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Re: Ask HN: What collaborative whiteboard are you using?

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Post by rock_hard »

karaterobot wrote: post #28

Figma. It's not all that useful for actually mimicking a whiteboard, in the sense of drawing arbitrary shapes with a pen. It has a pencil tool, but it's not great. Fortunately, most of what we do is drawing rectangles with text in them and lines between them, and it's pretty good at that. Plus, it supports undo with cmd-z, which most whiteboard apps don't seem to.

+1

We use Figma for collaborative whiteboard if too

It’s the best collaborative canvas you will find in 2020 IMO

I would even go so far as to say it’s the first digital whiteboard I have used in 20+ years that’s actually better than a real whiteboard

Re: Ask HN: What collaborative whiteboard are you using?

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Post by iandanforth »

cygned wrote: post #22
iandanforth wrote: post #4

https://miro.com/ (previously realtimeboard.com)

We use Miro for backlog grooming and idea visualization. The Jira sync is very helpful for us.

I've never used that feature. Can you describe your workflow for backlog grooming of Jira issues in Miro?

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Post by prando »

One of the main criteria for a whiteboard is to use it with a stylus - so I purchased https://air.bar/ to turn my non-touch-screen laptop into a touch-screen-one. However, its latency is not low enough to provide a smooth experience. Does anyone know of a good digital pen that plays well with Win 10. I suspect our company policies won't allow me to share screen via an iPad.

Re: Ask HN: What collaborative whiteboard are you using?

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Post by talmr »

lovasoa wrote: post #68

I recommend WBO : https://wbo.ophir.dev/ I am the main developer, and I have been maintaining and using it for several years now. Some of its advantages : - It is fully open-source, free, and without advertisement. You can easily deploy it to your own server. - All the whiteboards have an infinite size. - It is fully web-based, you can use it without installing anything, even on relatively old browsers. - It's transl…

That's really cool :D

Re: Ask HN: What collaborative whiteboard are you using?

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Post by toddmoy »

For whiteboarding, I prefer Whimsical (whimical.co) over Figma or Mural. It's focused on digramming, wireframing, and mind-mapping; it's an absolute joy to use. Blazing fast, simple, and stays out of your way.

For context, I spend much of my day designing in Figma, which I love as well, but not for whiteboard-style collaboration.

Re: Ask HN: What collaborative whiteboard are you using?

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Post by stan_rogers »

aaronharnly wrote: post #14
rubayeet wrote: post #6

Google Jamboard + Wacom Intuos tablet with stylus [1] [1] https://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-tablets/wacom-intuo...

Which hardware are you using exactly? There are a lot of different price points; I’d love to find the cheapest that is still good enough to be useful.

Any of the low-end Wacom tablets would do the trick, and you don't need the current model. Previous to the move to "everything is an Intuos now (and the Intuos all become Intuos Pro because 'Pro')", that would have been the Bamboo Creative, and before that the Graphire. All of them are well more than good enough for the task at hand, and if you can pick up old stock (or used) cheaply, go for it. Note, though, that if you've never used a tablet before, it'll take a bit before your movements coordinate - I've always suggested trying to live as much as possible using the tablet in lieu of mouse or trackpad for about a week. Once you've got the knack, it's pretty much with you for life, but it's easy to give up in frustration when you're not used to absolute positioning that's remote from the screen until the moment it all just sort of clicks.

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Post by lucasverra »

a21y wrote: post #41
sixhobbits wrote: post #9

I've been following the progress of https://room.sh and it looks really promising. Haven't used it much yet though.

room.sh co-founder here. Thanks! :) We've got loads of cool stuff on the horizon so stay tuned. That being said, happy to answer any questions if anyone has any.

why should i create an account if i have mural ? ( no trolling, just observing the space)

Re: Ask HN: What collaborative whiteboard are you using?

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Post by gfxgirl »

jtolds wrote: post #63
cma wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One thing apple pencil is missing is hover. In a collaborative whiteboard you want to be able to quickly point to things without marking (can solve with a button for it, but it isn't as natural).

huh, i didn't realize i was missing this and now i miss it. that said, it's usually not too bad to underline and then click "undo" (which is what i have been doing since i didn't know what i was missing)

If you're on a collaborative whiteboard does undo undo the last collective edit or just your own edits?
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