# Bringing Penpot boards into Adobe Illustrator: Meet P2I **URL:** \ **Category:** Plugins\ **Tags:** design, adobe-illustrator\ **Created:** [October 23, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/bringing-penpot-boards-into-adobe-illustrator-meet-p2i/11017 "2026-10-23T07:27:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Denis\_Lampusov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/denis_lampusov/32/11531_2.png) [@Denis\_Lampusov](https://community.penpot.app/u/Denis_Lampusov)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/bringing-penpot-boards-into-adobe-illustrator-meet-p2i/11017/1 "2026-10-23T07:27:46Z")
![panel](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/penpot/original/2X/0/000da2256fd99e645d3ed868146733a4430efa78.png)Hello Penpot Community! 👋 I want to share an open-source tool born out of pure workflow necessity. As a graphic designer with over 30 years in the industry (and a huge fan of self-hosted infrastructure), I recently found myself needing a reliable bridge to move layouts between Penpot and Adobe Illustrator. Since there wasn’t a ready-made solution that fit my requirements, I sat down and wrote my own. Meet **PenPot2Illustrator** — an extension/plugin that allows you to seamlessly recreate your Penpot artboards and layouts directly inside Adobe Illustrator. ### 🛠 Current Tech Stack & Features: - **ExtendScript-based (.jsx):** It hooks straight into Illustrator’s native engine to parse layout data. I will definitely migrate it to the modern Adobe UXP (JS/React) environment as soon as Adobe provides stable API support for third-party tools. - **JSON-driven assembly:** The panel reads your project structure, handles multi-language asset layers, and perfectly reconstructs the vectors. - **Font matching:** It detects missing typography and can automatically fetch/install missing Google Fonts during the artboard assembly. ### 🔄 What’s on the Roadmap (TO DO): Right now, the plugin is a one-way bridge (Penpot → Illustrator). However, my ultimate goal is **full reverse sync** — exporting vector boards straight from Illustrator back into the Penpot web workspace. ### 📦 Where to get it: The plugin is completely free and open-source. You can check out the repository, installation guide, and full code in my self-hosted instance here: 🔗 **GitLab Repository:** [Files · main · Denis / PenPot2Illustrator · GitLab](https://git.ogrpfsense.ru/denisle/penpot2illustrator/-/tree/main) ### ❤ Support the project: Maintaining the infrastructure, running the home server lab for continuous integration tests, and engineering the upcoming reverse-export functionality takes a lot of late-night hours. If this tool saves your billable hours, you can support its development or buy me a coffee here: ☕ **Support via Boosty:** [Denis Lampusov - exclusive content on Boosty](https://boosty.to/photodrum) I’d love to hear your feedback, bug reports, and feature requests. Let’s make the vector workflow better together! Best regards, Denis Lampusov ([PhotoDrum.com](http://PhotoDrum.com)) ---
**Author:** ![Denis\_Lampusov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/denis_lampusov/32/11531_2.png) [@Denis\_Lampusov](https://community.penpot.app/u/Denis_Lampusov)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/bringing-penpot-boards-into-adobe-illustrator-meet-p2i/11017/2 "2026-10-23T07:55:45Z")
**Update:** I’ve also set up a GitHub mirror for this project. If you prefer GitHub for exploring code, tracking issues, or starring the repository, you can find it here: > **[GitHub - photodrum/penpot2illustrator](https://github.com/photodrum/penpot2illustrator/)** > > Contribute to photodrum/penpot2illustrator development by creating an account on GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![discourse\_ai\_spam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@discourse\_ai\_spam](https://community.penpot.app/u/discourse_ai_spam)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/bringing-penpot-boards-into-adobe-illustrator-meet-p2i/11017/3 "2026-10-31T20:53:00Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/penpot/original/2X/d/d4d155e990eb22835864435d02174f56ac44f323.png) [@system](https://community.penpot.app/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 8:23am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/bringing-penpot-boards-into-adobe-illustrator-meet-p2i/11017/4 "2026-11-03T08:23:57Z")
Listed on November 3, 2026, 8:23am UTC