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tldraw
By tldraw, Inc.
Category: design-diagramming
Pricing: freemium
Free plan: Available
Free-plan limits: The hosted whiteboard app is free to use with no signup required; tldraw also licenses its underlying SDK to companies embedding the canvas in their own products (commercial licensing terms not itemized on the marketing homepage checked).
Best for: Minimalist, fast, infinite-canvas sketching/whiteboarding, and as an embeddable open-source canvas SDK for developers.
Checked when listed: against the vendor's own page
Automated re-check: 10/5/2026, 1:30:29 AM
Official resources
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