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Excalidraw

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Excalidraw is an 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 is available for self-hosting.

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License model

  • FreemiumOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • CZ flagCzechia
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Online
  • Self-Hosted
5 / 5 Avg rating (12)
78likes
6comments

Features

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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Interactive Whiteboard
  2.  Shared whiteboard
  3.  Real time collaboration
  4.  Mind Mapping
  5.  No registration required
  6.  Export to SVG
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  End-to-End Encryption
  9.  Free hand drawing
  10.  Handwriting
  11.  Ad-free
  12.  Support for Layers
  13.  Cloud Sync
  14.  WYSIWYG Support
  15.  AES-256 Encryption
  16.  Export to PNG
  17.  AI-Powered
  18.  Color Picker

 Tags

  • hand-drawn

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Excalidraw information

  • Developed by

    CZ flagExcalidraw
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $7 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5 (12 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    74 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

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GitHub repository

  •  102,261 Stars
  •  10,082 Forks
  •  2187 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 21, 2025 
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Our users have written 6 comments and reviews about Excalidraw, and it has gotten 78 likes

Excalidraw was added to AlternativeTo by David on Jan 21, 2020 and this page was last updated Apr 19, 2025.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
kuchengrab
Dec 8, 2020
2

Super intuitive open source whiteboard tool, perfect for online collaboration.

Paul Andrew Berry
Nov 22, 2024
1

I feel like I am in a new friend's home when I interact with an app that offers its services at no cost, invites you to familiarize yourself with the features, and helps you discover why you always needed it. THANKS Excalidraw, for not intimidating this software exploring newbie.

Mauricio B. Holguin
May 26, 2023
1

Really great whiteboard collaboration tool, clean design, and straightforward! The no-registration-required feature is an amazing plus.

Jisu Choi
Jan 10, 2023
0

Easy to use, No registration required, Collaborative feature, opensource, self-hosting, pretty interface, convenient export option

andrewparalonov
Jun 11, 2022
0

The design and style is quite original, good-looking. Makes me want to use it.

emmanueljeanwenceslashejw
Apr 7, 2022
0

The easyiest way to sketch ideas. Very intuitive... You can focus what you do!

What is Excalidraw?

Excalidraw is an 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 is available for self-hosting.

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