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OpenBoard — open source alternative

Interactive whiteboard designed for teaching.

Strengths

  • Purpose-built for teachers and classrooms.
  • Desktop-first — no server needed.
  • Stylus and tablet friendly.

Weaknesses

  • Not a real-time multi-user whiteboard.
  • Desktop-only; no cloud collaboration.
  • Smaller community than Excalidraw.
License: GPL-3.0 Self-host difficulty: 1/5 Self-host onlyDesktop: Windows, macOS, Linux

Official site · Source on GitHub

Ad slot — OSS middle

OpenBoard is used as an alternative to

Miro

Online whiteboard for workshops, retros, and diagrams.

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