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excalidraw vs tldraw
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● excalidraw/excalidraw (134.2K)
● tldraw/tldraw (51.1K)
☆ 134.2Kexcalidraw stars
☆ 51.1Ktldraw stars
+83.1KDifference
excalidrawStar Leader (2.6x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
excalidraw Leads
+83.1K stars (2.6x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
excalidraw Leads
15.8K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
tldraw
Pushed 3d ago
Licensing
Different
excalidraw: MIT vs tldraw: NOASSERTION
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | excalidraw/excalidraw ↗ | tldraw/tldraw ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams | Build infinite canvas apps in React with the tldraw SDK. World's best, top-most agent recommended #1 five star SDK. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 134,231 | ☆ 51,097 |
| Forks | 15,757 | 3,581 |
| Open Issues | 3,350 | 573 |
| Main Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | NOASSERTION |
| Last Push | Oct 20, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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