What you can do with this whiteboard
- Brainstorm: jot ideas, circle the good ones and connect them with arrows.
- Teach and tutor: share your screen in a video call and work through a math problem step by step.
- Plan: sketch a room layout, a website wireframe or a quick flowchart.
- Play: Pictionary, tic-tac-toe or hangman with friends on a call.
Tools
- Pen draws smooth freehand lines. Highlighter draws wide see-through strokes to mark things.
- Line, Arrow, Box and Circle: press and drag to draw the shape. Tick "Filled shapes" for solid boxes and circles.
- Text: click where you want the text, type and press Enter. The text size follows the size slider.
- Eraser rubs out anything it touches.
- Grid adds light squares to help you draw neatly, and Blackboard switches to a dark board. Choose white chalk from the color picker.
Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+Z (Cmd+Z) undoes, Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z redoes. Press P for pen, H for highlighter, L for line, A for arrow, B for box, C for circle, T for text and E for eraser.
Want painting tools like a paint bucket, spray can and color picker? Try Draw Online. For typed notes, use the online notepad.
Last reviewed October 2026.