Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#1

Post by aronsemle » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 2:13 PM UTC

I want to build something that combines the simplicity of this http://witeboard.com/ (drawing app, shape recognition, limited tool menu) with the structure of this https://excalidraw.com/ (object selection, resize) and lets multiple people edit at the same time.

What do you think? Would you pay for it? Already have a solution?

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#2

Post by maxmalysh » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 2:31 PM UTC

Figma?

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#3

Post by aronsemle » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 2:35 PM UTC

maxmalysh wrote: post #2

Figma?

Just checked it out. It has the toolbar heavy/MS Paint feel to it that I don't like. This could just be me though. Realtime stuff looks slick.

Do you use it? What do you use it for?

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#4

Post by alexriabtsev » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 3:09 PM UTC

Miro?

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#5

Post by maxmalysh » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 3:17 PM UTC

aronsemle wrote: post #3

maxmalysh wrote: post #2

Figma?

Just checked it out. It has the toolbar heavy/MS Paint feel to it that I don't like. This could just be me though. Realtime stuff looks slick. Do you use it? What do you use it for?

Yes. Figma is a de-facto standard tool for UI/UX designers nowadays.

Photoshop --> Sketch --> Figma.

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#6

Post by aronsemle » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 3:34 PM UTC

alexriabtsev wrote: post #4

Miro?

This is pretty cool. It has all the templates for scrum. I like the helper feature to line things up. It seems like it's less of a free form/doodle tool. Do you use it, and what for?

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#7

Post by Mobius01 » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 8:01 PM UTC

We use Mural at work. It doesn’t have all features you’re outlining, but it’s widely used because it’s very simple to get started. We brought it in for UX work but the business side has embraced it. Unfortunately I don’t find it very performant.

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#8

Post by EFFALO » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 8:32 PM UTC

Whimsical?

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#9

Post by aronsemle » Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 2:26 PM UTC

Mobius01 wrote: post #7

We use Mural at work. It doesn’t have all features you’re outlining, but it’s widely used because it’s very simple to get started. We brought it in for UX work but the business side has embraced it. Unfortunately I don’t find it very performant.

Not very performant?

Re: Ask HN: Whiteboard Tool?

#10

Post by vivster7 » Thu, Jun 18, 2020, 5:38 PM UTC

I've been building a simple, multiplayer whiteboard at https://hello.whiteboard.systems.

Curious if that would work for your usecase / always appreciate any feedback.