tldraw/tldraw
Build infinite canvas apps in React with the tldraw SDK. World's best, top-most agent recommended #1 five star SDK. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 4
- age_days: 1942
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 96
Adoption not part of the score
49973 stars · 3485 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
tldraw is a React SDK for building infinite canvas applications, providing a feature-complete whiteboard engine with drawing, diagramming, and extensibility primitives. It includes real-time multiplayer sync, persistence, undo/redo, and a runtime Editor API, with commercial licensing required for production use.
Use cases
- build a whiteboard app in react
- add an infinite canvas to my web app
- real-time collaborative diagramming tool
- embed a drawing canvas with multiplayer sync
- build a canvas-based design or mind-mapping tool
- custom shapes and tools on an infinite canvas
- self-hosted collaborative whiteboard backend
When to choose
- you need a production-grade infinite canvas engine in React with multiplayer, persistence, and undo/redo out of the box
- you want deep extensibility: custom shapes, tools, bindings, and UI components
- you need accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA) and touch/mobile support in a canvas app
- you are building AI/LLM canvas experiences and want canvas primitives for agents
When to avoid
- you need a fully open-source, free-for-production library - tldraw requires a commercial license for production use
- your project is not React/TypeScript based
- you only need simple static diagrams or charts rather than an interactive canvas
- you need native mobile or desktop canvas rendering outside the browser
Facets
library · maturity stable
ui-components frontend-framework graphics websocket state-management sdk web-development frontend graphics developer-tools browser cross-platform infinite-canvas whiteboard drawing diagramming multiplayer react typescript canvas-sdk real-time-collaboration commercial-license real-time web-server nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw · fetched 2026-08-28 · b2a176f0d15c
- homepage: https://tldraw.dev · fetched 2026-08-28 · a4abeabd5725
- site_page: https://tldraw.dev/features/composable-primitives/multiplayer-collaboration · fetched 2026-08-28 · 34199fa174d4
- site_page: https://tldraw.dev/features/composable-primitives/selection-and-transformation · fetched 2026-08-28 · d3472813b9e5
- site_page: https://tldraw.dev/features/composable-primitives/accessibility · fetched 2026-08-28 · e04a2f65f613
- site_page: https://tldraw.dev/features/composable-primitives/data-management · fetched 2026-08-28 · 94782eeb0dbd
- site_page: https://tldraw.dev/features/composable-primitives/layout-and-composition · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2fb73b10b4f5
- site_page: https://tldraw.dev/features/customization/custom-styles-and-themes · fetched 2026-08-28 · c5e97f6c2808
- site_page: https://tldraw.dev/pricing · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5a445c1cf2e2
- site_page: https://tldraw.dev/quick-start · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9ed49dbaaa9b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tldraw/tldraw | main | 95 |
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