* feat: Word wrap inside rect and increase height when size exceeded
* fixes for auto increase in height
* fix height
* respect newlines when wrapping text
* shift text area when height increases beyond mid rect height until it reaches to the top
* select bound text if present when rect selected
* mutate y coord after text submit
* Add padding of 30px and update dimensions acordingly
* Don't allow selecting bound text element directly
* support deletion of bound text element when rect deleted
* trim text
* Support autoshrink and improve algo
* calculate approx line height instead of hardcoding
* use textContainerId instead of storing textContainer element itself
* rename boundTextElement -> boundTextElementId
* fix text properties not getting reflected after edit inside rect
* Support resizing
* remove ts ignore
* increase height of container when text height increases while resizing
* use original text when editing/resizing so it adjusts based on original text
* fix tests
* add util isRectangleElement
* use isTextElement util everywhere
* disable selecting text inside rect when selectAll
* Bind text to circle and diamond as well
* fix tests
* vertically center align the text always
* better vertical align
* Disable binding arrows for text inside shapes
* set min width for text container when text is binded to container
* update dimensions of container if its less than min width/ min height
* Allow selecting of text container for transparent containers when clicked inside
* fix test
* preserve whitespaces between long word exceeding width and next word
Use word break instead of whitespace no wrap for better readability and support safari
* Perf improvements for measuring text width and resizing
* Use canvas measureText instead of our algo. This has reduced the perf ~ 10 times
* Rewrite wrapText algo to break in words appropriately and for longer words
calculate the char width in order unless max width reached. This makes the
the number of runs linear (max text length times) which was earlier
textLength * textLength-1/2 as I was slicing the chars from end until max width reached for each run
* Add a util to calculate getApproxCharsToFitInWidth to calculate min chars to fit in a line
* use console.info so eslint doesnt warn :p
* cache char width and don't call resize unless min width exceeded
* update line height and height correctly when text properties inside container updated
* improve vertical centering when text properties updated, not yet perfect though
* when double clicked inside a conatiner take the cursor to end of text same as what happens when enter is pressed
* Add hint when container selected
* Select container when escape key is pressed after submitting text
* fix copy/paste when using copy/paste action
* fix copy when dragged with alt pressed
* fix export to svg/png
* fix add to library
* Fix copy as png/svg
* Don't allow selecting text when using selection tool and support resizing when multiple elements include ones with binded text selectec
* fix rotation jump
* moove all text utils to textElement.ts
* resize text element only after container resized so that width doesnt change when editing
* insert the remaining chars for long words once it goes beyond line
* fix typo, use string for character type
* renaming
* fix bugs in word wrap algo
* make grouping work
* set boundTextElementId only when text present else unset it
* rename textContainerId to containerId
* fix
* fix snap
* use originalText in redrawTextBoundingBox so height is calculated properly and center align works after props updated
* use boundElementIds and also support binding text in images 🎉
* fix the sw/se ends when resizing from ne/nw
* fix y coord when resizing from north
* bind when enter is pressed, double click/text tool willl edit the binded text if present else create a new text
* bind when clicked on center of container
* use pre-wrap instead of normal so it works in ff
* use container boundTextElement when container present and trying to edit text
* review fixes
* make getBoundTextElementId type safe and check for existence when using this function
* fix
* don't duplicate boundElementIds when text submitted
* only remove last trailing space if present which we have added when joining words
* set width correctly when resizing to fix alignment issues
* make duplication work using cmd/ctrl+d
* set X coord correctly during resize
* don't allow resize to negative dimensions when text is bounded to container
* fix, check last char is space
* remove logs
* make sure text editor doesn't go beyond viewport and set container dimensions in case it overflows
* add a util isTextBindableContainer to check if the container could bind text
Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams.
Collaborative and end-to-end encrypted.
Ask questions or hang out on our discord.gg/UexuTaE.
Try it now
Go to excalidraw.com to start sketching.
Read the latest news and updates on our blog. A good start is to see all the updates of One Year of Excalidraw.
Supporting Excalidraw
If you like the project, you can become a sponsor at Open Collective.
Last but not least, we're thankful to these companies for offering their services for free:
Documentation
Shortcuts
You can almost do anything with shortcuts. Click on the help icon on the bottom right corner to see them all.
Curved lines and arrows
Choose line or arrow and click click click instead of drag.
Charts
You can easily create charts by copy pasting data from Excel or just plain comma separated text.
Translating
To translate Excalidraw into other languages, please visit our Crowdin page. To add a new language, open an issue so we can get things set up on our end first.
Translations will be available on the app if they exceed a certain threshold of completion (currently 85%).
Create a collaboration session manually
In order to create a session manually, you just need to generate a link of this form:
https://excalidraw.com/#room=[0-9a-f]{20},[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{22}
Example
https://excalidraw.com/#room=91bd46ae3aa84dff9d20,pfLqgEoY1c2ioq8LmGwsFA
The first set of digits is the room. This is visible from the server that’s going to dispatch messages to everyone that knows this number.
The second set of digits is the encryption key. The Excalidraw server doesn’t know about it. This is what all the participants use to encrypt/decrypt the messages.
Note: Please ensure that the encryption key is 22 characters long.
Shape libraries
Find a growing list of libraries containing assets for your drawings at libraries.excalidraw.com.
Embedding Excalidraw in your App?
Try out @excalidraw/excalidraw
. This package allows you to easily embed Excalidraw as a React component into your apps.
Development
Code Sandbox
- Go to https://codesandbox.io/s/github/excalidraw/excalidraw
- You may need to sign in with GitHub and reload the page
- You can start coding instantly, and even send PRs from there!
Local Installation
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
Requirements
Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw.git
Install the dependencies
yarn
Start the server
yarn start
Now you can open http://localhost:3000 and start coding in your favorite code editor.
Commands
Command | Description |
---|---|
yarn |
Install the dependencies |
yarn start |
Run the project |
yarn fix |
Reformat all files with Prettier |
yarn test |
Run tests |
yarn test:update |
Update test snapshots |
yarn test:code |
Test for formatting with Prettier |
Docker Compose
You can use docker-compose to work on Excalidraw locally if you don't want to setup a Node.js env.
docker-compose up --build -d
Self-hosting
We publish a Docker image with the Excalidraw client at excalidraw/excalidraw. You can use it to self-host your own client under your own domain, on Kubernetes, AWS ECS, etc.
docker build -t excalidraw/excalidraw .
docker run --rm -dit --name excalidraw -p 5000:80 excalidraw/excalidraw:latest
The Docker image is free of analytics and other tracking libraries.
At the moment, self-hosting your own instance doesn't support sharing or collaboration features.
We are working towards providing a full-fledged solution for self-hosting your own Excalidraw.
Contributing
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Notable used tools
And the main source of inspiration for starting the project is the awesome Zwibbler app.