drawcli

A lightning-fast CLI tool to instantly spin up a local, fully offline tldraw whiteboard.

Everything runs locally, including the web fonts, making it perfect for secure offline environments or quick diagramming on airplanes.

Installation

Install globally via npm:

npm install -g drawcli

Usage

Simply run this command anywhere in your terminal:

draw

This will instantly spin up a micro-server and open a new tab in your default browser.

🚀 Persistent Offline Drawings

Your drawings are now automatically saved to a global folder (~/.drawdata)!

• The web UI features a beautiful sidebar showing all your previous drawings.
• Any changes you make are instantly auto-saved to your local hard drive.
• You can create new drawings from the sidebar or by running draw <filename> to instantly jump into a specific file.

🔄 Smart Auto-Shutdown

The CLI is smart! When you close the drawcli browser tab, the local server will automatically stop running in your terminal, freeing up the port and keeping your system clean.

🧹 Clear All Drawings

If you ever want to completely wipe your canvas history and start fresh, run:

draw --clear

Local Development

If you want to build and test this CLI tool locally from source:

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Build the optimized production bundle

npm run build

3. Link the package globally to test the CLI

npm link

4. Run the CLI

draw