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title: "Excalidraw"
description: "An open-source drawing application with a hand-drawn visual style."
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<PurposeNote title="Good for">Creating or embedding collaborative sketching and diagramming experiences.</PurposeNote>

## What it does

An open-source drawing application with a hand-drawn visual style.

## When it fits

Creating or embedding collaborative sketching and diagramming experiences.

## Other options in this category

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- [Canvas UI](/graphics/canvas-ui) — Adding creative graphics to interfaces across supported web frameworks.
- [g9](/graphics/g9) — Exploring diagrams whose parameters can be manipulated directly.
- [JsBarcode](/graphics/jsbarcode) — Creating barcode graphics for labels and inventory interfaces.
- [Konva](/graphics/konva) — Building diagrams and editors with draggable canvas objects.
- [LiteGraph.js](/graphics/litegraph-js) — Creating visual programming interfaces and connected processing nodes.

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## Source

[Project source for Excalidraw ↗](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw)

Editorial overview reviewed on October 24, 2026. Follow the source for current setup, compatibility, and licensing.

[Build a visual canvas →](/tasks/build-a-visual-canvas)

[All canvas &amp; interactive graphics options →](/graphics)