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Drawio Desktop Server

Self-hosted collaborative whiteboard backend for diagrams

Developer Tools & Git ★ 537 stars Easy setup MIT

A self-hostable collaboration backend that powers shared diagram and whiteboard sessions, letting teams co-edit diagrams in real time. It pairs with browser-based diagramming front ends.

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Key features

  • Real-time collaboration
  • End-to-end encrypted rooms
  • Lightweight server
  • Pairs with Excalidraw

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Easy to self-host
  • Encrypted sessions

Trade-offs

  • Backend only
  • Requires a front end

Is Drawio Desktop Server secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Drawio Desktop Server's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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