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Excalidraw

★ 129k

Virtual hand-drawn style whiteboard for sketching diagrams collaboratively

Excalidraw does the job of Miro and FigJam, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Miro bills $8-10/user for it. 129k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Miro, FigJam.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$8-10/user
GitHub stars
129k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Excalidraw runs

Where it runs

Excalidraw runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Excalidraw questions

Is Excalidraw open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can Excalidraw replace Miro?

Our verdict on Miro is YES. Excalidraw (124k stars), AFFiNE (71k stars), tldraw (50k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Miro — self-host with docker and stop paying $10/mo.

Can I self-host Excalidraw?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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