WBO Online Whiteboard

2D Graphics, Communication, Innovation & Ideation, Network & Web

Free
No Download/Install required
No registration

https://wbo.ophir.dev/?lang=en

Free online collaborative/shared whiteboard: you can draw either

on the public whiteboard, accessible to all. For curiosity only, but you may find an artist.
or have your own private board, accessible with unique code. A must for creative meetings where live drawing or live sketches add to the explanations.

A free pencil, some basic shapes and texts can be used with any color. Additionally, a grid can be set and the result can be saved in SVG format. Simple but very handy!

This is the hosted version of the WBO (“Whiteboard Online“) software. If you are really concerned about privacy, you can also get the free GitHub source and install it on your server.

Disciplines: Education, Project management, Software engineering, Teamwork.

Free alternative to Miro, Microsoft Whiteboard.

WBO Online Whiteboard compared with Miro and Microsoft Whiteboard
WBO Online Whiteboard	Miro	Microsoft Whiteboard
Access model: A public board is open to everyone, or a private board is reached with a unique code. A self hosted server can add JWT authentication and read only boards.	Access model: Boards belong to a team, and on the free plan only the three most recent boards stay editable.	Access model: A Microsoft account is needed to view, edit and share boards.
Drawing tools: Deliberately simple: a free pencil, basic shapes and text in any color, plus an optional grid. Changes appear in real time for all connected users.	Drawing tools: An infinite canvas with templates (more than 6,000 are cited), flowcharts, Mermaid diagrams and AI assisted generators.	Drawing tools: Inking with shape recognition, sticky notes, text boxes, stickers, images, adjustable grid lines and templates.
Hosting and privacy: The source is on GitHub under AGPL-3.0, with an official Docker image, so an organization can run its own server. Boards are stored on that server as SVG files.	Hosting and privacy: It is a hosted service. The vendor lists ISO 27001, SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.
Saving and export: Each board is stored as an SVG file, and the preview address downloads an SVG, which the project says is not 100 percent faithful to the live board.	Saving and export: The free plan exports low resolution boards only, and high resolution frame export to JPG or PDF starts with the Starter plan.	Saving and export: The sources consulted do not describe export options.
Status and cost: The hosted version at wbo.ophir.dev is presented as a demo server of an active open source project. No price is listed.	Status and cost: Starter and Business are paid per-seat plans, billed yearly, with a free plan limited to three editable boards.	Status and cost: The app is free, and the Windows version was last listed in June 2026.

Topics covered: collaborative whiteboard, live drawing, sketches, creative meetings, public whiteboard, private board, unique code, SVG format, grid, free pencil, basic shapes, text, privacy, hosted version, open source, GitHub, software installation, and accessibility standards..

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