Whiteboards

Overview

Whiteboards provide a collaborative drawing canvas where your team can create diagrams, sketch architectures, brainstorm ideas, and document workflows visually. Think of it as an Excalidraw-style infinite canvas built into VOLT.

Changes are synchronized in real time via WebSocket, so multiple team members can draw on the same board simultaneously.

Whiteboard Listing

The main view displays all whiteboards in your team as a grid with thumbnail previews, making it easy to find and open the one you need.

Canvas

The canvas provides a full set of drawing tools accessible from the toolbar:

• Shapes: Rectangles, ellipses, diamonds, and lines.
• Text: Add text labels and annotations.
• Arrows: Connect elements with directional arrows.
• Freehand Drawing: Sketch freely with a pencil tool.
• Background Colors: Customize the canvas background.

You can use whiteboards for anything — from quick sketches to detailed architecture diagrams.

Real-Time Collaboration

Whiteboards support real-time collaboration with:

• Live Cursors: See where other team members are working on the canvas.
• Presence Indicators: Know who is currently viewing the board (e.g., "1 online").
• Delta Updates: Only changes are transmitted, keeping the experience fast even on large boards.

Storage

Whiteboard canvas state is saved to your team's cluster storage (MinIO). VOLT also generates thumbnail previews that appear in the listing view.