Drawx: 100% Private, Standalone Desktop Whiteboard App
What is Drawx?
Section titled “What is Drawx?”Drawx is an offline first native like desktop application built with Tauri v2, bringing the full power of Excalidraw directly to Linux, macOS, and Windows offline .
Unlike cloud based diagramming tools that upload your canvases to remote servers, Drawx executes 100% locally on your machine. Your drawings, sensitive system architectures, product ++mock ups++, and personal brainstorming canvases never leave your computer unless you explicitly export them.
Why Choose Drawx?
Section titled “Why Choose Drawx?”- 🔒 Zero Cloud. 100% Privacy Guaranteed: No external network requests, analytics, or telemetry. Works completely air gapped without an internet connection.
- ⚡ Instant Launch & Native Performance: Lightweight desktop runtime with near-instant boot times and smooth 60fps canvas panning and zooming.
- 🔄 Seamless Auto Updates: Built with CrabNebula Cloud integration to ensure smooth, secure, and automatic background updates across all operating systems.
- 📦 Standard File Formats: Save, open, and export files in native
.excalidrawformat, vector SVG, or high resolution PNG.
Download Drawx for Your Operating System
Section titled “Download Drawx for Your Operating System”Ready-to-use binaries are available for all major platforms:
| Operating System | Package Type | Download Link |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu / Debian / Mint | .deb (x86_64) |
Download debian-x86_64 |
| Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE | .rpm (x86_64) |
Download rpm-x86_64 |
| Universal Linux | AppImage | Download AppImage |
| Linux Flatpak | Flatpak | Get via GitHub Releases |
| macOS | .dmg (Universal / x86_64) |
Download macos-x86_64 |
| Windows Installer | NSIS Setup (.exe) | Download NSIS Installer |
| Windows Portable | Standalone (.exe) | Download windows-x86_64 |
The Drawy Family
Section titled “The Drawy Family”Need real-time web collaboration with teammates? Check out the web editions:
- Drawy (Supabase Real time) — Full-stack collaborative web app with multi-board management.
- DrawyParty (Cloudflare’s PartyKit) — Edge distributed WebSocket collaboration for ultra-low latency.