Design with AI agents on a professional canvas, free
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Pricing model
Paid
Freemium
Pricing
One-time purchase price to be announced before launch. Without a license, the software works with basic features indefinitely but exports carry a watermark.
Free: $0 forever with every design feature, unlimited MCP agents, public projects and drops (2 GB), in-app chat with your own AI (10 messages a day). Personal: $20 per month with private projects, 50 GB storage, unlimited in-app chat on your own key, and base Brilliant AI allowance. Pro: $50 per mon
Key features
Supports Windows, macOS and Linux
Accepts Word and Markdown manuscripts
Generates print-ready PDF for KDP and IngramSpark
Creates EPUB 3 for ebook stores
Automatic layout of running heads and chapter openers
Professional typography with correct quotation marks and dashes
German language typography support
Works offline without requiring an account
Custom theme saving in licensed version
Infinite canvas with native vector editing
AI agents that design directly on the canvas
Design repositories with branching and version control
Auto layout and components with variants
Open, non-proprietary Blueprint file format
Import from Figma and Sketch
MCP protocol support for any coding agent
Real-time multiplayer collaboration
Export to React, HTML, SVG, PDF and code
Design systems with tokens and semantic modes
What makes it different
Runs natively on Windows, macOS and Linux while the best-known alternative only runs on Mac
Professional typography handling for both English and German
Offline desktop app with no account or cloud dependency required
One-time purchase model instead of subscription
Includes free tools for KDP formatting and quote/dash fixing
AI agents speak MCP natively and work on your canvas, not in a separate chat
Design files are code via Blueprint format that syncs with your repository
Full professional tool is completely free with unlimited MCP agents
GitHub-style version control and branching for design files
Kernsetzer
Brilliant