nextcloud / nextcloud/whiteboard
Whiteboard feature brainstorming
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@marcoambrosini is already working on this.
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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