Changelog
Stay up to date with Excalidraw's new features, bug fixes, tweaks, and improvements.
- 2024-12-18
Canvas Links
This update introduces new features like canvas linking and image cropping, along with enhancements in user settings and presentations fixes. See the detailed list of changes below.
- Link canvas elements together or create element links quickly with the context menu or Cmd/Ctrl+K shortcut.
- Enabling image cropping using enter or double-clicking an image.
- A new hand-drawn CJK font is available in Excalifont.
- Improved text-wrapping behavior across browsers and editors.
- Added option to manage email notifications for comments in Excalidraw+ workspace.
- Redesigned Excalidraw+ workspace settings interface for better clarity and orientation.
- Updated Comic Shanns font.
- Multiple presentations fixes including changes in auto-placement of new slides, persisting presentation settings using local storage, the possibility to export slides individually, fixed slide sharing, and the possibility to delete and export a list of frames.
- 2024-10-08
Screensharing
Latest feature releases include new text search capabilities, screen sharing during voice hangouts, new keyboard shortcuts for creating flowcharts, and other performance and UX improvements. See the list of changes.
- A text search feature that lets you quickly search through notes and diagrams using Cmd/Ctrl+F.
- Screensharing option during voice hangouts.
- Added keyboard shortcuts like Cmd/Ctrl+Arrow to add nodes when creating flowcharts.
- Improved freedraw tool as each shape is now drawn on its own layer.
- Customizable grid step allowing you to adjust the grid step in Canvas properties or hide it completely by setting it to 1.
- Reduce SVG file sizes with optimized font embedding for exported glyphs only.
- Added support for panning and zooming while editing text.
- Dedicated https://app.excalidraw.com/new link for instant new scene creation.
- Welcome scenes are awaiting new Excalidraw+ users in the private folder by default.
- 2024-08-06
Excalifont and New Font Menu
Latest updates include changes in font selection or an introduction of elbow arrows. See the list of changes.
- Tweaked font menu with a wider font selection.
- Excalifont - a new default handwritten font designed by Excalidraw.
- Elbow arrows - a new arrow type option.
- Improved History Manager that allows individual undo/redo actions.
- V1 of Mermaid to Excalidraw library.
- Open links support in flowchart diagrams.
- Improved text auto-wrapping.
- Improved resizing options.
- Changed arrow binding to other elements on the canvas.
- 2024-04-24
Voice Hangouts
Try out voice calling during your scene collaboration, refined command palette and other changes and improvements. See the list of changes.
- Command Palette introduced inside the editor accessible with Cmd-/ (Ctrl-/ on Windows) or Cmd/Ctrl-Shift-P (non-Firefox browsers only)..
- Voice calls now available in Excalidraw+ for enhanced collaboration.
- Added export options for PDF and PPTX formats.
- Comments include emoji support and they stick to shapes.
- Available automatic syncing of interface theme with system settings.
- Expanded storage options with IndexedDB for Excalidraw.com and server-side for Excalidraw+.
- Improved eraser functionality and new shadow trail features for tablet devices.
- Group erasing optimized for editing grouped shapes.
- 2023-12-06
Introducing AI Features
Newly introduced AI-powered features are available for all Excalidraw users in the Toolbar → more tools.
- AI "Text to diagram" feature for creating diagrams based on a text prompt.
- Mermaid to Excalidraw feature for creating and iterating on diagrams using text and code.
- AI "Wireframe to code" feature for creating high fidelity and possibly interactive wireframes using sketches and/or text prompts.
- 2023-08-24
Presentations Sharing
The latest improvements are regarding presentations and their sharing.
- Added "Share slides" option for flexible presentation viewing and sharing.
- Enabled embedding of presentation slides into various content platforms for accessible viewing.
- 2023-07-12
Introducing Presentations
Create and have a presentation on the canvas in Excalidraw+ live or online.
- New presentation feature using frames as presentation slides.
- QR code to control presentation with a mobile phone.
- Presentation settings including slide animation and visible presentation elements.