Alternatives to OpenBoard
Teach and present with an interactive digital whiteboard. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
OpenBoard
Teach and present with an interactive digital whiteboard.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as OpenBoard.
Excalidraw
Collaborative whiteboard with a hand-drawn look.
Excalidraw is an open-source MIT browser whiteboard with a hand-drawn look and encrypted collaboration rooms, rather than a desktop classroom tool.
tldraw
Fast infinite-canvas whiteboard that runs in the browser.
tldraw is a fast browser whiteboard with no signup, freemium and source-available, without OpenBoard's classroom-oriented presentation tools.
Miro
An online collaborative whiteboard where teams plan, diagram and brainstorm on a shared canvas.
Miro is a hosted collaborative whiteboard for workshops with AI diagram generation, storing boards in Miro's cloud and putting advanced features on paid plans.
FigJam
Figma's online collaborative whiteboard for brainstorming, diagramming, workshops and planning.
FigJam is Figma's browser whiteboard with real-time collaboration, requiring a Figma account and storing boards in Figma's cloud.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
draw.io
A diagram and flowchart editor whose desktop build stores files locally and never sends your data anywhere.
Whimsical
A collaborative whiteboard for diagrams, wireframes, flowcharts and mind maps aimed at product teams.
Marp CLI
Convert Markdown slide decks into presentation files.
presenterm
Present Markdown slides directly in your terminal.
Prezi
A web presentation platform with AI drafting and live audience polls, quizzes and Q&A.
Keynote
Apple's presentation app for building slide decks on Mac, iPad and iPhone, and in a browser.
