OpenBoard Whiteboard

Name: OpenBoard Whiteboard
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)

73 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.

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)

Application typeApplication types

Platforms

Mac
Windows
Linux

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Properties

Lightweight
Educational

Features

Interactive Whiteboard
Handwritten Notes
Fullscreen support
Freeform notes
Grease Pencil
Export to PDF
Pressure Sensitivity
Ad-free
Dark Mode
Shared whiteboard
Pencil
Handwriting
Dual screen support
Integrated Web Browser

Comments and Reviews

TBayAreaPat

★★★★★

Aug 16, 2024

Doesn't do standard copy/paste

Guest

★★★★★

Mar 11, 2022

easy to use, open source&free, many interactive add-ons for educational purposes, but no more than necessary ; made for teaching!

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si2mev

★★★★★

Jun 25, 2019

the nice thing about OpenBoard is that it is simple to use. The additions make it usefull for different subjects. I like the clock very much. Especially that you can let it return on every slide.

Development goes steady.

jeanferreira

★★★★★

May 5, 2018

Very usefull, i use it frequently, many tools.

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Install from the command line

winget install -e --id OpenEducationFoundation.OpenBoard
brew install --cask openboard
flatpak install flathub ch.openboard.OpenBoard

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is OpenBoard Whiteboard?

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.

OpenBoard is intended for use primarily in schools and can be used with interactive whiteboards or in a dual-screen setup with a touchscreen and secondary display.

Main features include:

Drawing tools (pen, highlighter)
Many different elements can be added to the board, including text boxes, pictures, videos, music and widgets (native or HTML/javascript)
Easy management of all these elements through a built-in "library" pane
Search tools to retrieve pictures from abulEdu.org and Pixabay.com
Screencast function
Desktop mode, to easily annotate anything outside of OpenBoard
Integrated web browser

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is it from? OpenBoard was originally forked from Open-Sankoré 2.0, which was itself based on Uniboard. This fork was created to refocus the software on its original core functionalities and values, that is the work of a teacher in a classroom, privileging the ease of use. The evolution of this software will therefore take place in accordance with these core principles.

Cross-platform: Supported platforms are Windows (7+), macOS (10.9+) and Linux (tested on 16.04).

Who is involved? Currently, OpenBoard is maintained by the Education Department (DIP) of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. The University of Lausanne, who developped the original Uniboard software in 2003 has joined the effort by means of a logistical and financial contribution. An association project was developed in 2019.

A meeting was held in June 2016 between representatives from the universities of Lausanne, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, and Geneva; the departments of Education from the cantons of Geneva and Jura; and various institutions from the canton of Vaud (Switzerland) to together reflect on the desired evolution of OpenBoard.