Excalidraw
Virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams and collaboration
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- 111,655
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- 4 days ago
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Lorien
Infinite canvas drawing app optimized for performance and simplicity
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draw.io
Configurable JavaScript diagramming and whiteboarding visualization application
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Virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams and collaboration
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tldraw provides a powerful React SDK to build infinite‑canvas whiteboards, supporting real‑time collaboration, rich drawing tools, and seamless integration with web apps.
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Creately is a visual workspace for teams to map processes and ideas with flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, ER diagrams, and more. It offers an infinite canvas, real-time multiplayer editing, comments/mentions, data-linked shapes, templates, and integrations with tools like Confluence, Jira, and Slack.
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