tldraw
tldraw
Infinite-canvas whiteboard from tldraw Inc.: you sketch and place shapes on a free canvas at tldraw.com; the same canvas is sold to developers as an SDK.
- How you draw
- Sketch
- Free for work
- Not stated
- Free plan
- Paid from
- Free
- Paid price not stated
- Exports
- SVG, PNG
- Runs on
- Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
- Works offline
- Made by
- tldraw
- United Kingdom
Good to know
- Works fully offline
Where it stands among 24
Each fact with every app's answer. tldraw is outlined.
Main way to draw
Sketch by hand
Sketch by hand 5
Drag shapes 13
Write code 4
Describe in words 2
Free for work use
Not stated
Free version allows work use 10
Exports SVG
On every plan
On every plan 15
On paid plans 5
Draws from a text prompt
Not stated
On every plan 14
On paid plans 3
No AI drawing 1
Not stated 6
Diagram code
No live code
Works offline
Fully offline
Open source
Partly
Plans and prices
In USD, per month, as listed by tldraw. Checked 17 October 2026.
| Plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free planNot stated | Work use: not stated | ||
| Paid plans | No paid plan stated | |||
- Free for work use
- Not statedNot stated
- One-time licence
- Not stated
- Enterprise
- Price on request
How you make a diagram
- Ways to draw
- Sketch
- AI from a text prompt
- Not statedNot stated Not a stated tldraw.com feature; the SDK's Agent starter kit lets developers build it with their own AI key
- AI limits
- Not applicable No built-in AI allowance
- Diagram code
- Imports Mermaid only No live-editable diagram code
- Diagram types
- Flowcharts, Network, Wireframes General canvas; no dedicated UML, ER, BPMN, cloud-icon or org-chart libraries listed
What you get out
- SVG
- YesYes
- PNG
- YesYes
- Not statedNot stated Not in the export docs
- Visio (VSDX)
- Not statedNot stated Not in the export docs
- Watermark on free exports
- Not statedNot stated Not stated for tldraw.com; the SDK hobby licence needs a 'made with tldraw' canvas watermark
- Imports
- Mermaid Native .tldr JSON and Excalidraw clipboard content; no Visio, Lucidchart, draw.io, Gliffy or CSV import stated
Where it runs and where files live
- Apps
- Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
- Works offline
- YesYes tldraw offline saves local .tldraw files without an internet connection
- Open source
- PartlyPartly Source-available; the maker says the SDK is not open source
- Self-hosting
- Paid plansPaid plans Self-hosting is supported; production use needs a licence (hobby licence for non-commercial use)
- Where diagrams are stored
- Maker's cloud, Files on your device tldraw.com rooms on Cloudflare; tldraw offline saves local files
- Works inside
- None No Confluence, Jira, Notion, Google, Microsoft, Slack, VS Code or GitHub integration stated; embeds include YouTube, Figma and Google Maps
- Live co-editing
- YesYes Free, no signup
- API
- Paid plansPaid plans React SDK with an Editor API; production use needs a licence
Who you're trusting
- Company
- tldraw Inc.
- Owned by
- Not stated No parent company stated
- Based in
- United Kingdom A London-based startup
- Launched
- 2021 The repository was created in May 2021; the company was founded in 2022
- Security reports
- Not stated None stated
- Single sign-on
- Not stated Not stated
- Data residency
- Not stated None stated
Where we recommend it
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