tldraw review

tldraw is a free, minimal whiteboard that opens straight to a blank canvas in the browser. It is the public face of the tldraw SDK, an infinite canvas engine that other companies license to build their own whiteboards; tldraw says ClickUp modernized its whiteboard for millions of users with it and Padlet used it to ship a new whiteboard. The drawing tools are strong for the price: pressure-sensitive drawing, geometric shapes, rich text, arrows, snapping to shapes, image and video support and image export, plus embeds from YouTube, Figma and GitHub. It works in any browser on desktops, touch screens, tablets and phones, and you sign in only when you want to share a board. What it lacks is structure for group sessions. There are no templates, timers or voting, and tldraw publishes little about storage limits or account features for the consumer site. Its paid offer is a commercial SDK license with a 100-day free trial, aimed at developers rather than teams.

Who it is for

People who want a clean, instant whiteboard in the browser with no setup.

Price

Free whiteboard at tldraw.com; the paid tldraw SDK license is for developers building their own products.

tldraw - free and instant collaborative whiteboarding
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Instant collaborative whiteboard in the browser
• Pressure-sensitive drawing, geometric shapes, rich text and arrows
• Snapping to shapes, image and video support and image export
• Embeds from YouTube, Figma, GitHub and other sites
• Works in any browser on desktop, touch screens, tablets and mobile

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free with no plan tiers for the whiteboard
• Strength: Opens instantly, with sign-in only needed to share
• Strength: Same canvas engine that powers whiteboards in products such as ClickUp and Padlet
• Weakness: No templates, voting or timers for workshops
• Weakness: Few published details on storage and account features for tldraw.com
• Weakness: The paid product is a developer SDK, not a team plan

Key facts

• Price: Free
• Platforms: Any browser on desktop, tablet or mobile
• Sharing: Requires sign-in
• Developer option: tldraw SDK with a 100-day free trial

Where it ranks

tldraw is No. 6 in our Best Free Whiteboard Apps verdict.