Eraser_clone
The Eraser Clone is an open-source recreation of Eraser.io, a popular web-based diagramming and collaborative whiteboarding tool, built with Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui components, Convex as a real-time database, and Kinde for authentication.
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About Eraser Clone
With 178 stars on GitHub, this project demonstrates how to build sophisticated, real-time collaborative applications using modern web technologies, pushing the boundaries of what's possible with contemporary JavaScript frameworks. The application features a web-based diagramming canvas for creating flowcharts, wireframes, and technical diagrams, real-time collaboration powered by Convex's real-time database capabilities allowing multiple users to work simultaneously, authentication and user management through Kinde's streamlined auth service, beautiful, responsive UI built with shadcn/ui components and Tailwind CSS, TypeScript throughout for type safety and improved developer experience, and deployment on Vercel for global edge network distribution. The tech stack showcases Convex's unique approach to backend development where database queries and mutations are written as TypeScript functions with automatic real-time subscriptions, Kinde's modern authentication solution eliminating the complexity of building auth from scratch, and Next.js 16's app router for optimal performance and developer ergonomics.
This clone is valuable for developers learning to build real-time collaborative applications similar to Figma or Miro, understanding how Convex enables reactive, real-time features without WebSocket management, studying how to implement drawing and diagramming interfaces in the browser, exploring Kinde as an alternative to traditional auth providers, and creating portfolio projects demonstrating advanced full-stack capabilities. The project encourages community contributions and collaboration, exemplifying the spirit of building extraordinary tools together through open-source development. As a learning resource, it provides practical insights into architecting applications where multiple users interact with shared state in real-time.
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Free, open source, and ready to ship.
Clone the repo, install dependencies, and start customising. Eraser Clone is free and open source: its license is in the repository.
- Clone the Eraser Clone repository from GitHub.
- Run
npm installorpnpm installto install all required packages. - Run
npm run devto start the development server and begin customizing. - Check the repository’s README and license before you ship.
Terminal
$ git clone https://github.com/kaifcoder/eraser_clone $ cd eraser_clone $ npm install $ npm run dev
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Everything you need to know before you ship with Eraser Clone.
The Eraser Clone is an open-source recreation of Eraser.io, a popular web-based diagramming and collaborative whiteboarding tool, built with Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui components, Convex as a real-time database, and Kinde for authentication. It is an open source template in the shadcn.io collection of 215.
Eraser Clone is made by Kaifcoder, an independent developer; shadcn.io lists it but did not make it. Kaifcoder has 1 template in the collection, and the author's page lists them.
The listing tags Eraser Clone with Next.js, React and Tailwind. Those are its categories, not a dependency list: the exact packages and versions are in the repository's package.json.
Yes. The Eraser Clone page embeds its live demo from eraser-kaif.vercel.app, and links to it so you can open the real deployment before you clone.
The Eraser Clone listing was last updated on October 8, 2025. That date is the listing's, not the repository's: check the repository's commits for recent activity.
Clone the repository (git clone https://github.com/kaifcoder/eraser_clone), then follow the README. The Eraser Clone page shows the usual steps and a terminal block with the commands to copy.
Install dependencies with npm install or pnpm install, then run npm run dev. The README in the Eraser Clone repository says which package manager and environment variables it needs.
No. Eraser Clone is cloned from its own GitHub repository, so shadcn.io isn't involved. Browsing the page and its live demo need no account either; Pro adds the premium templates, the blocks and the MCP server.
Eraser Clone is tagged Next.js, so it deploys wherever a Next.js app does, such as Vercel, a Node.js server or a container. Its README may add steps for its own services.
The Eraser Clone listing doesn't record a license. Check the LICENSE file in its repository (https://github.com/kaifcoder/eraser_clone), and ask the author if there isn't one.
That depends on Eraser Clone's license in its repository, which shadcn.io does not set. Read the LICENSE file before you use it in a client or paid project, and ask the author if it is unclear.
Attribution follows Eraser Clone's license. Many permissive licenses ask you to keep the copyright notice and license text in your copy; its LICENSE file says exactly what.
No. The Pro license covers shadcn.io's own Pro code, blocks and premium templates. Eraser Clone is the author's project, under the terms in its repository.
Kaifcoder supports Eraser Clone, through its GitHub repository: read the docs, open an issue or look for discussions. shadcn.io does not maintain it.
Yes. Once you clone it, Eraser Clone is your own code: change the theme, add pages and connect your backend. It uses shadcn/ui, so you can also add more components the same way.
Yes. Components are free with a free account and the blocks are in Pro; both are copied into your project with the shadcn CLI. Check that Eraser Clone uses Tailwind CSS and the shadcn/ui setup (a components.json) before you add them, and pick the base library your project already uses.
Yes, with Pro. The shadcn.io MCP server's search_templates tool finds templates by what they are, and returns each one's repository and live demo, so your editor can set up Eraser Clone for you. Your files stay on your machine.
The collection has 151 other open source Next.js templates like Eraser Clone, shown at the foot of its page with the ones sharing most categories first. All of them are at /template/category/nextjs.
Kaifcoder has no other templates in the collection.
Yes. The 14 premium templates (Solaris, Reframe Labs, Spherule and Max and more) are built by shadcn.io and come with every Pro plan, if you want maintained code with a design file.
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