[jjcm]

Ex-Figma.

I'd be worried about a lawsuit here, primarily due to the overall app architecture and property panel on the right. While there are differences between your implementation and Figma's, it's close enough that things are very clearly Figma-inspired. There've been a lot of Figma copycats, and Figma does have a track record of successful lawsuits against them.

Great work with the backend architecture (a lack of a proper wasm renderer is why penpot will never be competitive), but you're in dangerous territory with the UI.

[vitaflo]

Wasn't Figma's side panel just a ripoff of Sketch's? Always felt that way.

[jjcm]

Heavily influenced by Sketch's UX for sure. Sketch paved the way for the new wave of design tools. There were some significant architectural differences between the approaches though.

Just for comparison, here's a side by side of each: https://image.non.io/940a433a-3c25-4610-88e8-4eec810f2235.we...

[gyomu]

> I'd be worried about a lawsuit here, primarily due to the overall app architecture and property panel on the right

I wouldn't, because such a lawsuit would trivially get dismissed. There are no intellectual claims to be had on app architecture or the design of a property panel, otherwise the whole industry would be a bloodbath.

[lejalv]

> a lack of a proper wasm renderer is why penpot will never be competitive

The Penpot WASM renderer is entering open beta any time now.