Penpot Apps / Blender Apps

[matthewortega]

How would it look if we could build sub-apps from the Penpot API? Could we then start to build micro-design tools that easily integrate with Penpot? Could we easily build PenJam that is more whiteboard focused? Just bringing this up because I know that it is currently in discussions for Blender as well. Would be interesting to see what a Penpot ecosystem would look like.

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[carolina.portugal]

Hello @matthewortega do you see it as a plugging system?

What are Penpot’s plans for a Plugin System?

The main goal for it is to facilitate the developers to create and publish their own custom plugins that integrate with our platform. Here are ours first ideas on how this system could work: The difference between a plugin and a code contribution is that their code for the plugins will be separate from the core app. Another advantage is that these plugins could be made by using HTML, CSS, and JS. To ensure that the plugins are safe and high quality, we will have a “devs area” where developers…

[xman]

I could imagen exporting from blender, for example some full or micro animation using Lotti framework. This is currently only exportable (as far as I know) from adobe aftereffects or some other web-based tools.

This could even help bring deep interaction design into Penpot by using lottie for prototyping.

Just thinking out loud

[matthewortega]

It is a bit different. I plugin usually requires the main app to run inside of. I think what Blender Apps is aiming to achieve is creating an API and supplying base components that artists can use to build separate micro-apps. In Blender, imagine you wanted to use pieces of the app to make a micro app that focuses on lighting.