Excalidraw
Open-source whiteboard for hand-drawn style sketches and diagrams
What is Excalidraw?
Excalidraw is an open-source virtual whiteboard with a hand-drawn look, used for quick sketches, diagrams and wireframes. The free editor at excalidraw.com needs no account, lets any number of people join through a shared link and lists end-to-end encryption in the browser. Excalidraw+ is the paid workspace that adds cloud-saved scenes, comments, access management, presentations and voice calls.
Excalidraw has a free plan. Paid plans start at $6 per user / month, billed annually. See every plan
Good for
- Quick architecture sketches, wireframes and diagrams
- Ad hoc sessions where guests join by link with no account
- Developers who want an open-source editor to embed or self-host
- Students and teachers, who get a reduced Excalidraw+ price
Worth knowing
- The free editor has 1 scene and no accounts or cloud saving; anything else has to be exported or saved to a file.
- Unlimited scenes, comments, access management, presentations and voice hangouts all need Excalidraw+.
- The vendor's pages list no desktop or mobile apps; Excalidraw runs in a web browser.
- Excalidraw+ bills every seat in every workspace, accepts credit cards only, and its terms make charges non-refundable.
Key features
- Hand-drawn style canvas
- An infinite canvas with elementary drawing tools and a sketched, hand-drawn look. Keyboard shortcuts and a command palette speed up drawing.
- Collaboration by link
- Sharing a link starts a live session that anyone can join without an account. Excalidraw+ adds read-only links, edit or view rights, comments and embeds.
- Libraries
- Public libraries supply ready-made sketches to drop into a scene. A personal library is kept in the browser on the free editor and on the server with Excalidraw+.
- Generative AI
- Text to diagram builds and edits diagrams from a prompt, and wireframe to code turns a sketch into an interactive mockup. AI use is limited on Free and extended on Plus.
- Excalidraw+ workspace
- Scenes sync to the cloud and are organized into collections, with user accounts, team management and access control. An MCP server lets AI agents draw into a workspace.
- Presentations and voice
- With Plus, frames become slides for live presentations, scenes export to PDF and PPTX, and collaborators can talk over voice hangouts with screen sharing.
Excalidraw pricing
- Starts at
- $6 per user / month, billed annually
- Free plan
- Free editor: full drawing tools on 1 infinite scene, unlimited collaborators, export to PNG, SVG or a file, libraries and limited generative AI. No account and no cloud saving.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of Excalidraw+
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Full editor with 1 infinite scene, unlimited collaborators by link, PNG and SVG export, libraries, and end-to-end encryption in the browser. |
| Plus | $6per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly) | Unlimited scenes and folders saved to the cloud, edit or view-only sharing, comments, team management, presentations, voice hangouts and extended AI. |
Read from plus.excalidraw.com on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Excalidraw before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 14% with annual billing
Excalidraw+ is $6 per user a month when billed annually and $7 when billed monthly. The pricing page states the annual saving as 14%.
Stated on plus.excalidraw.com - EducationExcalidraw+ for $4 a month with a school email
Students and teachers with an educational email address can get Excalidraw+ for $4 monthly or $36 yearly, shown at checkout or after verification.
Stated on plus.excalidraw.com
Works with
Excalidraw alternatives
- Excalidraw vs Miro
Free plan · from $8/mo
- Excalidraw vs Whimsical
Free plan · from $10/mo
- Excalidraw vs FigJam
Free plan · from $3/mo
Common questions
Is Excalidraw free?
Excalidraw has a free plan. Free editor: full drawing tools on 1 infinite scene, unlimited collaborators, export to PNG, SVG or a file, libraries and limited generative AI. No account and no cloud saving. Paid plans start at $6 per user / month, billed annually.
How much does Excalidraw cost?
Excalidraw lists 2 plans. Free: $0. Plus: $6 per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly). Prices were read from plus.excalidraw.com on Oct 5, 2026.
What platforms does Excalidraw work on?
Excalidraw is available on Web.
Does Excalidraw offer any discounts?
Excalidraw publicly lists the following: Save 14% with annual billing; Excalidraw+ for $4 a month with a school email.
Does Excalidraw have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Excalidraw is listed for Web.
Does Excalidraw have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Excalidraw is listed for Web.
Is Excalidraw open source?
Yes. Excalidraw is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Is Excalidraw end-to-end encrypted?
Excalidraw describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.
What does Excalidraw integrate with?
Excalidraw's listing names Notion and Obsidian. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Excalidraw have a student discount?
Excalidraw+ for $4 a month with a school email. Students and teachers with an educational email address can get Excalidraw+ for $4 monthly or $36 yearly, shown at checkout or after verification.
Does Excalidraw have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial of Excalidraw+.
Who makes Excalidraw?
Excalidraw is made by Excalidraw.
What are the alternatives to Excalidraw?
The closest alternatives to Excalidraw in our directory are tldraw, draw.io, Miro, Whimsical and FigJam. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Excalidraw.
Sources for this page
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