# Whimsical

> Whiteboard for flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps and docs

Whimsical is a visual workspace aimed at product teams. Its boards handle flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes and sticky notes on an infinite canvas, and docs sit alongside for specs and notes. AI features generate flowcharts, mind maps and wireframes from a prompt, and files support real-time multiplayer editing and comments. Pricing is per editor: viewers and guests are free on every plan.

- **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps
- **Made by:** Whimsical, Inc.
- **Website:** https://whimsical.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Whimsical has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 per editor / month, billed annually ($120 a year).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Unlimited boards, docs, teams and guests, with a monthly allowance of 50 board objects and 50 doc blocks, watermarked exports, 7-day version history and 10 one-off AI credits.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 50 new board objects and 50 doc blocks a month, 5 MB uploads within 1 GB of storage, watermarked exports and 7-day version history. |
| Pro | $10 per editor / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly) | Unlimited board objects and doc blocks, exports without a watermark, 90-day version history, password-protected files and 100 GB of storage. |
| Business | $20 per editor / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | Private teams, SAML single sign-on, SCIM, content security lock, unlimited version history, invoicing, priority support and storage from 2 TB. |

Read from https://whimsical.com/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Whimsical before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **2 months free with annual billing** (Annual discount): Pro is $120 per editor billed annually against $12 a month, and Business is $240 against $24. The pricing page shows this as a 17% saving. Source: https://whimsical.com/learn/billing/pricing
- **Free for a year for students and teachers** (Education): Teachers and students can apply for the education plan, which provides the same features as Pro free of charge for a year. Source: https://whimsical.com/learn/billing/pricing
- **20% off for nonprofits** (Nonprofit): Whimsical offers a 20% discount to non-profit organizations that apply through its form. Source: https://whimsical.com/learn/billing/pricing
- **Free for life for YouTube creators** (Other savings): Creators with a public YouTube channel of at least 1,000 subscribers and a video published in the past 30 days can apply for a plan that is free for life. Source: https://whimsical.com/creators

## Key features

- **Boards on an infinite canvas:** One board type covers flowcharts, mind maps, sequence diagrams, sticky notes and freehand sketches. Voting and a timer are included on every plan.
- **Wireframes:** Wireframes are assembled from drag-and-drop components, as a quick way to explore product ideas and iterate on them.
- **Whimsical AI:** A prompt generates a flowchart, a branched mind map or an editable wireframe. Each account gets 10 one-off AI credits; more are sold separately at $0.10 each.
- **Docs:** Docs hold notes, project plans, briefs and specs next to the boards they describe, with Markdown support, toggles and embedded content.
- **Multiplayer editing and comments:** Several people can edit a file at once and leave comments on it. Share links can grant view, comment or edit access on every plan.
- **Embeds and AI tool connectors:** Boards embed live in Notion and Obsidian and preview in Slack, Jira and Google Docs. An MCP server and connectors let ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor create diagrams.

## Good for

- Product teams sketching flows, wireframes and specs in one place
- Teams with many occasional viewers, since only editors are billed
- Linux users: the desktop app ships as DEB and RPM packages
- Students and teachers, who can apply for a free year

## Worth knowing

- The Free plan allows 50 new board objects and 50 doc blocks a month and puts a watermark on exports.
- There is no dedicated mobile app: on a phone, files can be viewed and commented on in a browser, and iPad use is browser-based.
- AI credits are a one-off 10 per account on every plan; more are sold in bundles starting at 250 credits for $25.
- Private teams, SAML single sign-on and SCIM are limited to Business, at $20 per editor / month billed annually.

## Works with

Slack, GitHub, Jira, Notion, Linear, Google Docs, Obsidian, Confluence

**Tags:** Whiteboard, Diagrams, Mind mapping, Real-time collaboration, AI features, Templates, Documents

## Alternatives

- [Miro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/miro): Online whiteboard for team brainstorming, diagrams and planning. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/miro-vs-whimsical)
- [FigJam](https://toolgpa.com/tools/figjam): Online whiteboard from Figma for brainstorms, diagrams and meetings. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/figjam-vs-whimsical)
- [Lucidchart](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lucidchart): Browser-based diagramming for flowcharts, org charts and systems. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lucidchart-vs-whimsical)
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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://whimsical.com/pricing
- https://whimsical.com
- https://whimsical.com/learn/billing/pricing
- https://whimsical.com/download
- https://whimsical.com/integrations
- https://whimsical.com/learn
- https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/mobile
- https://whimsical.com/learn/faqs/ipad
- https://whimsical.com/creators

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