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mosselman 27 minutes ago [-]
Excalidraw is great. I created a macOS wrapper as well a while back and still went back to creating a web-based alternative instead. ExcalidrawZ looks a lot more fancy than what I had back then.
I switched to web mostly for collaboration. The shared environment on the web somehow makes more sense for collaboration than the challenges of setting up sharing with local apps. You could go with a server in between, but I haven't figured out any upsides really.
What I did do is customise the editor and add a bunch of features that really helped in collaborating the way I like it.
Excalidraw has an NPM package!: npmjs.com/package/@excalidraw/excalidraw
It is very easy in my experience to set up a local npm project that's just an empty HTML with Excalidraw inside, working fully locally - great if you're behind some firewall or similar network isolation.
kqgnkqgn 3 hours ago [-]
If this improves the Apple Pencil experience this could be a great improvement. Would be nice if this could be tied into Obsidian to replace the web based version somehow.
The browser based ink/drawing support on iOS devices is pretty bad (and hard to fix since Apple doesn’t expose the ink APIs in JS from my understanding).
smw 3 hours ago [-]
There's an excalidraw plugin for obsidian, really nice.
rpastuszak 2 hours ago [-]
Yeah and I do use it from my iPad occasionally. Stylus support is ok.
Tldraw is also neat, I used their line drawing library in some of my projects.
mrtesthah 2 hours ago [-]
Now is a great time to be replacing web apps everywhere with native tools that are memory efficient, private, and highly responsive.
* Seems like it is intended to replace the original, not an extension/plugin
* Smells vibe-coded (which raises the question as to its quality)
I'll keep using (and paying for!) the original, thanks.
chrisandchris 5 hours ago [-]
> * Smells vibe-coded (which raises the question as to its quality
Any substance for your claim? The repo is at least older than the word "vibe" itself.
V1.0.0 is from August 2024 and has more-or-less the same README.md (the GIF looks very similar).
j2kun 4 hours ago [-]
Looking at the content of recent commits they read like raw LLM output to me, and also the graph at https://github.com/chocoford/ExcalidrawZ/graphs/code-frequen... makes it pretty clear that development has been accelerated much more recently than 2024.
jdthedisciple 7 hours ago [-]
did you just steal their brand name? or what am i missing
petepete 7 hours ago [-]
Looks like it. There are several other projects that heavily borrow from the name/branding around too, including the one I use Excalidash (https://excalidash.xyz/)
I guess making it clear it's Excalidraw-related without overstepping is tricky.
benatkin 2 hours ago [-]
I also wonder why we're appending a Z. And is it drawsy like ChewZ is choosy?
ShinyLeftPad 6 hours ago [-]
wardilacxe?
just off the top of my head
hooli_gan 6 hours ago [-]
That sounds like a disease I don't want to catch
ShinyLeftPad 6 hours ago [-]
It doesn't have to sound good, just to be unique and not infringe
r_lee 6 hours ago [-]
good luck having anyone discover something with that name
ShinyLeftPad 5 hours ago [-]
compared to a project that gets shut down for infringement? Don't think i'll need your luck;)
QuantumNomad_ 5 hours ago [-]
Wardilacxe sounds like the name of an acne-removal cream. That, or the name of a laxative. :P
ShinyLeftPad 5 hours ago [-]
Things that bring goodness, in other words!
pixelready 5 hours ago [-]
Just pick a different famous sword? Masamunedraw, Durandraw, etc…
mpalmer 5 hours ago [-]
Well hey, at least it's not like they've completely re-implemented the same functionality as well.
lakpahana 5 hours ago [-]
4yr old ? installed it via mac appstore. hope u dont steal my api keys
quentindanjou 6 hours ago [-]
Honestly, that looks quite good and every feature is really welcome. Kudos!
I switched to web mostly for collaboration. The shared environment on the web somehow makes more sense for collaboration than the challenges of setting up sharing with local apps. You could go with a server in between, but I haven't figured out any upsides really.
What I did do is customise the editor and add a bunch of features that really helped in collaborating the way I like it.
So a bit of a shameless plug: https://kromdraw.com/
It is very easy in my experience to set up a local npm project that's just an empty HTML with Excalidraw inside, working fully locally - great if you're behind some firewall or similar network isolation.
The browser based ink/drawing support on iOS devices is pretty bad (and hard to fix since Apple doesn’t expose the ink APIs in JS from my understanding).
Tldraw is also neat, I used their line drawing library in some of my projects.
* Steals the brand name from a tool I love
* Seems like it is intended to replace the original, not an extension/plugin
* Smells vibe-coded (which raises the question as to its quality)
I'll keep using (and paying for!) the original, thanks.
Any substance for your claim? The repo is at least older than the word "vibe" itself.
V1.0.0 is from August 2024 and has more-or-less the same README.md (the GIF looks very similar).
I guess making it clear it's Excalidraw-related without overstepping is tricky.