Open Design

Open Design is an open source alternative to Claude Design that gives you total control over every AI-assisted creation process. In this regard, this tool will provide you with an "artifact-first" work environment that will not force you to use a specific model, but will instead connect each functionality to the coding agents you've already installed on your system.

A professional design studio on your hard drive

Unlike other commercial options, Open Design presents you with more than just a chat window. Here, you can establish a structured workflow, which is especially helpful if you're a professional designer. When starting a project, the tool encourages you to use an interactive "discovery" system. Basically, before generating a single pixel, you will complete a form to define the audience, tone, and restrictions of the project. This will avoid the sometimes erratic freestyle produced by AI, providing you with more consistent results.

Harness the full local power of your PC

Another differentiating factor of Open Design compared to other programs is its independent local architecture. When running this mode, the tool will scan your system for agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot CLI and will use them as design engines. If you prefer to work on the cloud, you will also be able to connect your own OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic API keys via a secure proxy. Furthermore, everything you design will be saved in a folder on your PC so you can edit files, manage versions with Git, or deploy directly to Vercel without intermediaries.

Design systems and integrated skills

After installing Open Design on Windows, you won't have to start from scratch. The platform includes more than 100 design systems based on benchmark brands such as Stripe, Apple, Linear, and Vercel. Simply choose one, and the AI will automatically apply its color palettes, fonts, and spacing rules. In parallel, you'll find 31 specialized "skills" that range from creating editorial-style presentations to functional app prototypes or complex control panels.

What I liked most about Open Design and what could be improved

• What I liked most: the BYOK philosophy and total control over your files. It's also very easy to achieve natural integration between workflow and professional development tools.

• What could be improved: to take advantage of the local mode, some familiarity with the terminal and the Node.js/pnpm ecosystem is required.

Download Open Design for PC to transform your computer into a professional design studio. Leave behind the limitations of large corporations and start prototyping, designing, and deploying your ideas with the freedom that only open source can offer.