma
Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/desigma.md
Website: https://github.com/deepfounder-ai/desigma

- Category: [Design & prototyping](https://softbests.com/category/design-prototyping)
- Pricing: Open source
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Underrated

## Best for

Designers who want a native, offline Figma alternative they can own and modify.

## Why it deserves attention

desigma is a native desktop editor built on tiny-skia with no Electron or web view, covering frames, auto layout, components and variants, prototyping, keyframe motion, whiteboards, decks, and vector editing. It imports Figma files and REST JSON, bundles Inter, and keeps documents on your machine. It is MIT/Apache-2.0, free, cross-platform, and has about 1,000 GitHub stars with daily commits. The README labels it early alpha, so file fidelity and collaborative editing are still catching up with Figma.

## Can replace

- [Figma](https://softbests.com/software/figma)
- [Penpot](https://softbests.com/software/penpot)

## Related and alternatives

- [Excalidraw](https://softbests.com/software/excalidraw)
- [Framer](https://softbests.com/software/framer)