Open Design · weekly
Apache-2.0 · Runs Locally · BYOK

Open Design, weekly.

The open-source, local, agent-driven design platform github.com/nexu-io/open-design
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Headline
60K+GitHub Stars · Apache-2.0 open source

The week the community kept compounding.

300+ contributors, 217+ plugins, and 129 design systems now power Open Design — with 21 coding agents plugged in, zero config.

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Core capabilities

Shipped, top to bottom.

01Desktop-first — local files, Figma, and repos readable in placeCore · Desktop
0221 coding agents — auto-detected from PATH, zero configAgents · BYOK
03HTML video pipeline — programmatic video via HyperFramesVideo · HyperFrames
04129 design systems — import from GitHub, Figma, or localDesign Systems
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Workflow

From idea to delivery, 5 steps.

01Pick a starting point — one sentence, a template, or a plugin
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02Set the visual direction — palette, type, and spacing flow in
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03Generate the artifact — real runnable files, sandbox preview
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04Ship it, or film it with HyperFrames — then memory compounds
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Why

The problem we're solving.

Frontier AI design is closed, paid, and cloud-only.

In April 2026, Claude Design proved an LLM can truly design — real artifacts, not essays. But it's locked to one model: no agent choice, no self-hosting, no BYOK. Open Design sets that capability free.

Frontier AI design, back on every creator's desk
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Metrics

Numbers that moved.

GitHub stars · trend (demo data)

Higher is better
60K+
▲ GitHub Stars · Apache-2.0

Monthly cost vs. Claude Design (demo data)

Lower is better
~$73
▼ −80% · from $500 with BYOK
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Outputs

What can you make?

PRPrototype

High-fidelity mobile & web prototypes.

Real runnable files, previewed and edited in a sandbox — then handed off to engineering.

LALive Artifact

Interactive dashboards & live briefs.

Agents read full context — local files, Figma exports, code repos — and produce living documents.

SLSlides

Creative decks & research reports.

Like this one — generated from a one-sentence brief and your own design system.

HFHyperFrames

HTML-to-MP4 marketing shorts & product demos.

Plus posters, illustrations, mockups, and cinematic generative footage.

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Get started

Back on every creator's desk.

Open · Local · Agent-native. Download Open Design for macOS or Windows, or star us on GitHub — Apache-2.0, runs locally, BYOK, no sign-up.

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Open Designgithub.com/nexu-io/open-design · discord.gg/mHAjSMV6gz · x.com/nexudotio
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