Processing
Hybrid
How product activity is processed.
INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE
Excalidraw
An open-source virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn-style diagrams, with local editing and optional encrypted collaboration.
- Web · Self-hosted
- Hybrid
- Open source
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Category
- PDF and documents
Privacy at a glance
A quick view of the dimensions most useful for comparing this product. Unconfirmed facts stay explicitly unconfirmed.
Identity
Optional account
Whether an account is needed to use it.
Tracking
Privacy-preserving analytics
Reported analytics and tracking posture.
Ownership & source
Open source
Availability of the product source code.
Offline support
Partial
Whether core use can continue offline.
Self-hosting
Yes
Whether you can run it on your own infrastructure.
What to know
Why it stands out
- The editor can be used without an account and its source code can be self-hosted.
- The project describes its real-time collaboration as end-to-end encrypted.
Trade-offs
- Browser-local drawings and exported files are not automatically encrypted at rest by Excalidraw.
- A current independent security audit and complete tracker profile for every hosted Excalidraw service were not confirmed.
- Excalidraw+ hosted workspaces are not described as universally end-to-end encrypted from the service operator.
Best for
Individuals and teams creating quick sketches or diagrams with a privacy-friendlier open-source editor.
Consider another option when
Formal office-document editing, complex data-driven diagrams, or deployments requiring audited enterprise controls.
Technical details
Complete privacy-profile dimensions, grouped for easier review. Each value is retained from the catalogue record.
4 groups · 18 dimensions
- Processing
- Hybrid
- Storage
- User-selected
- Offline support
- Partial
- Self-hosting
- Yes
- Data export
- Yes
- Data deletion
- Yes
Alternatives
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LibreOffice
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Evidence
7 public sources collected
- Excalidrawexcalidraw.com · Product page · whiteboard functionality and public web editor
- Excalidraw source repositorygithub.com · Source repository · open-source editor and end-to-end encrypted collaboration claim
- Excalidraw Privacy Policyexcalidraw.com · Privacy policy · hosted-service data practices
View all 7 sources
- Excalidraw and Excalidraw Plusplus.excalidraw.com · Product page · free open-source editor, paid collaboration, and optional generative AI
- Excalidraw Security and Complianceplus.excalidraw.com · Documentation · encryption, analytics, annual penetration testing, and SOC 2 claims
- Excalidraw+ Privacy Policyplus.excalidraw.com · Privacy policy · hosted workspace, analytics, account, and service data practices
- Excalidraw+ Terms of Useplus.excalidraw.com · Terms · hosted workspace and account terms
Review status: ListedLast reviewed: Not yet reviewedCatalogue updated: 4 Jul 2026
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