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Shin Kim

Eraser - A whiteboard that lets you focus on ideas

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Eraser is an all-in-one ideation tool for distributed teams. Eraser allows users to communicate ideas at the speed of thought using a markdown note editor, a lightweight canvas. Use Eraser for brainstorming, diagramming, wireframing, and interviewing!

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Shin Kim
Maker
Hi Product Hunt! So excited to share Eraser ā€“ a clean, minimal, all-in-one ideation tool for remote teams. Eraser pairs a canvas for visual ideas with with a markdown-powered note editor that turns your work into a doc. Since soft launching in March 2021, 1M+ users have used Eraser to conduct brainstorming, technical ideation, whiteboard interviews, and daily stand-ups and we're excited to share it with the PH community today! Eraser is different because: āœ”ļø No log-in required ā€“ Jump right in to https://app.tryeraser.com ā¬œļø Minimal UI ā€“ No clutter so you can focus on expressing your idea šŸ“„ All-in-one ideation ā€“ Draw your idea AND create a doc āŒØļø Keyboard first ā€“ Keyboard shortcuts for almost everything šŸ“¤ Easy sharing and exporting ā€“ Simply share the URL or export as PNG, SVG, or PDF šŸ–„ For technical teams ā€“ Create code blocks and use markdown šŸ’” Rough visual style ā€“ Your idea is rough, so should be your canvas! šŸ—” Excalidraw compatible ā€“ Our canvas builds on Excalidraw, the popular drawing tool With Eraser you can: šŸŽØ Draw architecture diagrams and UI wireframes šŸ¤ Do real-time collaborative brainstorming šŸ“„ Create product specs and documentation šŸ–± Conduct whiteboard interviews with remote candidates āœļø Use tablet and stylus to handwrite notes and math equations Curious what you all think!
Margarita Shvetsova
@shin_kim1 Awesome! Love the easy setup and the clean, minimal UI. Congratulations on the launch! āœŒ
Abe Clark
+1 from me! Easy to use, easy to share. Markdown rocks. Great for wireframing or architecture design.
Shin Kim
Maker
@abeaclark Woohoo thank you Abe!
Anugrah
@shin_kim1 what are some benefits over Figma or Miro ?
Shin Kim
Maker
@anugrahatreya It's the 1) simplicity which allows you to focus on the idea that you're trying to express instead of all the flashy widgets on the interface and 2) our focus on technical users (i.e. diagramming, documentation use cases), which allows us to de-emphasize elements like sticky notes.
Pavan Rao
I have the same question. The UI looks good and easy to use though.
Viet Le
I love this webapp - so easy and lightweight to use. As I am not a good verbal communicator, I always structure my thoughts with Eraser visually and via notes at the same time
Shin Kim
Maker
@viet_le Thanks Viet!
Ryan Hoover
Love Eraser's no login UX. Miro's great too, but often overkill and a little heavy for simple brainstorming and whiteboarding sessions.
Shin Kim
Maker
@rrhoover Thanks Ryan!!
Bryce York
I thought this was going to be a seamless collaborative UI interface for creating something like MermaidJS (diagrams as code). I was super excited about that idea!
Shin Kim
Maker
@bryce_york we're working on it! what do you currently use to generate your mermaid diagrams? Something like https://mermaid.live/edit ?
Bryce York
@shin_kim1 that's awesome! definitely let me know when you launch that. i discovered Mermaid 3+ years ago, and haven't used it because of the usability but love the data aspect (git style management of diagrams). currently, my diagrams are almost all made in Whimsical then exported as an image into our knowledge base (Coda at the moment, but could easily be Confluence soon).
Shin Kim
Maker
@bryce_york definitely. diagrams-as-code allows for great version control and easier modification of complex diagrams (one line code change vs. many clicks and drags). Your workflow seems like a common one! I'll keep you posted when we roll out this feature.
Brian Lovin
Congrats on the launch Shin + team! āš”ļø
Shin Kim
Maker
@brian_lovin Thanks Brian!!
Danilo Joksimovic
Eraser is awesome and I love using it to build low fidelity mockups, brainstorm and visualize my ideas, and collaborate with my co-founder! We recently integrated Eraser within Scena 360 to allow users to experience Eraser in the metaverse! You can now walk up to whiteboards and collaborate with others near the whiteboard. Thank you for building such an amazing product @shin_kim1
Shin Kim
Maker
@danilo_scena Thanks a bunch Danilo!! Everyone, go check out https://scena360.com/!
Maria Kosiakova
great app, was enjoining using it. Like its simplicity and design ā¤ļø
Shin Kim
Maker
@maryk Thank you, congrats on all the progress at Kosy!
Pierre VDK
Really intuitive product, great to ideate remotely!
Shin Kim
Maker
@pierrevdk Thanks Pierre!
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