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Excalidraw
excalidraw/excalidraw
An open source virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams.
- Active
- MIT
- TypeScript
135.5kGitHub stars
16.1kForks
363Contributors
v0.18.1latest release
In short
Excalidraw is a GitHub project in the Productivity category, written mainly in TypeScript. It is released under the MIT licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 11 Nov 2026. It has 135,496 GitHub stars.
What it does
Standout capabilityExport to PNG, SVG & clipboard
Best forDevelopers integrating a whiteboard into their apps
Maintenance
0 dsince last commit
204 dsince last release
3,516open issues
6 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday
Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 11 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v0.18.1 · 21 Apr 2026. How we score this
Licence in plain words
Permissive · MIT
Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.
A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗
Excalidraw compared with alternatives
| Project | Stars | Licence | Status | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excalidraw (this page) | 135.5k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| AppFlowy | 78.7k | AGPL-3.0 | Active | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Slidev | 49.4k | MIT | Active | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Paperless-ngx | 48k | GPL-3.0 | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Logseq | 45.6k | AGPL-3.0 | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.
Questions
Is Excalidraw free and open source?
Yes. Excalidraw is published on GitHub under the MIT licence (permissive). Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.
Is Excalidraw still maintained?
Active: the last commit was on 11 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v0.18.1, came out on 21 Apr 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.
What is Excalidraw written in?
Excalidraw is mainly written in TypeScript.
How popular is Excalidraw?
As of 11 Nov 2026, Excalidraw has 135,496 GitHub stars, 16,103 forks and 363 contributors.
What are some alternatives to Excalidraw?
Other Productivity projects on Repoworthy include AppFlowy, Slidev, Paperless-ngx and Logseq.
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Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 11 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.