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Just Add+ Excalidraw: A Better Way to Draw in Confluence





You know that moment during a meeting when someone says,"Wait, let me draw it out real quick."And then everyone actually gets it?


That’s the power of visuals—and now, that power lives right inside Confluence.

We’re excited to introduce Just Add+ Excalidraw, the newest app in the Just Add+ lineup.It’s the easiest way to sketch, diagram, and collaborate visually in Confluence, without leaving your page or switching tools.



What It Is


Just Add+ Excalidraw brings the open-source Excalidraw canvas directly into your Confluence workspace.If you’ve used Figma or Canva, you already know the value of intuitive, drag-and-drop design tools.

But unlike those platforms, Excalidraw keeps things refreshingly simple.

You get:

  • A clean, distraction-free drawing space

  • Real-time editing with your team

  • Auto-save to Confluence—no exports or uploads

  • Easy embedding into any page

  • A hand-drawn aesthetic that feels approachable and clear

Whether you're building a wireframe, process diagram, org chart, or quick sketch, Excalidraw gets you from idea to visual in seconds.



Why Teams Asked for This


Confluence is great for documentation.But when it comes to visuals, it’s easy to feel boxed in.

  • Native drawing options are limited

  • Diagrams often require outside tools

  • Screenshots and embeds get outdated fast

  • Explaining with words takes too long


Just Add+ Excalidraw solves all of that.You can create and update visuals right in your documentation, where the rest of your work already lives.

It’s visual collaboration that actually fits the way teams think and move—especially when time matters.



Built for Every Type of Team


Whether you're technical or not, Just Add+ Excalidraw is:

  • ✅ Ideal for product managers and team leads mapping out workflows

  • ✅ A go-to for designers and educators who think in diagrams

  • ✅ A time-saver for developers and engineers sketching architectures

  • ✅ A low-friction tool for anyone who needs to explain ideas fast


And the best part? No learning curve.It’s as easy as picking up a marker—and about as fun, too.



How It Fits Into the Just Add+ Suite


Just Add+ Excalidraw—a standalone app that brings fast, flexible sketching right into Confluence. Think wireframes, brainstorms, flowcharts… all without leaving the page.

It pairs perfectly with Just Add+ Embed Markdown, Diagrams, & Code in Confluence Git, which handles the structured stuff—like Git-based diagrams, Markdown files, and code blocks pulled straight from your source stack.


Together, they give your team the full visual toolkit:


Both are made to feel simple, smooth, and collaborative—whether you're deep in dev mode or just jumping into Confluence for the first time.



Real Use Cases


Here’s what teams are already doing with Just Add+ Excalidraw:

  • Creating live diagrams during meetings

  • Sketching flows and sitemaps in planning docs

  • Drawing team structures or org charts

  • Collaborating visually without leaving Confluence


If your team thinks faster in pictures than in paragraphs, Just Add+ Excalidraw is the tool you’ve been missing.

 
 
 

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