# Penpot 2.16 — community-driven parity > [!quote] > "A large share of that work came from community contributors… how much influence the community has on the product itself." Design-token panel integration + new render engine + 100 improvements; the parity engine is contribution velocity, with risky features shipped beta-by-default-off. ## Links - [[3. Resources/Permanent Notes/Open-Source Design Tools Reach Parity Through Community-Contribution Velocity]] — turns the release evidence into a claim about community contribution as Penpot's parity engine - [[3. Resources/Permanent Notes/Zet · Multi-model routing beats single-model for creative work]] — connects an open design surface to the model-routing choices inside creative workflows - [[3. Resources/MOCs/Visual Thinking MOC]] — applies-in: the MOC lists this note under Connected Literature Notes (synthesis 2026-07-21 — run 3). ## Source - [[3. Resources/Readwise/Podcasts/New Render, Design Tokens & 100+ Improvements What's new Penpot release 2.16|New Render, Design Tokens & 100+ Improvements — Penpot 2.16]]