nextcloud / nextcloud/whiteboard

Whiteboard feature brainstorming

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Since Mar 16, 2026.

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Description

Comments:

  • tricky to get a shared whiteboard
  • how easy is it to find Whiteboard? no app icon is unusual and makes it rare to use the app
  • starting on a piece of paper instead of a whiteboard
  • in Talk not overly visible (WIP for Talk rooms)

Feature ideas:

  • Additional templates for most common use cases in addition to SWOT & Impact analysis (thinking mind maps, org charts, flow charts, GANTT charts, messaging houses and other use cases that are popular, esp in sales)
  • bigger option bar
  • more formatting options
  • more pre-populated libraries (emojis, more text options, background colors, bullet points (business users really like bullet points).
  • LINES (just like ARROWS) that snap to the shapes and move / extend with moving the shapes
  • export, download or print options:
    • Should be jpg/png, keynote/ppt and PDF
    • actually exist but not under “download” but on right side (export entire whiteboard or current screen)
  • import or create a spreadsheet in Whiteboard (or different parts of spreadsheets)
  • calculation in Whiteboard
  • app that allows seeing all whiteboards

App Integations:

Assistand / AI integration:
  • get it to work
  • to have starting point (already available but not as visible?)
Talk:
  • interactive whiteboard in Talk (split screen also for Talk desktop client)
  • force opening shared whiteboard / opening for all users by default (instead of manual clicks for individual users)
  • additional meeting controls on top to share screen etc (in order not to close Whiteboard)
  • media integration in Whiteboard to share video with all participants without comprimising own bandwidth
  • more present visual indicator for whiteboard
  • sharing options (eg view only or definable frames (see “download/sharing opitions)
Office:
  • will get app button with starting page including recent documents
Collectives:
  • not possible for Whiteboard
Teams:
  • include button for Whiteboard
Groupware:
  • see sharing/download options
  • connect resources/meetings with Whiteboard
  • calendar integration (just like adding a Talk room, possible to add Whiteboard)

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