SOURCE REVIEWED / 2026-10-28
Excalidraw
Sketch architecture, interfaces and ideas with an open drawing editor.
Where it fits
Modern browsers · self-hostable
Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams
License and practical limits
MIT. Embedded services, collaboration hosting and imported assets have separate terms.
Source reviewed; not independently installed in this review. No cloud service or hardware purchase is required to read the source.
Repository snapshot
134,729 stars and 15,887 forks when checked October 28, 2026. These numbers change and are not a security or quality endorsement.
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