Reviews for Excalidraw
Login to ReviewDakota White
Mar 31, 2026Perfect for quick, collaborative sketching
Excalidraw has become my go-to tool for brainstorming sessions and diagramming. The hand-drawn aesthetic makes everything feel less formal and more creative, while the intuitive tools let me whip up flowcharts or wireframes in minutes. Collaboration is seamless with real-time editing, and being free and open-source is just the cherry on top.
Morgan Walker
Mar 31, 2026Intuitive and Powerful Diagramming Tool
Excalidraw is my new favorite tool for brainstorming and planning. Its simple, intuitive interface really does make diagramming and sketching ideas feel effortless. The hand-drawn aesthetic makes the diagrams feel personal and engaging, which is a nice break from the overly polished feel of some professional tools. I use it for everything from quick UI wireframes to planning projects, and the collaboration features make it great for team brainstorming sessions.
Sophia Martin
Mar 31, 2026My go-to tool for brainstorming and simple diagrams
Excalidraw has become an essential part of my workflow for quick technical sketches and collaborative brainstorming sessions. The hand-drawn aesthetic makes diagrams feel approachable and less formal, which really encourages creativity during team meetings. I love how intuitive it is—I can jump in and start drawing immediately without watching tutorials, and the real-time collaboration works flawlessly without requiring accounts.
Liam Lopez
Mar 30, 2026Great for quick sketches, frustrating for serious work
The hand-drawn aesthetic and simplicity are perfect for brainstorming sessions with my team - we can throw ideas up quickly without getting bogged down in polish. However, once we try to create more structured diagrams like detailed wireframes, the lack of advanced alignment tools and shape libraries becomes really limiting. It's fantastic as a digital napkin but struggles as a professional diagramming tool.
Olivia Chen
Mar 30, 2026Handy, but basic
Excalidraw is great for quick, collaborative wireframing and brainstorming. The drawing tools are easy for anyone to pick up, and the hand-drawn style makes informal diagrams feel approachable. However, for complex, multi-page documents, it feels a bit simplistic and can get laggy. Also, while it's fantastic as a free tool, I wish it had a few more advanced features and better performance with large files.
River Taylor
Mar 29, 2026Great for quick sketches, but frustrating for serious diagramming
Excalidraw is fantastic for quick, informal brainstorming sessions where that hand-drawn aesthetic is perfect. The UI is simple and collaboration is a breeze. However, it quickly becomes frustrating when trying to create precise, complex diagrams—the lack of advanced alignment tools and shape libraries makes detailed work more time-consuming than it should be. For a free, open-source tool, it's impressive, but I often find myself switching to something more robust for professional deliverables.
Avery Lopez
Mar 28, 2026Perfect for quick, collaborative sketching
Excalidraw is my go-to tool for brainstorming sessions and quick wireframing. The hand-drawn aesthetic makes diagrams feel less formal and more collaborative, which really helps in early design stages. I love how fast it loads and how easy it is to share a link for real-time collaboration. It just works without any fuss.
Casey Thomas
Mar 27, 2026Stylish but frustratingly limited
While the hand-drawn aesthetic is charming, I found Excalidraw's simplicity to be its biggest flaw when trying to use it for real work. The lack of a proper shape library or precision tools makes creating anything beyond basic sketches a slow, manual chore. Collaboration feels clunky compared to more established whiteboards, and without version history, it's risky for team projects.
Avery Moore
Mar 25, 2026A Whiteboard That Just Gets Out of Your Way
As a product manager, I use Excalidraw daily for sketching user flows and wireframes with my remote team. The hand-drawn aesthetic makes diagrams feel like low-fidelity sketches, which is perfect for early brainstorming and keeps the focus on ideas, not polish. It's incredibly fast to load, the collaboration is seamless, and being fully free and open-source is just the cherry on top.
Phoenix Harris
Mar 22, 2026Simple, Powerful Diagramming That Gets Out of Your Way
As a product manager who needs to communicate ideas quickly, Excalidraw is a game-changer. The hand-drawn aesthetic makes informal sketches feel low-pressure, yet it has just enough features for creating clear wireframes and flowcharts. Real-time collaboration is seamless for remote brainstorming. It's fast, intuitive, and completely free, which is amazing for such a polished tool.
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Excalidraw
Excalidraw is a free, open-source online whiteboard tool for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams. It has a minimal and intuitive UI …
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