Whimsical
Whimsical
Drag shapesDescribe in words
Flowchart, wireframe and mind-map app from Whimsical, Inc.: you place shapes and connectors on a board, paste Mermaid, or ask Whimsical AI.
- How you draw
- Shapes, Words
- Free for work
- Not stated
- Free plan
- Paid from
- $10/user/mo
- Pro, billed yearly
- Exports
- SVG, PNG, PDF
- Runs on
- Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
- Online only
- Made by
- Whimsical
- United States
Good to know
- Free-plan exports carry a watermark
Where it stands among 24
Each fact with every app's answer. Whimsical is outlined.
Main way to draw
Drag shapes
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
On every plan
On every plan 14
On paid plans 3
No AI drawing 1
Not stated 6
Diagram code
No live code
Works offline
Online only
Open source
Closed source
Plans and prices
In USD, per month, as listed by Whimsical. Checked 17 October 2026.
| Plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free planUnlimited boards; 50 board objects and 50 doc blocks a month; 10 AI credits per editor for life | Work use: not stated | ||
| Pro | $10/mo$120 a year | $12/mo | per editor | Unlimited objects, no export watermark, 90-day version history. |
| Business | $20/mo$240 a year | $24/mo | per editor | Adds SAML SSO, SCIM and private teams. |
- Free for work use
- Not statedNot stated
- One-time licence
- Subscription only
- Enterprise
- Price on request
How you make a diagram
- Ways to draw
- Shapes, Words
- AI from a text prompt
- YesYes On every plan, using credits
- AI limits
- 10 credits per user for life on every plan, then bought credits (250 for $25)
- Diagram code
- Imports Mermaid only Mermaid is pasted in and copied out, not kept as live code
- Diagram types
- Flowcharts, Mind maps, Wireframes, UML, ER / database, Sequence, Network, Org charts, Cloud architecture
What you get out
- SVG
- YesYes Copy as SVG, or /svg on the board URL
- PNG
- YesYes
- YesYes Through Print → Save as PDF
- Visio (VSDX)
- NoNo Not among the documented export formats
- Watermark on free exports
- YesYes Free exports carry a 'Made with Whimsical' watermark
- Imports
- Visio, draw.io, Mermaid Also FigJam .jam files and Markdown; Lucidchart by copy-paste
Where it runs and where files live
- Apps
- Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
- Works offline
- NoNo Requires an internet connection; no offline mode
- Open source
- NoNo No source code or open-source licence published by the maker
- Self-hosting
- NoNo Cloud service; no self-hosted edition stated
- Where diagrams are stored
- Maker's cloud Hosted on AWS in the United States
- Works inside
- Jira, Notion, Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Confluence Google Docs; Confluence by embed
- Live co-editing
- YesYes On every plan
- API
- YesYes Read-only API in limited beta by application; MCP server can read and write; plan not stated
Who you're trusting
- Company
- Whimsical, Inc.
- Owned by
- Not stated No parent company stated
- Based in
- United States Contact address in Denver, Colorado; services hosted in the US
- Launched
- Not stated Not stated
- Security reports
- SOC 2 Type II Also lists GDPR and CCPA
- Single sign-on
- Paid plans SAML SSO on Business
- Data residency
- Not stated None stated
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