This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady

What I Built

DrawBoard is a real-time collaborative whiteboard — sketch, diagram, and think together in the browser, with live shape sync, room-based access control, and in-board chat.

But the laziness story runs on two levels.

For users: DrawBoard rewards the lazy visitor. You open the /canvas/guest page and you're drawing — no signup, no email, no onboarding wizard. One share link and anyone can join your board. When you're done, export the whole thing as PNG or SVG instead of screenshotting your sketch in four torn pieces. Keyboard shortcuts for every tool ( V for select, P for pencil, Ctrl+K for the command palette) mean your hands never leave home row.

For me: the honest confession is that the sloth was the developer. I wanted a collaborative whiteboard for my own project discussions — Excalidraw-style, but the kind I fully understand because I built it.…