Pencil Project is a free and open source diagramming tool for Windows PC. Design programs can cost a pretty penny these days. Luckily, there are free programs like Pencil Project that allow you to learn for free.

Pencil Project’s sketching feature allows you to create shapes and other hand-drawn designs from scratch with relative ease. There’s also a stencil generator that allows you to save any basic sketch marks that you might want to use again for future projects, as well as several already available stencil templates to choose from.

Additionally, Pencil Project can also be used as a website prototype tool. With it, you can quickly create diagrams that can eventually turn into website mockups. Just add images, text, links, or anything else you want to have on your web page, and you can see what everything looks like long before you start writing the code yourself.

Unfortunately, it takes some time to learn how to use Pencil Project. Those familiar with sketching and design programs should get the hang of it fairly quickly, but beginners should expect a bit of a learning curve.

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to draw basic designs, or even see what a website might look like before you start coding it, Pencil Project is a great way to achieve this goal.