One of the most anticipated features of the year is almost here: Penpot Variants. We’re inviting you to be part of the beta!
What are these Variants everyone is asking for?
Variants allow you to group similar components, such as buttons, icons, or toggles, into a single, customizable component. Rather than navigating through separate components for every possible state, size, or style, you can manage them all from one unified component using clearly defined properties.
Imagine a single button component that can switch between primary and secondary styles, active and disabled states, and small to large sizes. Useful, right? That’s the power of Variants.
A sneak peek demo with lo-fi vibes 
Why are Variants Important?
Cleaner libraries
Say goodbye to scattered duplicates. Variants streamline your components into tidy, manageable sets.
Faster design workflows
Quickly switch between states or styles using simple property controls.
Better team collaboration
Variants approximate coding paradigms by allowing different states of a component to be managed within a single structure, rather than as separate components. This promotes a consistent, shared framework for designers and developers, making collaboration, understanding, and maintenance much easier.
How to Join the Beta
We’re offering early access to a group of Penpot community members who are excited to explore, test, and help refine Variants. If you’re passionate about design systems and want to contribute, we’d love to have you on board.
To become a Variants beta tester, email us at support@penpot.app with the subject line “Beta test volunteer.” In the email, kindly share a brief overview of your role and how you plan to use Variants in Penpot.
We anticipate starting the beta test in a few weeks. We’ll send detailed instructions to the testers when the time comes.
Know someone who would love to join the test?
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