Penpot review
When I hand over a site layout, I want the next person to be able to change a card or a button. Penpot can export the editable design as a file. The part I’d check first is what happens to the components and colours shared with my other projects.
Decide what to do with shared libraries
From the dashboard, use the download option on the design file’s card. If the design uses a shared library, Penpot can export the library along with the file and keep their connection. For a handoff where I want a single self-contained design, I’d choose the option that merges the shared assets into that file’s library. There’s also an option that treats them as basic layers, which would lose the shared component structure I want to keep.
Open the export before sending it
Use Import files from the project menu and review the items Penpot finds before you bring them in. I’d do that in a spare project, then open one board and check a button, its type style and an image. A PDF serves a different purpose. I’d use PDF Expert to mark up a frozen layout that the next person only needs to review.
Anabel’s take
For a site handoff I’d keep the editable Penpot file and send a separate view of the layout we agreed on. I’d only include the linked library as its own file if the recipient is taking over other designs that share it.