
tldraw
Alternative to Figma
tldraw is a lightweight, fast whiteboard and drawing editor. It can be embedded into applications as a React component or used as a standalone drawing tool.
- Fast Canvas API-based rendering for responsive drawing performance
- Basic shape tools including rectangles, ellipses, arrows, lines, text, and freehand
- Styling options for color, size, font, and opacity customization
- React component available as an npm package for embedding in applications
- Real-time collaboration via Yjs integration for multi-user editing
- Export to PNG, SVG, and JSON formats
Built with TypeScript and React under the MIT license, tldraw is preferred by developers focused on embedding drawing capabilities into their applications. Standalone use is also available at tldraw.com.
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