Self-hosted Whiteboards, Diagrams & Mind Maps tools
9 open source alternatives in this category
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Excalidraw
Collaborative virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams
Excalidraw is an open-source collaborative whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn style diagrams, wireframes, and flowcharts with real-time sharing.
Penpot
Open-source design and prototyping tool for design–dev collaboration
Penpot is an open-source UI design and prototyping platform with real-time collaboration, design systems support, and developer-friendly inspect mode with CSS/SVG/HTML output.
Logseq
Privacy-first knowledge management and collaboration platform
Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge management app for networked notes, tasks, and collaboration using local Markdown or Org-mode graphs.
ChartDB
Web-based database schema diagram editor from a single query
Open-source, web-based ERD and database schema diagram editor. Import schemas via a single query, edit visually, and export DDL scripts and images for documentation or migrations.
diagrams.net (draw.io)
Web-based diagramming and whiteboarding application
Browser and desktop diagram editor for flowcharts, UML, wireframes and network diagrams with cloud storage integrations and offline apps.
WBO
Real-time collaborative online whiteboard
WBO is a lightweight, real-time collaborative whiteboard where multiple users can draw simultaneously, with persistent boards and optional JWT-based access control.
PlanarAlly
Open-source virtual tabletop for battlemaps and dynamic lighting
Web-based virtual tabletop for TTRPGs offering infinite canvas, layers, dynamic lighting, player vision, initiative tracking, offline support and self-hosting.
TeamMapper
Collaborative web-based mind-mapping application
Real-time collaborative mind-mapping web app with import/export, sharing via links/QR, undo/redo and Postgres storage. Runs with a TypeScript/NestJS backend and Angular frontend.
Sticky
Visual sticky-note board for real-time collaboration and sync
Sticky is a digital sticky-note board for organizing ideas, collaborating in real time, and syncing across devices with customizable notes and drag-and-drop layout.