nexu-io/open-design
The 1st Collaborative AI Design Agent Workspace. Local-first and open source. Create prototypes, websites, apps, dashboards, presentations, images, and videos with your team and AI agents. Share work, exchange feedback, and iterate together in one workspace. observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 12
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2.0
- age_days: 175
- days_rel: 5
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 39
Adoption not part of the score
101968 stars · 11716 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.97
OpenDesign is an open‑source, local‑first desktop application that turns AI coding agents into a full design engine. It lets you describe a design intent and generates real files such as web pages, slides, dashboards, images and videos.
Use cases
- Generate a landing‑page prototype from a short text description
- Create a slide deck or marketing presentation automatically
- Design a dashboard UI with consistent design system rules
- Export design artifacts to HTML, PDF, PPTX or MP4 files
- Produce marketing images or short videos using AI agents
- Iteratively refine UI components with a local coding agent
When to choose
- You want an AI‑powered design workflow that runs entirely on your machine
- You need to keep all design assets and credentials private (BYOK)
- You already use coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or DeepSeek and want to extend them to design tasks
- You require export to real files (HTML, PDF, PPTX, MP4) for further editing or deployment
When to avoid
- You need real‑time multi‑user collaboration hosted in the cloud
- Your workflow depends on heavy GPU‑accelerated graphics that exceed typical desktop capabilities
- You prefer a fully managed SaaS design tool with no local installation
- You do not have a compatible Node.js environment (requires Node 24)
Facets
application · maturity active
gui cli web-framework file-upload pdf video-processing image-processing artificial-intelligence developer-tools web-development web-design desktop-applications cross-platform cli agent-native local-first byok design-system prototype html-export pdf-export pptx-export mp4-export coding-agents open-source html desktop nodejs electron web-server
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design · fetched 2026-10-18 · 9208b71f3699
- homepage: https://open-design.ai · fetched 2026-09-07 · 595c3a4d58c2
- site_page: https://open-design.ai/quickstart/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · 919d205e7e6d
- site_page: https://open-design.ai/about/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · f2a1c383ec43
- site_page: https://open-design.ai/quickstart · fetched 2026-09-07 · dc9e9616e73d
- site_page: https://open-design.ai/about · fetched 2026-09-07 · 795830bb891b
- site_page: https://open-design.ai/pricing/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · deea7eba66cd
- site_page: https://open-design.ai/faq/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · 155677013efa
- site_page: https://open-design.ai/pricing · fetched 2026-09-07 · 9ae3d55e6158
- site_page: https://open-design.ai/faq · fetched 2026-09-07 · d1906199cf79
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nexu-io/open-design | main | 82 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nexu-io/open-design")
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