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Excalidraw vs Quickboards
Virtual whiteboard for sketches, not a hardware component library.
ExcalidrawOpen-source virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams
QuickboardsThe Circuit Library You Can Build withWhich to pick
Pick Excalidraw if you want…
- Hand-drawn style collaborative whiteboarding
- Hand-drawn diagrams
- A free, open-source tool
Pick Quickboards if you want…
- Modular hardware reference designs
Side by side
- What it is
- Excalidraw:Excalidraw is an open-source virtual whiteboard for creating hand-drawn style diagrams.
- Quickboards:Quickboards provides a modular library of hardware-verified schematic, firmware and layout blocks for Altium Designer.
- Best for
- Excalidraw:Hand-drawn style collaborative whiteboarding
- Quickboards:Modular hardware reference designs
- Who it’s for
- Excalidraw:Designers, developers, and teams needing quick sketching and collaborative diagrams.
- Quickboards:Electronics engineers and hardware teams needing ready-made circuit blocks.
- Pricing
- Excalidraw:Free
- Quickboards:Paid
- Plans
- Excalidraw:—
- Quickboards:Individual $49 - $99/block · Professional $1997 one time
- Open source
- Excalidraw:Yes, 133,502 GitHub stars
- Quickboards:—
- Works with
- Excalidraw:—
- Quickboards:Altium Designer
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.
Quickboards features
- 80+ Verified Blocks. Access a library of over 80 pre-tested schematic, footprint and firmware modules.
- Altium Native Support. Blocks import directly into Altium Designer without manual symbol creation.
- Full PCB Layouts. Professional plans include production-ready layout snippets with stack-up and trace recommendations.
- Commercial Rights. Licenses grant royalty-free, unlimited commercial production rights for designs.
- Update & Support. Professional and Organization plans receive monthly library updates and priority support.
- Custom Block Requests. Higher-tier users can request specific chipset or sub-circuit blocks.
Excalidraw vs Quickboards FAQ
Is Excalidraw or Quickboards free?+
Excalidraw is free. Quickboards is paid.
Is Excalidraw or Quickboards open source?+
Excalidraw is open source (excalidraw/excalidraw on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Quickboards.
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