Create beautiful hand-drawn like diagrams, wireframes, or whatever you like.
The Excalidraw editor (npm package) supports:
- 💯 Free & open-source.
- 🎨 Infinite, canvas-based whiteboard.
- ✍️ Hand-drawn like style.
- 🌓 Dark mode.
- 🏗️ Customizable.
- 📷 Image support.
- 😀 Shape libraries support.
- 🌐 Localization (i18n) support.
- 🖼️ Export to PNG, SVG & clipboard.
- 💾 Open format - export drawings as an
.excalidrawjson file. - ⚒️ Wide range of tools - rectangle, circle, diamond, arrow, line, free-draw, eraser...
- ➡️ Arrow-binding & labeled arrows.
- 🔙 Undo / Redo.
- 🔍 Zoom and panning support.
The app hosted at excalidraw.com is a minimal showcase of what you can build with Excalidraw. Its source code is part of this repository as well, and the app features:
- 📡 PWA support (works offline).
- 🤼 Real-time collaboration.
- 🔒 End-to-end encryption.
- 💾 Local-first support (autosaves to the browser).
- 🔗 Shareable links (export to a readonly link you can share with others).
We'll be adding these features as drop-in plugins for the npm package in the future.
Note: following instructions are for installing the Excalidraw npm package when integrating Excalidraw into your own app. To run the repository locally for development, please refer to our Development Guide.
Use npm or yarn to install the package.
npm install react react-dom @excalidraw/excalidraw
# or
yarn add react react-dom @excalidraw/excalidrawCheck out our documentation for more details!
This repository includes a Lovart-inspired ChatCanvas shell that combines an infinite canvas with a right-side chat panel and left-side templates drawer. To enable the UI, launch the app and append ?ui=chatcanvas to the URL:
http://localhost:3000/?ui=chatcanvas
Key capabilities:
- Three-column shell with collapsible/resizable chat panel and templates drawer.
- Selection context pill that mirrors current canvas selection.
- Mock agent workflow: send chat messages, then apply responses to the canvas.
- Built-in templates for wireframes, flowcharts, and mind maps.
Known limitations:
- Agent responses are mock-only (no real backend).
- Selection context updates via polling.
- Templates append to the canvas (no replace/merge dialog yet).
- Missing something or found a bug? Report here.
- Want to contribute? Check out our contribution guide or let us know on Discord.
- Want to help with translations? See the translation guide.
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If you like the project, you can become a sponsor at Open Collective or use Excalidraw+.
Last but not least, we're thankful to these companies for offering their services for free:
