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Drawing Board / Whiteboard

A free online whiteboard for quick sketches and diagrams — pick a color and brush size, then download your drawing as a PNG.

About Drawing Board / Whiteboard

The Drawing Board is a free online whiteboard for quick sketches, diagrams and doodles — pick a color and brush size, draw with your mouse, finger or stylus, and download the result as a PNG whenever you're done. There's no signup, no toolbar full of shapes and layers to learn, and no software to install; open the page and start drawing immediately.

It works through the HTML canvas element and the browser's Pointer Events API, which unifies mouse, touch and stylus input behind one consistent interface — the same drawing code handles a mouse drag on a laptop, a finger swipe on a phone, and a stylus stroke on a tablet without special-casing any of them. Brush color and size are adjustable live, so you can switch between a thin black outline and a broad colored fill within the same sketch.

It's genuinely useful for anything that calls for a fast visual rather than a paragraph of text: sketching a quick diagram to explain an idea in a video call or screen share, doodling during a brainstorm, drawing a rough map or layout to send someone, or just as a simple digital scratchpad for kids or casual creative sketching. Because the canvas starts blank every time (drawings aren't auto-saved between visits — download what you want to keep), it's also a clean slate whenever you need one.

Everything is drawn and rendered locally in your browser using the canvas element — nothing about your drawing is uploaded anywhere unless and until you explicitly click download.

How to Use the Drawing Board / Whiteboard

  1. Pick a color and brush size from the controls above the canvas.
  2. Draw with your mouse, finger or stylus directly on the canvas.
  3. Click "Download PNG" to save your drawing, or "Clear" to start over.

Features

  • Works with mouse, touch and stylus input via the Pointer Events API
  • Adjustable brush color and size
  • One-click PNG download
  • No signup, no software, no layers to learn

Examples

Sketching a quick diagram

Input

Draw a few connected boxes and arrows with the default black brush

Output

A downloadable PNG of the sketch at the canvas's full resolution

Frequently Asked Questions

Does my drawing save automatically?

No — unlike the Online Notepad, the canvas doesn't auto-save between visits. Download your drawing as a PNG before closing the tab if you want to keep it.

Can I use this on a phone or tablet?

Yes — it works with touch and stylus input the same way it works with a mouse, thanks to the browser's unified Pointer Events API.

Can I undo a single stroke?

Not currently — Clear resets the whole canvas. A future version may add stroke-by-stroke undo.

Is the Drawing Board free?

Yes, the Drawing Board is completely free with no usage limits. No signup, no account and no installation required.

Is my data safe?

Yes. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript — nothing you type is uploaded or stored on our servers.