Akira
by akiraux
Akira is a design application for Linux, built for creating user interface and user experience designs such as web layouts and graphics. It aims to give designers a fast, professional tool on Linux, but it is still in early development.
- Stars
- 5.3k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- Vala
- Age
- 3449 days
What you can do with it
- Design website and app interfaces on a Linux desktop
- Create vector-style graphics and layouts
- Try the alpha release and report problems to help development
Make money with it
A freelancer on Linux could offer website or app interface mock-up design to clients, though the tool's early state limits it for now.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Mock up website and app designs in-house instead of paying for a design subscription
- Produce interface mock-ups and simple graphics for clients as a freelancer on Linux
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use. Anything you distribute that includes it must be open-sourced under the same licence.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install the beta through Flatpak from Flathub or the elementary OS AppCenter, or compile it from source with Meson and Ninja.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Marked by the authors as early development and not ready for production use
- Linux only
- README copyright dates from 2019-2020, so development activity may be slow
Who's talking about it
- Pasquale Pillitteri: The Best Free Figma Alternatives to Try in 2026 Featured in a roundup
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
