Open Draw

Essential self-hosted integration of the up-to-date Excalidraw web component.

🚀 Run

To run Open Draw using Docker:

docker run -dit --rm --name opendraw -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/thomaschampagne/opendraw:latest

✨ Features

• No Excalidraw+ Marketing Features: Excludes marketing elements from the official Excalidraw web app and Docker Image.
• No Analytics: Removes all analytics tracking present in the official versions.
• Local Drawing Sessions: Drawings are stored locally in IndexedDB for persistent, offline use.
• Custom Library Support: Fully supports custom libraries.
• Regular Updates: Maintained with the latest Excalidraw core and related library versions.

Limitations: No support for Sharing and Live Collaboration.

⚡ Maintenance: Upgrade Dependencies

Upgrade dependencies using one of the following methods:

• Via container:

sh ./scripts/integrate.docker.sh

• Via Node.js:

pnpm run integrate && \
  pnpm run preview

• Sanity Checks:
  • Verify that drawings persist after reloading the page.
  • Confirm successful library import without errors.
  • Ensure drawings can be saved and retrieved correctly.
  • Verify that no errors are raised in console logs.

📦 Build

Using Docker

docker build -t opendraw:latest . && \
  docker run -dit --rm --name opendraw -p 3000:3000 opendraw:latest

Using Node.js with pnpm

pnpm install
pnpm run build

👨‍💻 Development

Using DevContainer

Use the .devcontainer/devcontainer.json spec in your IDE.

Running Locally

pnpm install
pnpm run dev

🔗 Sources

• Excalidraw NPM Package
• Excalidraw Integration Documentation

📌 To-Do List

• Set up Dependabot or Renovate.
• Enable Progressive Web App (PWA) support.