# Alva - New FOSS Product Design Tool

**URL:** <https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/alva-new-foss-product-design-tool/738>\
**Category:** Interaction design\
**Created:** [September 18, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/alva-new-foss-product-design-tool/738 "2018-09-18T07:23:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![ryangorley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/ryangorley/32/89_2.png) [@ryangorley](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/ryangorley)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/alva-new-foss-product-design-tool/738/1 "2018-09-18T07:23:39Z")

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Hello All,  
I know there are a lot of people here who would be interested in an open source product design and prototyping tool that I just saw mentioned on an Inkscape thread. Being developed by an agency owned by Accenture. Looks promising:

> **[meetalva/alva](https://github.com/meetalva/alva)**
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> Create living prototypes with code components. Contribute to meetalva/alva development by creating an account on GitHub.

  

> **[Meet Alva](https://meetalva.io/)**
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> Create living prototypes with code components.

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**Author:** ![jan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jan/32/8_2.png) [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/alva-new-foss-product-design-tool/738/2 "2018-09-18T12:59:34Z")

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Yeah, I saw Alva a while ago but haven’t really tried it out. Have to say I always find these tools more clunky than simple pen & paper or markers on a board.

Maybe it’s just a question of the right tool? And Alva seems to be sufficiently popular to not just fizzle out. Tweeted [a poll](https://twitter.com/jancborchardt/status/1042031960984625152) and started a [discussion on the forum](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/do-you-use-free-open-source-tools-for-mockups-wireframes-prototypes/739) on Alva and other mockup/prototype tools in general. 🙂

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**Author:** ![ryangorley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/ryangorley/32/89_2.png) [@ryangorley](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/ryangorley)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/alva-new-foss-product-design-tool/738/3 "2018-09-18T15:35:59Z")

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Ah, I tried searching the forum _first_ to make sure this wasn’t posted already. I was surprised when it wasn’t. I must have misspelled it (Alvo?) in the search. Sorry about the duplicate post. 😊

I think pen and paper are underrated as well, but certain people seem to have coupled their trade (and self-worth) to the shiny newness of tools like Sketch.

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**Author:** ![jan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jan/32/8_2.png) [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/alva-new-foss-product-design-tool/738/4 "2018-09-18T16:15:43Z")

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@ryangorley no no, I did post after you. 😃 Did the research yesterday and today, and since it’s a more overarching topic I opened a separate thread.