A whiteboard is an essential collaboration tool in any office for teams. Now that the office has gone remote, it’s time for the whiteboard to go digital too. Here are some of the best digital whiteboard apps you can use for free.
Microsoft has recently launched a whiteboard app, but it’s not available to use on non-Surface devices yet. Google has its own Jamboard for teams, but that’s a paid app as part of the G Suite. If all you need is a simple whiteboard to use with your colleagues, there are better options available right now.
And apart from the ones listed there you could also consider DeadSimpleWhiteboard on the simpler side or OpenBoard on the more complex side (also used extensively in schools and universities). OpenBoard even has various apps that can be embedded into boards for additional functionality.
The only downside with many free or open source whiteboard applications is rather a lack of support for mobile devices.
See https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/digital-whiteboard-alternatives/ and OpenBoard at https://openboard.ch/index.en.html and DeadSimpleWhiteboard at http://deadsimplewhiteboard.herokuapp.com
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#^5 Free Digital Whiteboard Alternatives to Google and Microsoft’s Whiteboard Apps
A whiteboard is an essential collaboration tool in any office for teams. Here are some of the best digital whiteboard apps you can use for free.
#^OpenBoard, the best interactive whiteboard for schools and universities
OpenBoard is an open source cross-platform interactive whiteboard application. OpenBoard is intended for use primarily in schools and universities, and can be used both with interactive whiteboards or in a dual-screen setup with a touchscreen and secondary display.