tldraw

For designers, PMs, and builders who need a fast whiteboard for diagrams and ideation—not Miro’s workshop suite and not Figma’s UI design system. tldraw.com is a free, instant collaborative canvas: sketch, arrange shapes, and share a link without buying editor seats. Embedding the canvas in your product is a separate SDK path. Prefer Excalidraw for a similar free sketch vibe, FigJam/Miro for workshops, or Figma when the deliverable is UI.

Design Productivity & Workflow

$Free

Use it when

You want a free, fast infinite canvas for sketches, flows, and quick collab links—without committing to a full whiteboard SaaS.

What it does well

Browser whiteboard on tldraw.com: instant open, sketching, shapes, and link-share collaboration
Lightweight ideation when Miro/FigJam feel heavier than the job
Free hosted use for designers—no Freemium seat tiers on the public board
Optional tldraw SDK to embed the canvas in your product, with multiplayer sync in the SDK offering
SDK path: 100-day free trial for production evaluation; hobby or commercial licenses after that

Skip it when

You need workshop templates, facilitation kits, and enterprise whiteboard governance—use Miro or FigJam
The deliverable is polished UI/design systems—stay in Figma
You plan to ship tldraw inside a commercial product without a license—SDK production requires trial/hobby/commercial keys
Hobby SDK licenses may keep a “made with tldraw” watermark—not ideal for white-label embeds
You expected a Free→Pro SaaS pricing card—tldraw’s paid story is SDK licensing, not board seats

Fits your workflow

Open tldraw.com → sketch the flow or critique → share the link with the team → move keepers into Figma or docs. Building a product canvas? Evaluate the SDK on a 100-day trial, then apply for commercial or hobby licensing before production.