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Knighn and Paper
Paper and Knighn both put agents on a canvas built on web standards. Paper uses HTML and CSS. Knighn uses React and Tailwind.
Pick Paper when you want
- Live multiplayer for teams.
- A polished canvas, with shaders and a large set of design tools.
- Used by design teams at large product companies.
Pick Knighn when you want
- Designs are TSX components with Tailwind classes, the same code as most React apps.
- A design is one portable .html file that you can keep in git and open with no account.
- The hosted MCP edits designs in your account with no app open.
- The Mac app syncs frames with Paper Desktop, so you can use both.
| Knighn | Paper | |
|---|---|---|
| File format | TSX and Tailwind in one .html file that draws itself in any browser. | HTML and CSS on the Paper canvas. |
| Agents | One MCP address (mcp.knighn.com) with search and execute, in the Claude connector directory. Claude Code and Codex also chat inside the editor. | An MCP server for IDEs and CLIs. |
| Platforms | Web editor, Mac app (Apple silicon) and an iOS app. | Paper Web and Paper Desktop. |
| Collaboration | Share links. No live multiplayer yet. | Live multiplayer in a shared workspace. |
| Code | React and Tailwind as written. Copy a frame as React or Expo. | Exports HTML and CSS. |
| Price | Free, or Pro at AU$9.99 a month. | See paper.design. |
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Checked on 5 October 2026 against each tool's own site. Tell us at admin@ljk.dev if something changed.