# chocoford/ExcalidrawZ

Excalidraw app for mac. Powered by pure SwiftUI.

Repository: https://github.com/chocoford/ExcalidrawZ
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/excalidrawz
Homepage: https://excalidrawz.chocoford.com
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, productivity, drawing, swiftui, ios
Last push: 2026-08-24T15:25:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 96
- inputs: {"age_days": 1346, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 8.5, "n_releases_24m": 33}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1332, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:24.472780+00:00)

## What it is
ExcalidrawZ is a native Excalidraw client for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS built with SwiftUI. It wraps the familiar Excalidraw canvas with native file management, iCloud sync, file history, encryption, export, and optional AI/MCP features.

## Use cases
- draw diagrams with excalidraw on mac natively
- sync excalidraw drawings across iphone and ipad via icloud
- restore previous versions of my whiteboard sketches
- convert mermaid diagrams and pdfs into editable excalidraw files
- encrypt and lock sensitive drawings with touch id
- export excalidraw sketches as vector pdfs and images

## When to choose
- you use Excalidraw daily on Apple devices and want native file management and iCloud sync
- you need file history, search, and locked/encrypted drawings
- you want Apple Pencil support and system-level integration instead of a browser tab

## When to avoid
- you need Excalidraw on Linux, Windows, or the web
- you only need occasional quick sketches, where the free web app suffices
- you require deep customization or plugins beyond what the native app exposes

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, image-processing, pdf, file-system, chatbot, mcp
- domain: developer-tools, apple-ecosystem, graphics, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: excalidraw, drawing, diagramming, whiteboard, swiftui, icloud-sync, local-first, file-history, apple-pencil, mermaid, macos, ios, swift, desktop, mobile

## Member repositories
- chocoford/ExcalidrawZ (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.472780+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:45:10.964325+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chocoford/ExcalidrawZ (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.472780+00:00, sha a39be8087dea)
  - homepage: https://excalidrawz.chocoford.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:11.361027+00:00, sha aa1c83485b3a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.