Excalidraw

Health v2 · maintenance only

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130582 stars · 15013 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Excalidraw is an open-source virtual whiteboard for creating hand-drawn style diagrams, wireframes, and sketches on an infinite canvas. It supports real-time collaboration with end-to-end encryption and is also available as an embeddable React npm package.

Use cases

• sketch hand-drawn style diagrams and wireframes
• collaborate on a shared whiteboard in real time
• embed a whiteboard editor in a React app
• export diagrams to PNG or SVG
• create architecture and flow diagrams with arrows and labels
• share drawings as encrypted links

When to choose

• you want a free, open-source whiteboard with a hand-drawn aesthetic
• you need end-to-end encrypted collaborative sketching
• you want to embed a customizable canvas editor in a web app
• you need an open JSON format for diagrams

When to avoid

• you need precise CAD-style or UML-strict diagramming with validation
• you require heavy offline desktop features or advanced version control of drawings
• you need pixel-perfect professional graphics rather than sketch-style output

Facets

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ui-components graphics developer-tools developer-tools web-development graphics cross-platform browser cross-platform whiteboard diagramming sketching collaboration end-to-end-encryption canvas react wireframing export-svg-png web-server nodejs

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