Collaborative Whiteboard Online

A free real-time collaborative whiteboard — no signup, no login. Open a shared canvas, send the URL, and everyone draws together instantly. Type text, drop sticky notes, sketch freehand, paste images and render Mermaid diagrams, all on one online whiteboard that syncs live for every person on the link.

Open a shared whiteboard → How it works

A shared canvas the moment you open it

cnvs.app is an online whiteboard that's free and collaborative from the first click. There's no account to create and nothing to install — open a board and you're on a blank collaborative canvas straight away. To bring people in, you just share the URL: everyone who opens it lands on the same live board and can draw at once. That's a shared whiteboard with no login, working over the web on any device.

Real-time collaboration covers everything on the canvas. Type and edit text, turn any block into a sticky note, sketch freehand drawings, paste images and links, and write Mermaid diagrams that render live. Every change syncs to every collaborator in about 100 ms, so the whole group is always looking at the same board.

How to share a whiteboard online

  1. Open a shared whiteboard. Click Open a shared whiteboard — you land on a fresh blank collaborative canvas instantly. No signup, no login, nothing to set up.
  2. Share the URL. Copy the board URL from your browser and send it to anyone. Everyone who opens the link joins the same live board — no account required.
  3. Draw together in real time. Type, add sticky notes, sketch, paste images or write Mermaid diagrams. Every edit appears on everyone's screen instantly as you all collaborate on the one shared canvas.

cnvs.app vs signup-walled whiteboards

CapabilityMiro / FigJamcnvs.app collaborative whiteboard
Signup / login requiredYes, every collaboratorNo — anyone with the URL
Share by URLAccount & permissions firstYes — send a link, everyone draws
Real-time collaborationYesYes (WebSocket, ~100 ms)
Free tier limits3 editable boards, sharing gatedUnlimited boards, unlimited collaborators
Price$8+/user/month for teams$0 forever
Text, sticky notes & freehandYesYes — all on one canvas
Images & linksYesYes — paste straight in
Mermaid diagrams from textPluginBuilt in
AI can edit the boardPaid, in-app onlyPublic MCP endpoint at https://cnvs.app/mcp

FAQ

Is this collaborative whiteboard free?

Yes. cnvs.app is a free real-time collaborative whiteboard with no signup and no login. Open a board, share the URL, and everyone draws together instantly — no account, no paywall, no per-seat pricing.

Do collaborators need to log in or create an account?

No. There is no login and no signup. You share the board URL and anyone who opens it joins the same live canvas. It's a shared whiteboard with no login for anyone — draw, type, and paste together in real time.

How do people collaborate in real time?

Every change syncs over WebSocket in about 100 ms, so text, sticky notes, freehand strokes, images and Mermaid diagrams appear on every open board at once. Share one URL and the whole group edits the same collaborative canvas live.

What can I put on the shared whiteboard?

Text and sticky notes, freehand drawings, pasted images and links, and Mermaid diagrams rendered from text — all on one infinite collaborative canvas that everyone with the URL can pan, zoom and edit together.

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