4B Pen vs Figma

4B Pen

4B Pen is a desktop design IDE: a Figma-style canvas that opens .fig files, next to your code, your own coding agent, and a one-click deploy.

Figma is the collaborative design tool most teams use, in the browser and as a desktop app, with files stored in Figma’s cloud.

Feature	4B Pen	Figma
Design canvas	Pages, layers, auto layout, components and variables. Opens .fig files.	The industry-standard design canvas, with pages, auto layout, components and variables.
Code	Code files open in tabs beside the canvas. Build turns a design into an app in your project folder.	Dev Mode shows code for designs; Figma’s own AI features can generate prototypes and apps.
AI agent	Bring your own: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and others run in the built-in terminal with your subscription.	Figma’s built-in AI, and an MCP server that outside agents can connect to.
Deploy	One click to Cloudflare from the app.	Figma Sites publishes websites made in Figma.
Where files live	On your computer, as a project folder. Works offline.	In Figma’s cloud. Files can be saved locally as .fig copies.
Price	Free on your computer. Cloud and Team are coming later.	A free Starter plan and paid seats. See figma.com/pricing.

About Figma as of October 2026, from www.figma.com and public reviews. Something changed? Tell us and we’ll fix it.

Pick Figma when your whole team reviews, comments and hands off in one shared cloud file today.

Pick 4B Pen when you want to design, build with your own agent and ship a live app without leaving one window, and keep the files on your computer.