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CLI for OpenPencil — control the design tool from your terminal.
npm install -g @zseven-w/openpencilThe CLI automatically detects and launches the OpenPencil desktop app on all platforms:
| Platform | Installation paths detected |
|---|---|
| macOS | /Applications/OpenPencil.app, ~/Applications/OpenPencil.app |
| Windows | NSIS per-user (%LOCALAPPDATA%), per-machine (%PROGRAMFILES%), portable |
| Linux | /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, ~/.local/bin, AppImage (~/Applications, ~/Downloads), Snap, Flatpak |
op <command> [options]Arguments that accept JSON or DSL can be passed in three ways:
op design '...' # Inline string (small payloads)
op design @design.txt # Read from file (recommended for large designs)
cat design.txt | op design - # Read from stdin (piping)op start [--desktop|--web] # Launch OpenPencil (desktop by default)
op stop # Stop running instance
op status # Check if runningop design <dsl|@file|-> [--post-process] [--canvas-width N]
op design:skeleton <json|@file|->
op design:content <section-id> <json|@file|->
op design:refine --root-id <id>op open [file.op] # Open file or connect to live canvas
op save <file.op> # Save current document
op get [--type X] [--name Y] [--id Z] [--depth N]
op selection # Get current canvas selectionop insert <json> [--parent P] [--index N] [--post-process]
op update <id> <json> [--post-process]
op delete <id>
op move <id> --parent <P> [--index N]
op copy <id> [--parent P]
op replace <id> <json> [--post-process]op vars # Get variables
op vars:set <json> # Set variables
op themes # Get themes
op themes:set <json> # Set themes
op theme:save <file.optheme> # Save theme preset
op theme:load <file.optheme> # Load theme preset
op theme:list [dir] # List theme presetsop page list # List pages
op page add [--name N] # Add a page
op page remove <id> # Remove a page
op page rename <id> <name> # Rename a page
op page reorder <id> <index> # Reorder a page
op page duplicate <id> # Duplicate a pageop import:svg <file.svg> # Import SVG file
op import:figma <file.fig> # Import Figma .fig fileop layout [--parent P] [--depth N]
op find-space [--direction right|bottom|left|top]--file <path> Target .op file (default: live canvas)
--page <id> Target page ID
--pretty Human-readable JSON output
--help Show help
--version Show version
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