tldraw
A canvas toolkit for developers, with a hosted whiteboard app built on it.
Instead of Miro, FigJam
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A hardware shop sells you bricks and a saw and leaves the shed to you, and the tldraw repository describes itself in much the same way: an SDK, a React library for building infinite canvas apps, with custom shapes, tools and interface components, and starter kits built on top of it.
It is made by tldraw Inc. and has about 51,000 stars on GitHub, and the multiplayer starter kit uses the same stack behind tldraw.com, so a hosted app exists that you can open in a browser. tldraw scores a 4 on footprint and delivery, a 3 on lock-in, self-direction and longevity, and a 2 on power.
The license is the catch. The repository says the SDK is provided under the tldraw license, free to use in development, with a license key needed for production use, and a license that asks for a key in production is not one of the open source licenses we count elsewhere on this site. The repository also says it is not accepting contributions at this time, and we did not read the price of a key or the full terms.
Living with it means opening tldraw.com to sketch, or adding the package to a project and getting a license key before it ships. Scores are our reading of public sources.
- An SDK for building infinite canvas apps, with a hosted app on top
- Free in development, with a license key needed for production use
- The repository says it is not accepting contributions at this time
What stands out
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For comparison, we also reviewed Miro (11/30) as a benchmark.
