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Embed visual collaboration into products
Founders building SaaS products can integrate Tldraw to add diagramming, wireframing, or brainstorming features directly within their application, enhancing user engagement and stickiness.
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Fast, infinite collaborative whiteboard for technical teams
- Extremely fast and performant — handles complex diagrams without lag
- Open-source SDK lets developers embed whiteboards in their own products
- Clean, minimal interface with intuitive freehand and shape tools
- Real-time collaboration works reliably across many concurrent users
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About Tldraw
Tldraw, in 30 seconds
Tldraw is two products: a free hosted whiteboard at tldraw.com that anyone can use without sign-in, and an open-source SDK (Apache 2.0) that developers embed in their own apps. The SDK powers everything from collaborative whiteboards to AI canvases. Tldraw also has well-known AI demos that turn drawings into working code.
How it actually works
The hosted product loads instantly, shows a blank canvas, and supports basic shapes, sticky notes, arrows, and free draw with multiplayer collaboration via shareable links. The SDK ships as a React component with a plugin system for custom shapes, tools, and persistence backends.
For commercial use of the SDK without the Tldraw watermark, you need a Business licence. Personal and educational use can keep the watermark for free.
Pricing reality
Hosted tldraw.com is free with no account required. The SDK is open source. Commercial licensing for branded SDK use starts around $6/month per developer; full enterprise licensing with support is custom-priced.
The hosted product has no paid tier today — it is essentially a showcase for the SDK.
How it compares
| Tool | Pricing | Best for |
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| Tldraw SDK | Free / $6+ | Embedding canvas in your app |
| Excalidraw | Free | Open-source whiteboard, less customisation |
| FigJam | Free / $5 | Polished team whiteboard |
| Miro | Free / $8 | Enterprise whiteboard with templates |
Who should buy it
Pick Tldraw if you are a developer embedding a whiteboard, AI canvas, or visual editor inside your own app. Skip it if you want a turn-key team whiteboard with templates, voting, and admin controls — FigJam or Miro fit that brief better.
Capabilities
- • Infinite canvas whiteboard with freehand drawing, shapes, connectors, and sticky notes
- • Real-time multiplayer collaboration with named cursors and presence indicators
- • tldraw SDK: embed the canvas as a React component in any web application
- • Frames for presentation mode — turn sections of the canvas into a slide deck
- • Image, PDF, and video embedding directly onto the canvas surface
- • Keyboard-first design with Figma-like shortcuts for professional diagramming speed
- • Export to PNG, SVG, or JSON for use in documentation or downstream tooling
- • Open-source core with a permissive licence for self-hosted or product integrations
What's included
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Build custom diagramming tools
Engineering teams utilize Tldraw to develop internal tools for system design, data flow visualization, or custom whiteboards tailored to specific technical workflows and data models.
$760 value
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Interactive learning and teaching canvases
EdTech platforms can leverage Tldraw to create interactive whiteboards for virtual classrooms, collaborative problem-solving, or visual explanations, facilitating engaging online education experiences.
$759 value
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Founder office hours
Quarterly access to product leadership.
$534 value
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Bonus credits redeemable on partner tooling.
$533 value
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Annual audit
We re-verify the offer every quarter so it never goes stale.
$532 value
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Apply via your VC or accelerator
Check your investor or accelerator benefits portal for the Tldraw partner code. Y Combinator, Sequoia, and most Tier 1 VCs have codes available.
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Renewals stay at the same rate — verified by us, not the vendor.
How Tldraw stacks up
| Feature | Tldraw |
|---|---|
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Cheapest paid plan | $0/mo |
| Annual discount | Up to 25% |
| Refund window | 30 days |
| Setup time | < 1 hour |
| Best for | Founders |
What members say
“We embedded it in our product using the SDK”
“Clean and fast — great for quick collaborative sessions”
“Fastest whiteboard I have ever used — incredible performance”
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Frequently asked
Is Tldraw really free?
The hosted whiteboard is free with no account. The SDK is open source under Apache 2.0. Commercial use of the SDK without the Tldraw watermark requires a paid licence.
Can I host my own Tldraw server?
Yes — the SDK supports custom persistence and multiplayer backends.
How does Tldraw differ from Excalidraw?
Excalidraw is similar in spirit, also open source. Tldraw has a more flexible SDK and a stronger AI-canvas demo. Excalidraw has a slightly more recognisable hand-drawn aesthetic.
Is there an iOS or Android app?
The hosted product works in mobile browsers. There is no dedicated native app.
What is the AI canvas demo?
Tldraw published widely-shared demos showing how a hand-drawn UI sketch can be converted into working HTML/CSS via an LLM. The underlying canvas is the Tldraw SDK.
Should I use it instead of Miro?
Only if you are a developer building a custom canvas. For team whiteboarding, Miro is the safer default.