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Excalidraw vs Shapiful
Hand-drawn style diagram tool, unrelated to 3D printing.
ExcalidrawOpen-source virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams
ShapifulDesign and generate custom 3D-printable labels in minutes, no CAD skills required. Which to pick
Pick Excalidraw if you want…
- Hand-drawn style collaborative whiteboarding
- Whiteboard diagrams
- Open-source code (excalidraw/excalidraw on GitHub, MIT license)
Pick Shapiful if you want…
- Browser-based 3D label creation
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- What it is
- Excalidraw:Excalidraw is an open-source virtual whiteboard for creating hand-drawn style diagrams.
- Shapiful:Shapiful lets you design and generate custom 3D-printable labels and objects in the browser without CAD skills.
- Best for
- Excalidraw:Hand-drawn style collaborative whiteboarding
- Shapiful:Browser-based 3D label creation
- Who it’s for
- Excalidraw:Designers, developers, and teams needing quick sketching and collaborative diagrams.
- Shapiful:Designers, makers, and developers who need quick 3D printable labels or small objects.
- Pricing
- Excalidraw:Free
- Shapiful:Free
- Open source
- Excalidraw:Yes, 133,502 GitHub stars
- Shapiful:—
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.
Shapiful features
- Browser editor. Design 3D labels and objects directly in a web interface.
- Template library. Start from a gallery of ready-made label templates.
- Upload models. Import your own 3D models to customize further.
- Add text, braille, QR. Insert readable text, tactile braille, or QR codes with a few clicks.
- Auto file preparation. Exports files pre-processed for 3D printing.
- No CAD required. Creates professional-quality prints without any CAD experience.
Excalidraw vs Shapiful FAQ
Is Excalidraw or Shapiful free?+
Excalidraw is free. Shapiful is listed as free on DevHunt.
Is Excalidraw or Shapiful open source?+
Excalidraw is open source (excalidraw/excalidraw on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Shapiful.
On DevHunt
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