Excalidraw
A self-hosted Design & Creative app you can run on your own server.
Excalidraw is an open, self-hosted design and creative tool — you install it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data. Running it yourself keeps the data on your own network and lets you back it up however you like.
Development happens in the open on GitHub; the repository has collected 131.6K stars so far. Repository activity was last recorded on Sep 10, 2026, and the project is classed as actively maintained in our snapshot.
Before you switch
Creative tools vary in how much hardware they use, so test with a real project file. Browser-based design tools have closed the gap with desktop software, and self-hosting means your work files never sit on someone else's server.
Like every project listed on SelfHosted, Excalidraw is developed in the open — you can read the code, follow development, and even contribute. Check the system requirements and the project’s own documentation linked on this page before installing.