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<a href="https://excalidraw.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
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    <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" alt="Excalidraw" srcset="https://excalidraw.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/github/excalidraw_github_cover_2_dark.png" />
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    <img alt="Excalidraw" src="https://excalidraw.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/github/excalidraw_github_cover_2.png" />
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</a>
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<h4 align="center">
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  <a href="https://excalidraw.com">Excalidraw Editor</a> |
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  <a href="https://blog.excalidraw.com">Blog</a> |
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  <a href="https://docs.excalidraw.com">Documentation</a> |
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  <a href="https://plus.excalidraw.com">Excalidraw+</a>
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</h4>
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<div align="center">
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  <h2>
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    An open source virtual hand-drawn style whiteboard. </br>
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    Collaborative and end-to-end encrypted. </br>
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  <br />
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  </h2>
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</div>
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<br />
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<p align="center">
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  <a href="https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/blob/master/LICENSE">
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    <img alt="Excalidraw is released under the MIT license." src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg"  />
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  </a>
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  <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@excalidraw/excalidraw">
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    <img alt="npm downloads/month" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@excalidraw/excalidraw"  />
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  </a>
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  <a href="https://docs.excalidraw.com/docs/introduction/contributing">
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    <img alt="PRs welcome!" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat"  />
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  </a>
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  <a href="https://discord.gg/UexuTaE">
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    <img alt="Chat on Discord" src="https://img.shields.io/discord/723672430744174682?color=738ad6&label=Chat%20on%20Discord&logo=discord&logoColor=ffffff&widge=false"/>
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  </a>
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  <a href="https://twitter.com/excalidraw">
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    <img alt="Follow Excalidraw on Twitter" src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/excalidraw.svg?label=follow+@excalidraw&style=social&logo=twitter"/>
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</p>
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<div align="center">
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  <figure>
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    <a href="https://excalidraw.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
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      <img src="https://excalidraw.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/github%2Fproduct_showcase.png" alt="Product showcase" />
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    </a>
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    <figcaption>
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      <p align="center">
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        Create beautiful hand-drawn like diagrams, wireframes, or whatever you like.
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      </p>
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    </figcaption>
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  </figure>
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</div>
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## Features
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The Excalidraw editor (npm package) supports:
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- 💯 Free & open-source.
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- 🎨 Infinite, canvas-based whiteboard.
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- ✍️ Hand-drawn like style.
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- 🌓 Dark mode.
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- 🏗️ Customizable.
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- 📷 Image support.
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- 😀 Shape libraries support.
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- 👅 Localization (i18n) support.
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- 🖼️ Export to PNG, SVG & clipboard.
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- 💾 Open format - export drawings as an `.excalidraw` json file.
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- ⚒️ Wide range of tools - rectangle, circle, diamond, arrow, line, free-draw, eraser...
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- ➡️ Arrow-binding & labeled arrows.
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- 🔙 Undo / Redo.
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- 🔍 Zoom and panning support.
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## Excalidraw.com
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The app hosted at [excalidraw.com](https://excalidraw.com) is a minimal showcase of what you can build with Excalidraw. Its [source code](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/tree/master/excalidraw-app) is part of this repository as well, and the app features:
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- 📡 PWA support (works offline).
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- 🤼 Real-time collaboration.
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- 🔒 End-to-end encryption.
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- 💾 Local-first support (autosaves to the browser).
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- 🔗 Shareable links (export to a readonly link you can share with others).
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We'll be adding these features as drop-in plugins for the npm package in the future.
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## Quick start
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**Note:** following instructions are for installing the Excalidraw [npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@excalidraw/excalidraw) when integrating Excalidraw into your own app. To run the repository locally for development, please refer to our [Development Guide](https://docs.excalidraw.com/docs/introduction/development).
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```
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npm install react react-dom @excalidraw/excalidraw
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```
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or via yarn
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```
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yarn add react react-dom @excalidraw/excalidraw
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```
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Check out our [documentation](https://docs.excalidraw.com/docs/@excalidraw/excalidraw/installation) for more details!
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## Contributing
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- Missing something or found a bug? [Report here](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/issues).
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- Want to contribute? Check out our [contribution guide](https://docs.excalidraw.com/docs/introduction/contributing) or let us know on [Discord](https://discord.gg/UexuTaE).
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- Want to help with translations? See the [translation guide](https://docs.excalidraw.com/docs/introduction/contributing#translating).
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## Integrations
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- [VScode extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=pomdtr.excalidraw-editor)
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- [npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@excalidraw/excalidraw)
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## Who's integrating Excalidraw
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[Google Cloud](https://googlecloudcheatsheet.withgoogle.com/architecture) • [Meta](https://meta.com/) • [CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io/) • [Obsidian Excalidraw](https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin) • [Replit](https://replit.com/) • [Slite](https://slite.com/) • [Notion](https://notion.so/) • [HackerRank](https://www.hackerrank.com/) • and many others
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## Sponsors & support
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If you like the project, you can become a sponsor at [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw) or use [Excalidraw+](https://plus.excalidraw.com/).
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## Thank you for supporting Excalidraw
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[<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/0/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/0/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/1/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/1/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/2/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/2/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/3/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/3/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/4/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/4/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/5/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/5/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/6/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/6/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/7/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/7/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/8/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/8/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/9/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/9/website) [<img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/10/avatar.svg?avatarHeight=120"/>](https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/sponsors/10/website)
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<a href="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw#category-CONTRIBUTE" target="_blank"><img src="https://opencollective.com/excalidraw/tiers/backers.svg?avatarHeight=32"/></a>
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Last but not least, we're thankful to these companies for offering their services for free:
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