Sketch.io is a next-generation real-time collaborative drawing tool designed for teams, classrooms, and creators who want to visualize ideas together instantly.
Built with Next.js, Express, and WebSockets, it delivers a seamless, low-latency experience that feels as natural as drawing side-by-side — even when users are miles apart.
The landing page greets users with a clean, minimal interface and an instant call to action — start sketching or join a collaborative room.
No clutter, no distractions — just a space to think, draw, and create together.
Secure login ensures that every user has a personalized workspace and persistent access to shared sessions.
Once logged in, users can create or join rooms using unique access codes, making collaboration easy and controlled.
After signing in, users land on a room management dashboard — a central hub displaying all available rooms and access codes.
It’s intuitive, fast, and designed for seamless entry into any collaborative sketching session.
This is where Sketch.io truly shines.
The collaborative canvas allows multiple users to:
- Draw freehand or use structured shapes like rectangles, ellipses, arrows, and diamonds
- Add and edit text labels
- Customize brush sizes, colors, and fill styles
- Move, resize, or delete shapes dynamically
Every stroke, line, and object updates instantly across all connected users — powered by a high-performance WebSocket server built for low latency and scale.
- Multi-User Real-Time Sync — All participants see updates live with zero lag.
- Persistent Storage — Every drawing is safely stored in PostgreSQL via Prisma, ensuring nothing is lost.
- Scalable Architecture — The system is split into independent apps for the frontend, backend API, and WebSocket server — all orchestrated with Turborepo and Bun.
- Production-Ready Infrastructure — Complete with Dockerized deployment and CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions.
- Beautiful, Minimal UI — A clean interface that keeps the focus on ideas, not interface noise.
Unlike basic drawing boards, Sketch.io is engineered for real-time collaboration and scalability.
It’s ideal for:
- Teams brainstorming product ideas
- Designers wireframing live
- Educators teaching visually
- Developers planning system architecture
With its modular monorepo design, Sketch.io can evolve from a shared whiteboard into a full-fledged collaborative design suite — with live cursors, user permissions, and cloud saving already built into its core.
Sketch.io turns real-time creativity into a shared experience — fast, fluid, and future-ready.
Whether you’re a solo creator or a remote team, Sketch.io brings your ideas to life — one line at a time.