LixSketch

An infinite-canvas, hand-drawn style whiteboard with a Notion-like docs editor.
Part of the open, ethical, and accessible Elixpo ecosystem - built by a global community of 45+ contributors.

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About

LixSketch is an open-source, freemium platform for collaborative canvas -
technical presentations, modelling, wireframes, and more. It pairs an
infinite, hand-drawn style whiteboard with a Notion-like docs editor, so
you can sketch ideas and write them up in the same place. The official hosted
deployment lives at sketch.elixpo.com.

It was one of my most favourite projects to build. It took 11 months to reach
the stage where I could write this README and ship the MVP -
LixSketch.

LixSketch is part of the Elixpo ecosystem - an open, ethical, and accessible
set of AI and developer tools, free to use and shaped by contributors from
around the world.

The ecosystem

Developers can drop our editors into their own projects with the
@elixpo/lixsketch and @elixpo/lixeditor packages, on npm and as VS
Code extensions.

Why LixSketch?

LixSketch offers technical / professional proficiency in quick canvases used for
any technical interview, presentation, workshop, or classroom in a collaborative
fashion — sharable with anyone at any time in a matter of a click.

What Makes LixSketch Stand Out

Use LixSketch Everywhere

VS Code Extension

Draw diagrams, sketch ideas, and build visual documents — without leaving your
editor. Just create a .lixsketch file and start drawing.

ext install elixpo.lixsketch

NPM Package

Build your own whiteboard, diagramming tool, or collaborative canvas with a few
lines of code.

npm install @elixpo/lixsketch

import { createSketchEngine, TOOLS } from '@elixpo/lixsketch';

const engine = createSketchEngine(svgElement);
await engine.init();
engine.setActiveTool(TOOLS.RECTANGLE);

Full API docs and examples in the engine README.

Monorepo layout

This repository is a workspace monorepo. The website/app lives at the root, and
the publishable artifacts live under packages/:

Tech Stack

Documentation

We have a dedicated section for our LixSketch Docs
with a rich definition on how we implemented our architecture and product in the
open source with security and transparency.

Running this project locally

npm install
npm run dev

This runs the Next.js app and the Cloudflare Worker together. Then open
http://localhost:3000.

Local collaboration: npm run dev starts both Next.js and the ROOM
Durable Object worker on port 8787. The client defaults to
ws://localhost:8787; set NEXT_PUBLIC_ROOM_WS_URL in .env.local to
override that endpoint.

Built by the community

Elixpo is made by people, in the open. 45+ contributors have shaped these
tools, with a small core team steering the way:

• Ayushman Bhattacharya - Founder & Lead (@Circuit-Overtime)
• Vivek Yadav - Lead Co-Dev (@ez-vivek)
• Anwesha Chakraborty - Core Maintainer (@anwe-ch)

Everyone is welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md and our
Code of Conduct. Found a bug on the platform? Let us
know from the Issues Tab.

Recognition & programs

Elixpo has taken part in and been supported by GSSOC, Hacktoberfest,
Pollinations.AI, MS Startup Foundations, and OSCI.

Get involved

• 💬 Join the conversation in GitHub Discussions.
• 🚀 Submit your project to be featured across the ecosystem.
• 🛠️ Contribute - browse good first issues in the monorepo.
• ❤️ Support us via GitHub Sponsors.

Brand assets

Brand-ready marks and per-service icons are part of the Elixpo brand kit. The
brand source of truth (mascot, palette, rules) lives in the
canonical elixpo repository, and a browsable
kit is at elixpo.com/assets.

License

Elixpo uses one licensing standard across every repository:

• Code - MIT (with the Oreo-trademarks exception).
• Brand & visual assets - CC-BY-4.0 (with the same exception).

The Oreo mascot, the chest E-badge, and the "Elixpo" and "Oreo" names, domains,
and palette are reserved - this protects the brand and its royalties while
keeping the code and assets free. See LICENSE and the per-product
notice board, NOTICE.

Exclusive

Per-repo "exclusive" artifacts (an npm package, a VS Code extension, a hosted
SaaS, a paid tier) are declared here and in NOTICE.

This repository ships exclusive artifacts:

• npm package @elixpo/lixsketch (published from packages/lixsketch/) -
  the published package name @elixpo/lixsketch on the npm registry is reserved
  to Elixpo; forks must publish under a different name. The MIT-licensed source
  may be reused. Developers can install it with npm install @elixpo/lixsketch.
• VS Code Marketplace extension elixpo.lixsketch (publisher elixpo,
  extension lixsketch, published from packages/vscode/) - the Marketplace
  listing elixpo.lixsketch and the elixpo publisher identity are reserved to
  Elixpo; the extension source is MIT, but the listing and publisher are not
  transferred. Developers can install it with ext install elixpo.lixsketch.
• Hosted SaaS sketch.elixpo.com - the official hosted LixSketch
  deployment; the brand, hosted deployment, and operational data are reserved;
  the source is MIT.

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