Limnu review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for freehand sketching with other people
Limnu is a freehand whiteboard with markers, shapes and stylus support, in a browser and on iOS. Exports capture only the visible area, team controls need the $8 Team plan, and the Slack integration is not available right now.
Who Limnu is for
- Fits if you sketch with a stylus or marker and share the board live
- Works for tutors who lead students around a board
Who Limnu is not for
- Skip it if you use Android or want a desktop app, as none is listed
- Watch out: exports are of the visible area, not the whole board
- Watch out: team security and admin controls are on the Team plan only
- Watch out: the Slack integration is not currently available
- Tight if you need video calls: the free plan has 30 minutes
Why Limnu gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyPro is $5 a month billed monthly or $50 a year, at the edge of the cheaper quarter ($5.00). Team is $8 a seat.
- BFree plan and trialThe free plan has unlimited collaborators and boards with no cap on the page, limited admin controls and 30 minutes of video. A 14-day test drive of paid features comes first.
- CFeaturesFreehand drawing, leading mode, file markup and an API. Gap the listing shows: export is the visible area only, like a screenshot, not the whole board.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You draw everything yourself and decide how to lay out the board.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb and iOS. The Slack integration is described as being upgraded and unavailable, and there is no Android or desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Limnu's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/limnu#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/limnu.svg" alt="Limnu: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Limnu stands among whiteboard and mind map tools
Limnu's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 35 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 48 of 61) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 10 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 62 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Limnu’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 38 of 61, level with 8
- BFree plan and trialAbove 48 of 61, level with 4
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 61, level with 42
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 61, level with 44
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 22 of 61, level with 31
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 55 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Limnu, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Limnu does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
It costs $60 a year.
What you could not
- An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- It plugs into other products, Slack among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Limnu’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Limnu?
Limnu is a browser and iOS whiteboard built around freehand drawing on an unbounded canvas. Several people can draw on a board together, and a board admin can switch on a Leading mode that keeps everyone at the same spot. It also offers a whiteboard API for embedding boards in other products.
Worth knowing
- Exports are of the area visible in the viewport, like a screenshot, not the whole board.
- Team security controls and admin controls are on the Team plan; the Free plan has limited ones.
- Limnu lists a browser and an iOS app; no Android or desktop app appears on the pages we read.
- The Slack integration is described as being upgraded and not currently available.
Key features
- Freehand drawing
- Boards have no edge boundaries and support markers, shapes, text, sticky notes and stylus or Wacom tablet input.
- Leading mode
- A board admin can lead, so that everyone on the board sees the same area. Leading works in solo-draw and collaboration modes.
- File and image markup
- PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPEG, PNG, GIF and SVG files can be added. They upload as images, one per page, and can be marked up.
- Team controls
- Team plans add admin controls over who can share and invite, and security settings that can restrict boards to an organization.
- Whiteboard API
- A separate API product lets a company embed whiteboards in its own app or website, priced through sales.
Limnu pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Limnu has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5 per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly).
- Starts at
- $5 per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly)
- Free plan
- Free plan with unlimited collaborators, limited admin and security controls and 30 minutes of video conference time.
- Free trial
- 14-day test drive of Pro or Team features, then the Free plan
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Unlimited collaborators, collaborative or solo-draw boards, limited admin controls and 30 minutes of video conference time. |
| Pro | $5per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly) | For individuals: unlimited boards and collaborators, private and collaborative boards, unlimited video conference time. |
| Team | $8per team member / month, billed monthly ($80 billed yearly) | Unlimited boards, team or private boards, team security controls and unlimited video conference time. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Team features plus a customer success manager and a training and onboarding program; sold through sales. |
Read from limnu.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Limnu before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing saves $10 (Pro) or $16 (Team)
The pricing page shows Pro at $50 a year (save $10) and Team at $80 a year per team member (save $16).
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Common questions
Does Limnu have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Limnu is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Limnu have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Limnu is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Limnu open source?
Limnu is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Limnu have an API?
Yes. Limnu offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.