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Excalidraw vs Icons byFox
Virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn diagrams, unrelated to icon creation
ExcalidrawOpen-source virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams
Icons byFoxCreate Android adaptive icons, iOS app icons, notification icons and favicons online.Which to pick
Pick Excalidraw if you want…
- Hand-drawn style collaborative whiteboarding
- Sketching diagrams
- Open-source code (excalidraw/excalidraw on GitHub, MIT license)
Pick Icons byFox if you want…
- Local, no-account icon generation
Side by side
- What it is
- Excalidraw:Excalidraw is an open-source virtual whiteboard for creating hand-drawn style diagrams.
- Icons byFox:Icons byFox lets you create Android adaptive, iOS, notification, favicon and other platform icons online and export them as PNG, ICO or ZIP files for free.
- Best for
- Excalidraw:Hand-drawn style collaborative whiteboarding
- Icons byFox:Local, no-account icon generation
- Who it’s for
- Excalidraw:Designers, developers, and teams needing quick sketching and collaborative diagrams.
- Icons byFox:App developers and designers who need platform-specific icons quickly.
- Pricing
- Excalidraw:Free
- Icons byFox:Free
- Open source
- Excalidraw:Yes, 133,502 GitHub stars
- Icons byFox:—
- Works with
- Excalidraw:—
- Icons byFox:Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux
Excalidraw features
- Hand-drawn style canvas. Create diagrams that look hand-sketched with a simple drawing interface.
- Live collaboration. Invite others to edit the same canvas in real time after signing up.
- Export options. Save your work to a file to avoid loss from browser storage clearing.
- Keyboard shortcuts. Quickly open files (Ctrl+O) and access help via the UI.
- Canvas navigation. Move the canvas using scroll wheel, space-drag, or the hand tool.
Icons byFox features
- Multiple platform formats. Generate icons for Android, iOS, Web/PWA, Windows, macOS and Linux from one interface.
- Live preview & repositioning. Drag artwork or use arrow keys to adjust placement and see instant previews.
- Export options. Download PNG, ICO or ready-to-use ZIP bundles for each platform.
- Local processing. All image processing happens in the browser; no uploads to a server.
- No account required. Create and export icons without signing up or providing personal data.
- Session storage. Project settings are saved locally in the browser until cleared.
Excalidraw vs Icons byFox FAQ
Is Excalidraw or Icons byFox free?+
Yes, both are free.
Is Excalidraw or Icons byFox open source?+
Excalidraw is open source (excalidraw/excalidraw on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Icons byFox.
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