SketchIt

DIAGRAMS AND CHARTS

A description in, a finished render out.

Eight read-only tools for deterministic diagrams, charts, and presentation layouts - no server, no credential, no upstream call.

Provider-native

Choose Excalidraw for a live canvas

Use Excalidraw when the team needs a shared, hand-drawn-style whiteboard that people and agents keep editing together over time.

• Editable canvas any client can open
• Element-level read and write control

Quilr-managed

Choose SketchIt for a zero-setup render

Use SketchIt when the job is a finished diagram or chart handed back in the reply, with nothing to self-host and nothing to authorize.

• No server, OAuth, or API key at all
• Deterministic SVG, PNG, Mermaid, and JSON output

Decision signalChoose Excalidraw when the diagram must stay a shared, editable artifact. Choose SketchIt when the goal is a fast, disposable, ready-to-use render.

Capability	Excalidraw	SketchIt
Zero setup - nothing to self-host or authorize	-	✅
Live, multi-agent editable canvas	✅	-
Deterministic - same input always renders the same	-	✅
Diagram generation from a text description	Partial - create_from_mermaid only	✅
Presentation-style layouts (hub, chevron, pyramid, and more)	-	✅ 15 layouts
Chart rendering (bar, line, pie, and more)	-	✅
Element-level read and write editing	✅	-
Export formats	PNG, SVG, .excalidraw	SVG, PNG, Mermaid, JSON

Choose Excalidraw when the diagram is shared state that people and agents keep changing. Choose SketchIt when an agent just needs to hand back a finished visual. See SketchIt setup - there's nothing to configure, just enable it.