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Excalidraw vs Lens by trylens
Open-source whiteboard for hand-drawn diagrams, not screenshot sharing.
ExcalidrawOpen-source virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams
Lens by trylensCapture, annotate & share screenshots with pinned team feedbackWhich to pick
Pick Excalidraw if you want…
- Hand-drawn style collaborative whiteboarding
- Hand-drawn diagramming
- A free, open-source tool
Pick Lens by trylens if you want…
- Pinned visual feedback on macOS screenshots
Side by side
- What it is
- Excalidraw:Excalidraw is an open-source virtual whiteboard for creating hand-drawn style diagrams.
- Lens by trylens:Lens is a macOS screenshot and recording tool that lets teams capture, annotate, and share images with pinned comments without requiring reviewer accounts.
- Best for
- Excalidraw:Hand-drawn style collaborative whiteboarding
- Lens by trylens:Pinned visual feedback on macOS screenshots
- Who it’s for
- Excalidraw:Designers, developers, and teams needing quick sketching and collaborative diagrams.
- Lens by trylens:Product teams, designers, and developers who need visual feedback on screenshots and recordings.
- Pricing
- Excalidraw:Free
- Lens by trylens:Freemium
- Plans
- Excalidraw:—
- Lens by trylens:Free $0/month · Pro $8/month per month · Team $12/user/month per month
- Open source
- Excalidraw:Yes, 133,502 GitHub stars
- Lens by trylens:—
- Works with
- Excalidraw:—
- Lens by trylens:macOS, email
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.
Lens by trylens features
- Pinned comments. Reviewers can pin comments to exact pixels or moments in screenshots and recordings.
- Beautiful layouts. Apply styling, backgrounds, and layouts to captured images.
- Native macOS app. Runs as a native macOS application with a global hotkey (⌘⇧6).
- No sign-up for reviewers. Anyone with the share link can comment without creating an account.
- Reactions & resolve. Team members can react to pins and mark them as resolved.
- Private links. Share captures via private links for restricted access.
Excalidraw vs Lens by trylens FAQ
Is Excalidraw or Lens by trylens free?+
Excalidraw is free. Lens by trylens has a free plan; paid plans start at $8/month (Pro).
Which is cheaper, Excalidraw or Lens by trylens?+
Excalidraw is free, so it costs less. Lens by trylens starts at $8/month (Pro).
Is Excalidraw or Lens by trylens open source?+
Excalidraw is open source (excalidraw/excalidraw on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Lens by trylens.
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