open-design

Name: open-design Review
Item: open-design
Rating: 3.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Documents & Content Solid

🎨 Local-first, open-source alternative to Anthropic's Claude Design. ⚡ 19 Skills · ✨ 71 brand-grade Design Systems 🖼 Generate web · desktop · mobile prototypes · slides · images · videos · HyperFrames 📦 Sandboxed preview · HTML/PDF/PPTX/MP4 export 🤖 Runs on Claude Code / Codex / Cursor / Gemini / OpenCode / Qwen / Copilot / Hermes / Kimi CLI.

Auto-generate mobile app wireframes from product requirements
Create pitch deck slides with brand-consistent layouts
Export design system documentation as interactive prototypes

48,627 starsApache-2.0 (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Why it matters

Generates production-ready design artifacts (prototypes, slides, images) directly from Claude prompts without external design tools or subscriptions. Reduces design iteration cycles by letting engineers and non-designers author visual assets programmatically.

Best for

Product teams, agencies, and developers who need rapid prototype generation, design system documentation, or multi-format export (HTML, PDF, PPTX, MP4) without leaving their Claude workflow.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design

By nexu-io

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install nexu-io/open-design

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars48,627Last updated2026-05-21LicenseApache-2.0 (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-05-21 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

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27 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 48,627 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

5/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.85 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedMay 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 48,627 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

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