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The original project is abandoned, but a recently updated fork is available at github.com/prikhi/pencil. I prefer Pencil to more commonly referenced options li
by mch82 10y ago
The original project is abandoned, but a recently updated fork is available at github.com/prikhi/pencil.
I prefer Pencil to more commonly referenced options like Balsamiq. Looks like no commits in a few months, but hopefully the form is still going. An open source UX tool focused on software application workflow prototyping rather than GUI layout is an asset to the software development community.
- murukesh_s 10y agoLooks like the original creators rebooted it under the github project https://github.com/evolus/pencil https://github.com/evolus/pencil.
- Londane 10y agocreated an HN-account to tell you: Thank you!
- mch82 10y agoThank you to your team for a great open source tool (assuming from your comment that you're one of the developers).
- nickpsecurity 10y agoIf you're on Pencil team, then you should know the links to zip's under Stencils and Templates are broken.
- elsurudo 10y agoConsider adding a downloadable build to the github page. I'm capable of doing it, but feeling little lazy to install using npm (mine is probably outdated etc.), but I'd definitely install a ready build.
- mgliwka 10y agoIt's not abandoned, but actually active again: There was a RC release of a rewrite in electron at the end of July, see here: http://pencil.evolus.vn/Next.html http://pencil.evolus.vn/Next.html.
- benbristow 10y agoWebsite looks very dated! Even the footer says '2012'. Why would they use KDE screenshots as the main screenshots too. KDE looks awful IMHO.
- quadrangle 10y agoKDE5 Breeze looks pretty nice actually, and KDE looks like anything because it is that adaptable, so it's not even sensible to assert an idea like "KDE looks awful" since there is no look KDE doesn't offer, so it can do awful or whatever you think is amazing.
- mch82 10y agoAwesome! Very excited to see this and looking forward to trying it out. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of the "sketchy" widgets that look hand drawn and the ability to easily link between layouts. Great for rapidly validating mobile app workflows with users! Other than Marvel App (which companies uncomfortable with hosting design work in cloud services can't use), I've found Pencil to be the most productive UX-focused design tool out there. Every other tool seems to be UI-focused, but it's usually easier to prototype UI right in HTML5 once the UX workflow is well understood.