Why is our whiteboard faster then others?

When choosing a web whiteboard for your (or your company's) use, you should consider many things such as pricing plans and features. There is one detail that is commonly overlooked - Interactivity.

Real-time whiteboarding

Take a look at the following two videos. First shows how the conventional whiteboard software works. While the whiteboard is technically real-time, the interactivity aspect is somewhat lacking.

Other users don't see what the other person is drawing until they finished the drawing. Moreover the cursor synchronization is slow, which makes it completely unreliable to use as marker.

The second video shows our product - Onlineboard. Everyone can see your cursor in real-time and understand the path it is taking. You can also see the drawing before it is completed by the user on the left.

While it may not seem as much, this single feature is extremely helpful when doing anything creative.

You can talk about what you are drawing while you are drawing it. Others immediately see what is it and can give feedback. You do not need to draw first and then walk your audience through your drawings. This allows you to collaborate at the moment, together and interactively.

We are trying to build the best, fastest and most interactive whiteboard on the market!

About us and interactivity

We are used to the interactivity of physical whiteboards, however many of the online whiteboards lack this particular characteristics.

We believe that interactivity is one of the most important (if not the most important) features that and online web whiteboard has to offer.

The main reason why people prefer to use whiteboards instead of presentations is that they create an interactive environment where everyone can collaborate and share their thoughts visually in real-time.

Whiteboards are great for brainstorming, planning, and other collaborative activities. This feeling however falls apart when the web whiteboard starts to feel like a tedious PowerPoint presentation.

Many of the alternative web whiteboard tools lack this interactivity aspect. Not only does the interactivity saves everyone's time, but it also makes the meetings more fun and encourages others to actively participate.

Onlineboard wants to change how online whiteboards work and aims to create a truly interactive whiteboard experience inspired by the real-life whiteboards.

Performance optimizations

For that reason, our synchronization protocol is optimized for real-time usage. It only transfers the minimum amount of data required to allow great performance even on slower internet connections.

The rendering part which is responsible for displaying things that are on the whiteboard is also heavily optimized. For example, it only draws the parts of the board you are looking at. This allows it to run extremely fast compared to our competitors, who leave the optimization to the web browser to figure out.

Lastly, our synchronization server is written in one of the fastest languages and when combined with servers in multiple geographic regions, it allows us to provide the best possible latency. If you believe that Onlineboard is slow in your region, do not hesitate to contact us, and we will do our best to provide a server in your region.

We believe that everyone should be able to participate in online meetings or brainstorming sessions. That is the reason why we created our main product - a free web whiteboard that is the fastest on the market.