ExcalidrawZ is an open-source Excalidraw client built with SwiftUI for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. It keeps Excalidraw’s familiar, editable canvas while adding Apple-platform document management: drawings can be grouped and sorted, opened directly from local folders, and synced across devices through iCloud. The app supports .excalidraw, .excalidraw.png, and .excalidraw.svg files, with PDF and image import or export. It also saves history checkpoints for app-managed drawings, letting users review earlier versions and restore them.
Editing features include customizable toolbar shortcuts, Apple Pencil support, and mouse, trackpad, and touch gestures. Users can collaborate, convert Mermaid diagrams, and add editable LaTeX formulas or function graphs. An AI assistant can inspect, create, or revise drawings, using images as context and showing proposed changes before they reach the canvas; users can also control AI access to individual files. For sensitive work, files and checkpoints can be encrypted and locked behind local authentication, with recovery keys and encrypted backups. The app can also provide an MCP server for compatible AI clients, including tools for file navigation, canvas inspection, editing, export, and math. The project is MIT-licensed, and its development setup requires locally configured Apple signing identifiers and runtime settings.
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