tldraw

What is tldraw?

tldraw is a collaborative infinite canvas whiteboard and a developer SDK for embedding canvas features in other apps. The tldraw.com app is free and instant to use, while the SDK targets developers who want a whiteboard, diagram or canvas surface inside their own product. Commercial use of the SDK requires a license.

Key features of tldraw

• Infinite canvas whiteboard: draw, write and arrange shapes on an unbounded canvas at tldraw.com.
• Canvas SDK: embed the canvas in your own application.
• Multiplayer sync: real-time collaboration is included with the SDK license.
• Extensible shapes: developers can add custom shapes and tools.
• Host anywhere: the SDK license allows hosting on your own infrastructure.

How tldraw works

Individuals open tldraw.com and start drawing with no setup. Developers add the SDK to their app, build custom shapes and tools on top of it, and enable multiplayer sync for shared canvases. The vendor offers a 100-day trial with no credit card, then a commercial license for production use.

Who uses tldraw?

tldraw serves individuals who want a quick whiteboard and product teams that want to add a canvas or whiteboard to their software. Startups can apply for discounted pricing, and personal or non-commercial projects can apply for a free hobby license.

tldraw pricing

The tldraw.com app is free. The SDK license covers commercial production use with full feature access and multiplayer sync, and pricing is value-based, so the vendor quotes it rather than listing a price. The vendor offers a 100-day free trial with no credit card, discounted startup pricing by application and a free hobby license for personal or non-commercial projects.

tldraw integrations

tldraw does not list named integrations. It is an SDK, so developers integrate it into their own applications and can host it anywhere.

tldraw alternatives

Miro is a full collaborative whiteboard product for teams, with templates and workshop tools, while tldraw gives developers the canvas to embed. FigJam is the whiteboard inside the Figma design suite. Lucidspark pairs a whiteboard with Lucid diagramming, and Mural is a collaboration whiteboard for facilitated sessions.