Excalidraw
A free hand-drawn style whiteboard for sketching diagrams, with text-to-diagram AI.
What is Excalidraw?
Excalidraw is a simple, free online whiteboard with a friendly hand-drawn look. Sketch diagrams, explain ideas and collaborate live. It can also turn text into diagrams.
Think of it as a whiteboard that looks like your own sketches.
What you can do with it
- Quick sketches: hand-drawn style
- Live collaboration: share a link
- Text to diagram: AI help
- Libraries: ready shapes and icons
Get started in 3 steps
- Go to excalidraw.com, no sign-up needed
- Start drawing with shapes and arrows
- Share a live link or export
Try this today
- Sketch a process with boxes and arrows
- Draw with a colleague live
- Try text-to-diagram
Good to know
- Free: Excalidraw+ adds extra features
- Saves in browser: export to keep work
- Great for explaining: simple visuals
Quick challenge
Explain a concept using only boxes and arrows!
Picked by the Scrollwell team · updated 25 Oct 2026. Excalidraw is run by its own company — read its privacy terms before you add learners' names or marks.