Open Source Miro AlternativesTop Diagram Editors & Mind Mapping Tools like Miro

The best open source alternative to Miro is Excalidraw. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Miro and 11 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Miro are DeepNotes, OpenBoard Whiteboard, Lorien and TeamMapper.

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Miro alternatives page was last updated Feb 1, 2025
  1. Excalidraw icon
     70 likes

    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.

    34 Excalidraw alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Interactive Whiteboard
    2.  Shared whiteboard
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Export to SVG
    5.  Mind Mapping
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  End-to-End Encryption
    9.  Free hand drawing
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Support for Layers
    12.  Cloud Sync
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    Comments about Excalidraw as an Alternative to Miro
     
       
    Oleg Lavrovsky

    Takes security seriously, sleek and minimal design, a delightful product that does exactly what it promises to do.

    Top positive commentOct 9, 2024
    1
    BarnMTB

    Incredible alternative, works very well. It even saves whiteboard as a local file.

    But unfortunately if you like the convenience of auto-saves, or storing the files "inside the app itself" so that next time you can just launch the app & select the thumbnail in a couple of clicks without needing to touch File Explorer (like Miro), you're going to need the Excalidraw+ subscription; which has a pricing that is just overkill for personal/hobbyist use.

    Positive commentApr 3, 2024
    1
    KrullTheWarriorKing

    Click and play : Simple and encrypted.

    Also, it is open-source and can be installed on your server.

    Positive commentMar 23, 2022
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    • Almost everyone thinks Excalidraw is a great Miro alternative.

    • Excalidraw is the most popular Open Source alternative to Miro.

    • Excalidraw is Freemium and Open SourceMiro is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Excalidraw is Privacy focusedMiro is not according to our users
  2. DeepNotes icon
     32 likes

    DeepNotes is an open source, end-to-end encrypted visual note-taking app with deep page navigation and live collaboration. Create mind maps, diagrams, kanban boards, among others. Infinite nesting of infinite canvases.

    47 DeepNotes alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Scrum Boards
    3.  Two-factor Authentication
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5.  Visual Pinboard
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Encrypted Backup
    8.  WYSIWYG Support
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  End-to-End Encryption
    11.  Unlimited storage
    12.  No Tracking
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    • DeepNotes is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad, SaaS & Android Tablet alternative to Miro.

    • DeepNotes is Freemium and Open SourceMiro is Freemium and Proprietary
    • DeepNotes is Privacy focusedMiro is not according to our users
  3. OpenBoard Whiteboard icon
     58 likes

    OpenBoard is a cross-platform (Linux / Windows / macOS) interactive whiteboard application. It is currently maintained by the Education Department (DIP) of the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland.

    86 OpenBoard Whiteboard alternatives
    OpenBoard Whiteboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Interactive Whiteboard
    2.  Handwritten Notes
    3.  Fullscreen support
    4.  Freeform notes
    5.  Pressure Sensitivity
    6.  Pencil
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Real time collaboration
    10.  Handwriting
    11.  Dual screen support
    12.  Export to PDF
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  4. Lorien icon
     8 likes

    Lorien is an infinite canvas drawing/note-taking app that is focused on performance, small savefiles and simplicity. It's not based on bitmap images like Krita, Gimp or Photoshop; it rather saves brush strokes as a collection of points and renders them at runtime (kind of...

    32 Lorien alternatives
    Lorien screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Lorien Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Pressure Sensitivity
    3.  Infinite canvas
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Shape Tools
    6.  Notebook
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  5. TeamMapper icon
     7 likes

    Mindmapping made simple: Host and create your own mindmaps. Share your mindmap sessions with your team and collaborate on mindmaps.

    8 TeamMapper alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Top TeamMapper Features

    1.  Brainstorming
    2.  Mind Mapping
    3.  Export to SVG
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  Browser-based
    6.  Knowledge Base structuring
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Knowledge Management
    11.  Collaborative writing
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  6. Pardus Pen icon
     1 like

    A simple and easy whiteboard pen application.

    31 Pardus Pen alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  QT Based
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  7. whitebophir icon
     2 likes

    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.

    17 whitebophir alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    whitebophir Features

    1.  Shared whiteboard
    whitebophir iconMiro Icon

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    Comments about whitebophir as an Alternative to Miro
     
    kuchengrab

    currently the only viable open source collaborative whiteboard tool – if you don't need something as advanced as miro.

    Positive commentNov 16, 2020
    0
    Guest

    lack of features... mindmaping, etc.

    Negative commentJul 10, 2020
    1
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    • whitebophir is Free and Open SourceMiro is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Spacedeck icon
     5 likes

    Spacedeck lets you easily combine all kinds of media on virtual whiteboards: Text notes, photos, web links, even videos and audio recordings.

    11 Spacedeck alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Spacedeck Features

    1.  Interactive Whiteboard
    2.  Shared whiteboard
    Spacedeck iconMiro Icon

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  9.  5 likes

    scrumblr - Collaborative Online Scrum (whiteboard + kanban) Tool Using Websockets, Node.js, jQuery, and CSS3

    19 scrumblr alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    scrumblr Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Kanban Board
    3.  Shared whiteboard
    4.  Interactive Whiteboard
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    Comments about scrumblr as an Alternative to Miro
     
    kuchengrab

    if you just need an intuitive app to collaboratively arrange columns and cards on a whiteboard, this analogue-feeling open source tool might come in handy. no accounts needed.

    Positive commentNov 18, 2020
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    • scrumblr is Free and Open SourceMiro is Freemium and Proprietary
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