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Excalidraw

Excalidraw ist ein Open-Source-Projekt aus der Kategorie Design von excalidraw (excalidraw/excalidraw auf GitHub). Es hat 134.043 Sterne auf GitHub und 15.703 Forks, wird unter der Lizenz MIT veröffentlicht und wurde zuletzt am 15. Oktober 2026 auf GitHub aktualisiert.

Excalidraw — the virtual whiteboard with the hand-drawn look: infinite canvas, real-time collaboration and end-to-end encrypted sharing, MIT-licensed

★ 134,0 Tsd. Sterne⑂ 15,7 Tsd. ForksMITaktualisiert Okt 2026
▦ Visual — das README dieses Projekts enthält keinen einbettbaren Screenshot,
darum hier ein Platzhalter. Die Anleitung unten ist trotzdem vollständig.
// projektdaten

Projektdaten

GitHub-Sterne
134.043
Forks
15.703
Lizenz
MIT
Zuletzt auf GitHub aktualisiert
15. Oktober 2026
Kategorie
Design
Eintragstyp
Vollständige Installationsanleitung
Offizielle Website
Official site
// so funktioniert es

So funktioniert es

  1. Open the app

    No install at all for the hosted editor: go to excalidraw.com and start drawing — work is saved locally in your browser.

  2. Share or collaborate

    Export to PNG/SVG for documents, or start a live session and send the link; collaborators join in the browser and shared content is end-to-end encrypted.

  3. Self-host or embed it

    Clone the repo to run your own instance, or embed the editor in a React app with the @excalidraw/excalidraw npm package.

// funktionen

Warum es so beliebt ist

Hand-drawn aesthetic

The sketchy style is a feature: diagrams look like drafts, so teams actually edit them instead of treating them as finished art.

Real-time collaboration

Live multi-user rooms with end-to-end encryption — the server cannot read shared boards.

Embeddable editor

The npm package drops the full whiteboard into your own product, with an API for scenes, elements and app state.

Libraries and exports

A public library of reusable diagram elements, plus PNG, SVG and native-file export for portability.

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// selbst ausführen

Führe es selbst aus

  1. Use it in the browser

    The zero-install route — the full editor, free, no account needed.

    https://excalidraw.com
  2. Self-host from source

    Per the README development setup (Node + yarn).

    git clone https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw.git
    cd excalidraw
    yarn install
    yarn start
  3. Embed it in a React app

    The editor as a component, from the README.

    npm install react react-dom @excalidraw/excalidraw
// anwendungsfälle

Was du damit bauen kannst

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// häufige fragen

Häufige Fragen

Who makes Excalidraw?

The Excalidraw open-source community (excalidraw/excalidraw on GitHub); the hosted excalidraw.com service and the Excalidraw+ product are run by the core team.

Is Excalidraw free?

Yes — the editor is MIT licensed and excalidraw.com is free to use. Excalidraw+ is an optional paid tier with team workspaces and admin features.

Is my data private?

Files you keep locally never leave your machine, and shared collaboration rooms are end-to-end encrypted, so the servers only relay ciphertext.

How does it compare to a well-known alternative?

Against tldraw, Excalidraw is the finished product with the bigger library ecosystem; tldraw leans further into being an SDK. Against Miro or FigJam, Excalidraw is free, open source and far lighter — at the cost of their enterprise template and management layers.

How do I get started?

Open excalidraw.com and draw. To self-host, clone the repo, yarn install, yarn start.

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Die anderen Projekte der Kategorie Design mit den meisten Sternen im LibreAI-Katalog — die realistische Auswahl, falls Excalidraw nicht das Richtige ist.

// mehr in design

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Hol dir Excalidraw

Kostenlos und offen — hol dir den Quellcode, gib dem Repository einen Stern und leg los.