No. 17 of 58 ·Online Whiteboard Tools

OurBoard

Web · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

OurBoard is ranked #17 of 58 in online whiteboard tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

OurBoard plans and pricing

Free Free Open source · free to use · can be self-hosted github.com · 5 Oct 2026

Product: OurBoard is an online whiteboard.
Board access: Boards are accessible to anyone with the link by default, and Google sign-in enables boards with restricted access.
Board tools: Users can add notes, text boxes, images, links, areas, lines, and connections to boards.
Organization: Areas can group items, move with their contents, and be cloned as structured templates.
API: The limited HTTP API can create, export, and update boards, and return board state as JSON, hierarchical data, or CSV.
Integration: A GitHub Issues webhook can add notes to a board when issues are created or their labels change.
Hosting: Self-hosting uses a Node.js process and PostgreSQL; Docker deployment is available.
Authentication: The server can be configured for Google or generic OpenID Connect authentication.
Security configuration: The README says the example Docker setup has no authentication, uses an insecure session signing key, and serves plain HTTP unless configured otherwise.
Collaboration: Collaborative editing is described as experimental and configurable through environment variables.
Storage: By default, uploaded assets are stored on the local filesystem, with optional S3 configuration.
Guide status: The repository describes its user guide as potentially incomplete and out of date.
Price from: Free

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