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Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
Get openpencil with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command was taken from the project's own documentation and checked against it.
Not available for Windows yet.
openpencil doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs openpencil on your Windows machine in one step — no manual setup, no build tools. It fetches the project's own install script and runs it, which is the standard way these tools ship — worth a read if you like to know what's running.
Not available for macOS yet.
openpencil doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for Windows — switch to that tab.
Pastes into your terminal and installs openpencil on your macOS or Linux machine in one step — no manual setup, no build tools. It fetches the project's own install script and runs it, which is the standard way these tools ship — worth a read if you like to know what's running.
How to set up openpencil, step by step
- Press Win+R to open the Run dialog.
- Press Ctrl+V to paste the command you just copied.
- Press Enter. A PowerShell window will flash; the installer runs.
The command fetches the project's own installer, marks it unblocked, and runs it from memory. You do not need to save the file. If Windows asks "Do you want to allow this app to make changes?", click Yes — the installer needs to add itself to your PATH.
What openpencil does
- Native macOS, Windows, and Linux — a single self-contained binary (winit + GPU Skia, no Electron)
- Native application menu with Save As, Open Recent, and an unsaved-changes dialog on close
- Built-in Rust agent runtime + Anthropic, Claude Agent SDK, OpenCode, Codex, Copilot, Google Gemini API providers
- Infinite canvas with pan, zoom, smart alignment guides, and snapping
- Boolean operations — union, subtract, intersect with contextual toolbar
- Icon picker (Iconify) and image import (PNG/JPEG/SVG/WebP/GIF)
Summarised from openpencil's own README.
About openpencil
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
| Category | Command-line tool |
|---|---|
| Install method | PowerShell one-liner (irm | iex) |
| Windows | documented install command available |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Subscription plans from $9/mo · free Starter tier · team and enterprise plans |
| Command verified | Yes — checked against the project README |
| Popularity | 6.0k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
openpencil is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
openpencil is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.