Dev pays $7/mo for Excalidraw to sketch UI concepts before having AI build them
thatroblennon · x · 2026-09-15
Developer Rob Lennon shares how he heavily relies on the open-source whiteboard tool Excalidraw, upgrading from the free plan to a $7/month subscription.
His biggest use case is roughing out UI concepts that he then has AI implement. He also uses it for mind mapping, brainstorming, and general thinking, and recommends it purely as a genuine (non-affiliated) user.
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