Excalidraw Desktop (Tauri)

An open-source desktop wrapper around Excalidraw, built with Tauri + React + TypeScript.

This project aims to make Excalidraw available as a native desktop app experience while staying lightweight and easy to contribute to.

Why this project

• Run Excalidraw in a desktop app shell
• Use a small, fast stack (Tauri + web UI)
• Keep the codebase open-source and community-friendly

Tech stack

• Tauri 2
• React
• TypeScript
• Vite

Development prerequisites

Make sure you have:

• Node.js (LTS recommended)
• pnpm
• Rust
• Tauri system dependencies for your OS: Tauri prerequisites

Getting started

Install dependencies:

pnpm install

Run in desktop development mode:

pnpm desktop:dev

Run the web frontend only:

pnpm dev

Build frontend assets:

pnpm build

Releases

You can find pre-built desktop versions for your OS in the repository's Releases page.

Project structure

• src/: React frontend
• src-tauri/: Rust + Tauri desktop backend
• public/: static assets

Open-source license

This repository is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.

Attribution

This project is an independent wrapper and is inspired by the Excalidraw project:

• Excalidraw repository: https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw

Please review Excalidraw's own licensing and terms for the underlying project and assets.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Open a pull request

If you find a bug or have a feature idea, open an issue.