WBO

A small self-hosted whiteboard where many people draw at once.

Instead of Miro, Microsoft Whiteboard

github.com/lovasoa/whitebophir

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A village noticeboard works because anyone can walk up and pin something to it, and WBO, short for whitebophir, keeps that spirit. Its README describes an online collaborative whiteboard that lets many users draw at the same time on a large virtual board, updated in real time for everyone who is connected, with its state always saved.

You run it yourself, either with the Docker image lovasoa/wbo or directly on Node.js 22 or later, and a public demo sits at wbo.ophir.dev. WBO is AGPL-3.0 licensed and scores a 5 on footprint, a 4 on self-direction and power, and a 3 on lock-in, longevity and delivery.

One account owns the repository and the page names no other maintainers, and it has about 2,700 stars. We could not see commit dates or any releases, so we cannot say how closely it is kept up, and the page does not tell you which formats a board can be saved in. Its README describes drawing on a large board and does not list the sticky notes, templates or frames that Miro offers, though it does mention board permissions based on JWT, so private boards may be possible, and we did not read how.

Having it means a small Node server somewhere and a link you hand to the people you want to draw with. Scores are our reading of public sources.

What stands out

• Many people draw at once on a large board, updated in real time
• AGPL-3.0, run with Docker or Node.js
• One account owns the repository, and we could not see recent commit dates

For comparison, we also reviewed Miro (11/30) as a benchmark.