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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Penpot Desktop 1.0 is live! 🎉 💾 Get your package/installer at github.com/author-more/... 🚨 It’s a major release. There are breaking changes. Make sure to check the changelog. 🙏 Thank you all for your ongoing support.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The time is near. Can't wait to hit the publish button.

Chunk of a GitHub release's page titled "v1.0.0 (2026-09-??)".

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You can explicitly set a charging limit on macOS now, between 80 and 100%. Must be a 26.x addition. It was not possible a few months ago. System Settings > Battery, then click the circled “i” icon next to Charging. Good addition. Optimised Charging is a nice concept, but it’s slow to adapt.

System Settings dialog with a Charge Limit slider ranging from 80% to 100% in 5% increments, set to 80%. Below is an enabled switch labelled Optimised Battery Charging. At the bottom are controls "Learn More..." and "Done".

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Penpot Desktop v0.24 is live. The release focuses on the local instance creator, enabling automatic Docker configuration updates when containers are created/updated, and porting the upstream @penpot.app Docker Compose config updates (e.g. the MCP server) to the app’s Docker configuration template.

Penpot Desktop open with integrations page of Penpot's settings and MCP Server entry listed with status "Disabled".

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Penpot Desktop now lets you open a file’s view mode in a new window and can auto-reload the view when the @penpot.app file changes. They are available as independent options and off by default, so make sure to check out the settings after the update to 0.21.0. Release: github.com/author-more/...

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Local instance updating is live. In the local instance creator, you can now 📝 edit a local instance's settings and ⬆ upgrade it to the newest @penpot.app version. You can find details and get the version 0.19.0 from the release page: github.com/author-more/...

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I have an idea for a content management system plugin for @penpot.app. Below is a video with a PoC: - 🧱 batch item creation from a data set, - ↔️ two-way editing, - 🏷️ layer name based content pairing - the project works without the plugin. Community discussion: community.penpot.app/t/penpot-cms...

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

How do you use view mode in @penpot.app? Here is a proof of concept of an auto-reload for the view window. Once the file changes are saved, Penpot Desktop would refresh the view for you.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

You can now specify the @penpot.app version of the local instance to create. It defaults to the “latest”, but any valid Penpot Docker repository tag should work, with suggestions for ten of the most recent tags.

The local instance creator form with the tag input focused and the list of value suggestions shown, e.g. latest, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.0, 2.7.2.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

You can now download all your @penpot.app projects at once, with Penpot Desktop. Open the dashboard, click “Download all projects”, specify the path and the archive name, and wait for the download to complete. Get version 0.16 at github.com/author-more/...

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

A new feature for the Penpot Desktop is in the works. Can you spot the change in the @penpot.app UI?

Penpot Desktop application displaying the Penpot web application’s dashboard. In the top right corner, next to the “New project” button, there is a “Download all projects” button.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

You can now enable the native title bar for your Penpot Desktop window. It is a new option in the settings panel, set to “overlay” by default, and a change takes effect after a restart. Available in version 0.15 on its release page github.com/author-more/... and in the Flathub store.

Penpot Desktop application with the native title bar. The settings panel is open, showing the title bar type selector set to "native".

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Penpot Desktop can now set up a local @penpot.app instance for you. Launch creator, name your instance, click “Create”. ⚠️ It’s an experimental feature. 🪟 Windows is supported, but untested. 🛡️ Requires a non-sandbox environment. Download: github.com/author-more/... Docs: github.com/author-more/...

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Next in Penpot Desktop: one more step towards a seamless offline experience. With a click of a magic wand, you will be able to set up a local @penpot.app instance. It requires @docker.com and will launch as an experimental feature.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

A new, mysterious button showed up in the settings during the Penpot Desktop development. What could it be doing with @penpot.app?

Two buttons under the Penpot instance list setting: 'Add instance' and a magic wand icon.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Recently, I learnt that in VS Code, you can have inline Git blame info without needing any extensions. 1. Go to Settings. 2. Search for "Git blame". 3. Tick the box for "Git › Blame › Editor Decoration”. Or you can set "git.blame.editorDecoration.enabled" to `true` in the Settings JSON. Enjoy.

Top: VS Code settings panel showing the Git Blame Editor Decoration setting.
Bottom: A file in VS Code with inline Git blame information next to a line of code.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The new UI is live! Penpot Desktop v0.12 features a refreshed, unified look, improved color coding for instances, and a design that matches @penpot.app official style for a distraction-free working experience. Get it from the release page github.com/author-more/... or find it in the Flathub store.

A split image showcasing the Penpot Desktop application in both light and dark themes.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The new tab design is almost ready. Some of the incoming changes are: - Colour coding is consistent across themes. - A tab's background colour is tinted with its instance's assigned colour. - The tab opening menu features colour coding.

Penpot Desktop’s top bar comparison of old and new designs in light and dark themes, each with 4 open tabs and the tab opening menu, demonstrating colour coding.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The settings panel is complete. If you see anything you would like to improve, please share your thoughts. While larger changes will have to wait until the next iteration, I'm happy to address smaller issues or suggestions before the release. It's time to tackle the top bar now.

Two versions of the Penpot Desktop application's settings panel are shown side by side. The first displays the old design, while the second showcases the new design. The new look features a palette that is compatible with the Penpot application.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The new look for Penpot Desktop is in the works. It introduces dedicated palettes for both light and dark modes, each designed to match @penpot.app's official colours for the distraction-free working experience.

Two Penpot Desktop applications are displayed side by side: one in light mode and the other in dark mode. Each application features a navigation menu with two open tabs and an open settings panel. The settings panels show the theme selector. The active tab and the selected theme option share a matching accent colour, which varies between the light and dark modes.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Support for multiple instances is live in Penpot Desktop. You can now open multiple @penpot.app instances simultaneously, each displayed in its own colour-coded tab. Penpot Desktop v0.11 is available at github.com/author-more/... and from the Flathub app store.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

We are approaching a big milestone for the Penpot Desktop’s Q1 cycle! The multiple instances feature now has end-to-end UI support (tabs, opening, and management settings), for your ease of use and control. I’m focusing on QA and polishing to ensure it runs smoothly. Stay tuned for the release!

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

You will soon be able to use multiple instances at once in Penpot Desktop. Here is a prototype view with different instances open in their own, colour-coded tabs. The menu is part of the ‘+’ (add tab) button. On the side, a representation from the settings file, introduced in the last version.

Penpot Desktop app with different instances open in their own, colour-coded tabs. On the side, a representation from the settings file:

{
"theme": "tab",
"instances": [
{
"label": "Official",
"origin": "https://design.penpot.app",
"color": "#48c393",
"isDefault": true
},
{
"label": "Local",
"origin": "http://localhost:9001",
"color": "#c3a5ff"
}
]
}

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Move, sync, share, back-up. The file based settings are locked in for the next Penpot Desktop release. With the multi-instance support, coming soon, a file will keep instances details in your user directory.

{
"theme": "system",
"instances": [
{
"label": "Official",
"origin": "https://design.penpot.app",
"color": "#48c393"
},
{
"label": "Local",
"origin": "http://localhost:9001",
"color": "#c3a5ff"
},
{
"label": "Project Foss",
"origin": "https://foss.example.com",
"color": "#f08be7"
}
]
}

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Themes are coming to Penpot Desktop. Available options will be light, dark, system, and penpot. With the “penpot” setting, Penpot Desktop will follow your theme preference from the active tab with a @penpot.app.

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Belar @thisisbelar.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The tab menu is ready. It will go live in the next Penpot Desktop release. You will be able to manage your tabs more easily - reload, duplicate, batch close.

A context menu over a tab with reload tab, duplicate tab, close other tabs, close tabs to right, close tabs to left actions. Penpot application is present in the background.

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