Pencil
Pencil is a free, open-source design and publishing app for Linux. The Pencil Project's unique mission is to build a free and opensource tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping that everyone can use. It has 9,873 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license, and people use it instead of Balsamiq.
About Pencil
Pencil V3 is a rewrite of Pencil that aims to fix major performance and scalability issues of the application. The new version is under heavy development and we are expecting GA builds in June. The following list summarizes important changes in the new version:
Install Pencil
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
AUR (Arch Linux)
Replaces
Commercial software people commonly use Pencil instead of.
- Balsamiq
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What is Pencil?
Pencil is a free, open-source design and publishing app for Linux. The Pencil Project's unique mission is to build a free and opensource tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping that everyone can use. It has 9,873 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license, and people use it instead of Balsamiq.
Is Pencil free and open source?
Yes. Pencil's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Pencil?
the AUR package pencil. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v3.1.1).
Can Pencil replace Balsamiq?
Pencil is commonly used as a free alternative to Balsamiq. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.