Apple's new Freeform whiteboard app


This week, Apple launched its Freeform app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Freeform is a collaborative whiteboard app announced earlier this year. It's an infinite canvas-like tool similar to Mural. Freehand, Figjam, and several other tools. The collaborative whiteboard scene is pretty crowded, with many solutions used by consumers and the enterprise. The growth of whiteboard tools reflects collaborative work outside a physical conference room. Freeform, of course, promises seamless integration across Apple's main platforms.

"Freeform opens up endless possibilities for iPhone, iPad, and Mac users to visually collaborate," said Bob Borchers, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With an infinite canvas, support for uploading a wide range of files, iCloud integration, and collaboration capabilities, Freeform creates a shared space for brainstorming that users can take anywhere."


Freeform allows users to incorporate images, text, PDFs, and other assets into a canvas. It also supports Apple Pencil with compatible iPads.