Excalidraw Alternatives

Excalidraw is described as 'Open-source whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them. Available directly online as a web app and also through CodeSandbox to easily see how the code works, and the app vailable for self-hosting' and is a very popular Diagram Editor in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Excalidraw for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best Excalidraw alternative is draw.io, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Excalidraw are Xournal++, LibreOffice - Draw, Miro and Dia.

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Excalidraw alternatives are mainly Diagram Editors, but if you're looking for Mind Mapping Tools or Whiteboards you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source and Whiteboard. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Excalidraw.
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  1. FigJam icon
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    FigJam is an online whiteboard from Figma, made for designers to ideate and brainstorm with their extended teams. It’s for defining user problems, looking for inspiration, and exploring ideas.

    40 FigJam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPad
    • Figma
     
  2. ClickCharts icon
     6 likes

    Design flowcharts, UML, Venn, and mind map diagrams with customizable templates, varied symbols, shapes, connector styles, overlapping sheet support, and intuitive drag-and-drop editing. Export visuals as images, edit multiple diagrams, and organize complex data visibly.

    122 ClickCharts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
     
  3. Vecta icon
     10 likes

    Vecta is a cloud-based collaborative diagramming tool that boosts productivity and increase effectiveness for team communication.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. whitebophir icon
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    WBO is an online collaborative whiteboard that allows many users to draw simultaneously on a large virtual board. The board is updated in real time for all connected users, and its state is always persisted.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Lightweight, powerful, easy to use, UML tool

    Software Ideas Modeler is a lightweight and powerful CASE tool. It supports UML 2.2 diagrams and a lot of other ones. Software Ideas Modeler is freeware (for non-commercial use). Commercial user may use this software only after buying.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Scapple icon
     36 likes

    Scapple is an easy-to-use tool for getting ideas down as quickly as possible and making connections between them. It isn’t exactly mind-mapping software—it’s more like a freeform text editor that allows you to make notes anywhere on the page and to connect them using straight...

    28 Scapple alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. okso icon
     7 likes

    The minimalistic online drawing app. It allows you to create visual notes (drawings) and organize them in the nested "drawing inside the drawing" structure for faster lookup. Allows creating fast sketches and visual notes. Exports sketches to PNG, JPG, SVG, and WEBP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Grapholite icon
     7 likes

    Grapholite is a powerful online solution for the creation of flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, Venn charts, web site structures, etc. Can be used online and offline

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. DigStack icon
     1 like

    A online collaborative whiteboard without the learning curve. It's super easy to use, allows your team to collaborate with anybody within or outside of your organization. Never lose a board again, organize your teams in workspace, products. Free Plan.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. MoreDraw icon
     1 like

    Moredraw is a thought recording whiteboard with multiple types of nodes built in, including flowcharts, mind maps, pictures, notes, videos, to-do lists, charts, etc. Any node can be linked to help you organize your thoughts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Sketchpad icon
     12 likes

    Whether you’re working on a school poster or brainstorming your next comic book character, Sketchpad makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. Easily draw, edit photos, or design your next business card. Craft images for social media posts, digital ads, paper, or even apparel.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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