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

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Post by thecatwentup »

vivster7 wrote: post #84

Its still very much in development, but we're building https://whiteboard.systems/ Its based on the idea that for most system diagrams, you just need boxes, text and arrows. everything else is superfluous. Its collaborative by default so you can invite someone to join you with the URL. The tools aren't discoverable yet, so to use it: - option(⌥) + click to create a box - option(⌥) + drag to create a grouping box - se…

Looks and feels pretty solid. I would recommend changing the document title, as it still reads "React App"

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

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Post by RussianCow »

vivster7 wrote: post #84

Its still very much in development, but we're building https://whiteboard.systems/ Its based on the idea that for most system diagrams, you just need boxes, text and arrows. everything else is superfluous. Its collaborative by default so you can invite someone to join you with the URL. The tools aren't discoverable yet, so to use it: - option(⌥) + click to create a box - option(⌥) + drag to create a grouping box - se…

Very minor, but it would be great if it changed "option" to "alt" for users that aren't on macOS. Otherwise, looks cool!

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

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Post by a21y »

lucasverra wrote: post #78
a21y wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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)

Great question. Room's main differentiator between a lot of the other suggested products on this thread is that it's not just a collaborative whiteboard. It also includes collaborative document and code editors (and potentially more types of modules in the future).

Room also has video chat built in, where the videos of the folks you're collaborating with hover around the workspace.

Ultimately these attributes combine to make room.sh a cleaner and easier alternative to cobbling together some combination of Zoom, Google Docs, and Figma (to use some prominent examples) for your team.

Also, you don't even need to create an account to try it out! We'd love if you gave it a whirl and left us some feedback in the box in our navbar :)

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

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Post by johndough »

vivster7 wrote: post #84

Its still very much in development, but we're building https://whiteboard.systems/ Its based on the idea that for most system diagrams, you just need boxes, text and arrows. everything else is superfluous. Its collaborative by default so you can invite someone to join you with the URL. The tools aren't discoverable yet, so to use it: - option(⌥) + click to create a box - option(⌥) + drag to create a grouping box - se…

For anyone wondering how to input that funny symbol which does not exist on the overwhelming majority of keyboards: You have to press Ctrl + Alt at once.

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

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Post by andrethegiant »

anairs wrote: post #21

Hands down Miro has been a great tool for.What I really liked about Miro is that it has a desktop app which makes it really snappy, its simple and intuitive to use and has great collaboration features (stickies, comments, notes etc.) hope that helps

+1 for Miro. It's truly an impressive piece of work.
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