LocalDiagram Excalidraw Library

A local-first drawing library for heavy Excalidraw users

Problem

People who draw with Excalidraw end up with .excalidraw files scattered across folders, making it hard to find diagrams, reuse shapes, or compare versions. Someone built xcalidraw, a local-first desktop app for managing Excalidraw drawings, showing that native file organization is missing and users do not want to upload their diagrams to a third-party cloud.

Solution

Scan local folders and index every Excalidraw file with thumbnail browsing, full-text search, tags, and favorites. Let users extract frequently used shapes into a personal asset library. Store everything locally with optional Git or cloud-drive sync and zero uploads.

Users

Knowledge workers and developers who use Excalidraw for architecture and flow diagrams

MVP

Scan a chosen folder and render a thumbnail grid; search by filename and text content; tags and favorites; one-click open in Excalidraw

Revenue

Open-source free tier plus a one-time Pro license ($19) for asset library, version diff, and batch export

Why now

Excalidraw is the default hand-drawn diagram tool but user data lives in raw local folders; as local-first and privacy awareness rise, a small desktop utility fits this gap