Excalidraw review

Excalidraw is the quickest way to get people drawing on the same board. Open the site and you have an infinite canvas with the full editor, no account needed, and you can invite unlimited collaborators by link. The hand-drawn look keeps diagrams informal, which suits architecture sketches, lesson explanations and quick planning. The free tier includes 10 generative AI requests a day, with text to diagram, wireframe to code and Mermaid to Excalidraw conversion, and it exports to PNG, SVG or a file you save yourself. Data is encrypted end to end in the browser, and the software is open source. The catch is storage. The free tier keeps 1 scene in your browser, so you either save files manually or move to Excalidraw+ at $6 per user per month, which adds unlimited scenes and folders on the cloud, sharing with edit or view rights, comments, presentations, voice hangouts and PDF or PPTX export. There is no template library, so structured workshops take more setup.

Who it is for

People who want a fast, free sketching board for diagrams with no sign-up.

Price

Free forever; Excalidraw+ from $6 per user per month.

Plus $6 a month per user
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Infinite canvas with the full editor on the free tier
• Unlimited collaborators invited by link
• Generative AI with 10 requests a day free, including text to diagram
• Export to PNG, SVG or a saved file
• End-to-end encryption locally in your browser

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free forever with unlimited collaborators
• Strength: Open-source software you can also self-host or build on
• Strength: Integrations with Notion, Obsidian and other tools
• Weakness: Free tier keeps 1 infinite scene, stored in your browser
• Weakness: Comments, presentations and PDF or PPTX export need Excalidraw+
• Weakness: No template library for workshops or lessons

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, 1 infinite scene
• Collaborators: Unlimited on Free
• AI requests: 10 a day Free, 100 a day Plus
• Paid plan: Excalidraw+ $6 per user per month

Where it ranks

Excalidraw is No. 2 in our Best Free Whiteboard Apps verdict.