Excalidraw has an NPM package!: npmjs.com/package/@excalidraw/excalidraw
It is very easy in my experience to set up a local npm project that's just an empty HTML with Excalidraw inside, working fully locally - great if you're behind some firewall or similar network isolation.
Looking at the content of recent commits they read like raw LLM output to me, and also the graph at https://github.com/chocoford/ExcalidrawZ/graphs/code-frequen... makes it pretty clear that development has been accelerated much more recently than 2024.
Looks like it. There are several other projects that heavily borrow from the name/branding around too, including the one I use Excalidash (https://excalidash.xyz/)
I guess making it clear it's Excalidraw-related without overstepping is tricky.
Excalidraw has an NPM package!: npmjs.com/package/@excalidraw/excalidraw
It is very easy in my experience to set up a local npm project that's just an empty HTML with Excalidraw inside, working fully locally - great if you're behind some firewall or similar network isolation.
already exists via emacs =P https://github.com/yibie/excali-mode
Honestly, that looks quite good and every feature is really welcome. Kudos!
From what I can tell, this project
* Steals the brand name from a tool I love
* Seems like it is intended to replace the original, not an extension/plugin
* Smells vibe-coded (which raises the question as to its quality)
I'll keep using (and paying for!) the original, thanks.
> * Smells vibe-coded (which raises the question as to its quality
Any substance for your claim? The repo is at least older than the word "vibe" itself.
V1.0.0 is from August 2024 and has more-or-less the same README.md (the GIF looks very similar).
Looking at the content of recent commits they read like raw LLM output to me, and also the graph at https://github.com/chocoford/ExcalidrawZ/graphs/code-frequen... makes it pretty clear that development has been accelerated much more recently than 2024.
did you just steal their brand name? or what am i missing
Looks like it. There are several other projects that heavily borrow from the name/branding around too, including the one I use Excalidash (https://excalidash.xyz/)
I guess making it clear it's Excalidraw-related without overstepping is tricky.
wardilacxe? just off the top of my head
That sounds like a disease I don't want to catch
It doesn't have to sound good, just to be unique and not infringe
good luck having anyone discover something with that name
compared to a project that gets shut down for infringement? Don't think i'll need your luck;)
Wardilacxe sounds like the name of an acne-removal cream. That, or the name of a laxative. :P
Things that bring goodness, in other words!
Just pick a different famous sword? Masamunedraw, Durandraw, etc…
Well hey, at least it's not like they've completely re-implemented the same functionality as well.
4yr old ? installed it via mac appstore. hope u dont steal my api keys