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Excalidraw
Virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn diagrams
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About
Excalidraw is an open-source whiteboard for hand-drawn-style diagrams, with an editable drawing format.
When to choose Excalidraw
Sketching user journeys, architecture, and early concepts before detailed design.
Before you commit
Decide how drawings will be stored and shared, and whether you need features from the hosted service or the editor library.
Editorial guidance by Toools maintainers. Documentation reviewed .
Use Cases
- Architecture diagrams and whiteboarding
- Quick wireframes and sketches
- Collaborative brainstorming sessions
- Hand-drawn style technical diagrams
Pros & Cons
Strengths
- +Free and open source
- +End-to-end encrypted collaboration
- +Simple, focused tool
- +Great for async diagram sharing
Limitations
- -Not suitable for polished UI design
- -Limited shape library compared to dedicated tools
- -No built-in presentation mode