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tldraw: sources

every source cited in the tldraw history, with its date and type.

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  1. company page correcting llm misinformation about the license · tldraw.dev · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-ci-20-things

    company page correcting llm misinformation about the license

  2. 80 level on draw fast · 80.lv · 2023-11-29 (day) · original ID: src-ci-80level-owl

    80 level on draw fast

  3. agent starter kit docs — cursor-style agent on canvas · tldraw.dev · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-agent-starter

    agent starter kit docs — cursor-style agent on canvas

  4. ruiz talk: make real quaint in 2026 · ai.engineer · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-ci-ai-engineer-talk

    ruiz talk: make real "quaint in 2026"; stitch "not built with our canvas"

  5. alternativeto news writeup · alternativeto.net · 2026-01-19 (day) · original ID: src-ci-alternativeto

    alternativeto news writeup

  6. benj edwards, ars technica — flagship make real coverage · arstechnica.com · 2023-11-16 (day) · original ID: src-ci-ars-make-real

    benj edwards, ars technica — flagship make real coverage

  7. essay on natural-language node graphs non-determinism · atharvaraykar.com · 2024-12 (month) · original ID: src-ci-atharva-computer

    essay on natural-language node graphs' non-determinism

  8. clickup whiteboards-on-tldraw case study with pm quote · tldraw.dev · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-clickup-case

    clickup whiteboards-on-tldraw case study with pm quote

  9. tldraw computer — natural-language workflows on canvas · computer.tldraw.com · 2024-12 (month) · original ID: src-ci-computer-site

    tldraw computer — natural-language workflows on canvas

  10. funding history incl · app.dealroom.co · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-dealroom

    funding history incl. unverified mar 2024 row

  11. the decoder on make real + ecosystem (nickson demo, screenshot-to-code) · the-decoder.com · 2023-12-02 (day) · original ID: src-ci-decoder-draw

    the decoder on make real + ecosystem (nickson demo, screenshot-to-code)

  12. original draw-a-ui repo, ~13 · github · 2023-11-07 (day) · original ID: src-ci-draw-a-ui-repo

    original draw-a-ui repo, ~13.5k stars, mit

  13. multi-agent coordination lessons · linkedin · 2025-12-19 (day) · original ID: src-ci-fairies-coord

    multi-agent coordination lessons; agents "working blind"

  14. launch post: $25 one-time, december-only timed experiment · linkedin · 2025-12-01 (day) · original ID: src-ci-fairies-linkedin

    launch post: $25 one-time, december-only timed experiment

  15. google gemini api showcase of tldraw computer (via vuink mirror) · vuink.com · 2024-12-19 (day) · original ID: src-ci-gemini-showcase

    google gemini api showcase of tldraw computer (via vuink mirror)

  16. lightspeeds generative now with michael mignano · apple podcasts · 2023 (year) · original ID: src-ci-generative-now

    lightspeed's generative now with michael mignano

  17. gigazine (english) writeup · gigazine.net · 2026-01-24 (day) · original ID: src-ci-gigazine

    gigazine (english) writeup

  18. ruiz conf talk: miro… could not because their canvas wasnt web · gitnation.com · 2024 (year) · original ID: src-ci-gitnation-talk

    ruiz conf talk: "miro… could not because their canvas wasn't web"

  19. show hn agent-drawing demo on tldraw, 53 pts · hacker news · 2026-07-06 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-agent-draw

    show hn agent-drawing demo on tldraw, 53 pts

  20. 192 pts, 107 comments · hacker news · 2026-01-15 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-ai-slop

    192 pts, 107 comments; mostly sympathetic

  21. biggest tldraw hn thread — 553 pts, 120 comments · hacker news · 2024-12-20 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-computer

    biggest tldraw hn thread — 553 pts, 120 comments; ruiz "marketing, r&d, and fun" quote

  22. sawyer hoods show hn — 43 pts, 5 comments · hacker news · 2023-11-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-draw-a-ui

    sawyer hood's show hn — 43 pts, 5 comments

  23. hn post of latent space episode, 10 pts · hacker news · 2024-01-05 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-latent

    hn post of latent space episode, 10 pts

  24. tldraw license change — 1 pt · hacker news · 2024-02-05 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-license-change

    "tldraw license change" — 1 pt; hn mostly missed it

  25. macpaint-themed tldraw interface, 59 pts — early sdk hacking · hacker news · 2022-03-01 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-macpaint

    macpaint-themed tldraw interface, 59 pts — early sdk hacking

  26. hn submission of the story-so-far post — 6 pts (virality was off-hn) · hacker news · 2023-11-18 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-make-real-sub

    hn submission of the story-so-far post — 6 pts (virality was off-hn)

  27. most contested thread — 98 pts, 50 comments · hacker news · 2025-09-18 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-sdk4

    most contested thread — 98 pts, 50 comments; pricing/centralization criticism; ruiz engagement

  28. tldraw sdk 5 · hacker news · 2026-05-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-sdk5

    "tldraw sdk 5.0" — 1 pt

  29. series a hn submission — 3 pts · hacker news · 2025-04-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-series-a

    series a hn submission — 3 pts

  30. first hn post of tldraw as sponsorware (3 pts) · hacker news · 2021-10-13 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-sponsorware

    first hn post of tldraw as sponsorware (3 pts)

  31. total funding $14 · indexed.vc · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-indexed

    total funding $14.7m across 3 rounds

  32. zui/infinite-canvas re-emergence in genai apps · interfacestudies.substack.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-interfacestudies-zui

    zui/infinite-canvas re-emergence in genai apps

  33. its not foss… changed in december 2023 · isitreallyfoss.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-isitreallyfoss

    "it's not foss… changed in december 2023"

  34. license-ambiguity example (standalone-product clause) · github · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-issue-5001

    license-ambiguity example (standalone-product clause)

  35. contributions policy — auto-closing external prs over ai slop · github · 2026-01-15 (day) · original ID: src-ci-issue-7695

    contributions policy — auto-closing external prs over ai slop

  36. protest issue: get a license for production are you joking? · github · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-issue-8577

    protest issue: "get a license for production are you joking?"

  37. kosmik sunset announcement · launchpad.kosmik.app · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-kosmik-sunset

    kosmik sunset announcement

  38. license-key mechanics: trial/commercial/hobby, client-side validation · tldraw.dev · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-license-key-docs

    license-key mechanics: trial/commercial/hobby, client-side validation

  39. company page: 28 employees · linkedin · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-linkedin-funding

    company page: 28 employees; funding table incl. disputed $9.4m/2024 row

  40. linkedin announcement naming autodesk · linkedin · 2025-04-09 (day) · original ID: src-ci-linkedin-series-a

    linkedin announcement naming autodesk

  41. analysis: sqlite precedent, tests-as-moat discourse, the action hasnt followed · medium · 2026-02 (month) · original ID: src-ci-medium-spec-layer

    analysis: sqlite precedent, tests-as-moat discourse, "the action hasn't followed"

  42. quietly stopped being a fair open source pick… late 2025 · meetrix.io · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-meetrix-oss

    "quietly stopped being a fair 'open source' pick… late 2025"

  43. canvas-as-ai-interface paradigm: artifacts→chatgpt canvas→mistral · patmcguinness.substack.com · 2024-11 (month) · original ID: src-ci-mistral-canvas-essay

    canvas-as-ai-interface paradigm: artifacts→chatgpt canvas→mistral

  44. wiggins muse post-mortem — canvas thinking-tool business failure · adamwiggins.com · 2024-10 (month) · original ID: src-ci-muse-retro

    wiggins' muse post-mortem — canvas thinking-tool business failure; fall-2023 wind-down

  45. excalidraw-vs-tldraw evergreen comparison · ossalt.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-ci-ossalt-compare

    excalidraw-vs-tldraw evergreen comparison

  46. product hunt: #2 of the day, 418 upvotes · webmail.hunted.space · 2023-11-27 (day) · original ID: src-ci-ph-drawfast

    product hunt: #2 of the day, 418 upvotes

  47. license-change pr · github · 2023-12-19 (day) · original ID: src-ci-pr-2167

    license-change pr; agpl-then-scratch-license deliberation, kachkaev exchange

  48. readme corrected from open source to source available · github · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-pr-2416

    readme corrected from "open source" to "source available"

  49. watermark/licensing mechanisms pr · github · 2024-07-11 (day) · original ID: src-ci-pr-4021

    watermark/licensing mechanisms pr

  50. v2 exits beta apr 4 2023 · tldraw.dev · 2023-03-20 (day) · original ID: src-ci-relaunch-blog

    v2 exits beta apr 4 2023; v1 parked under mit

  51. tool review noting demo-vs-production caveats for make real · the rundown · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-rundown

    tool review noting demo-vs-production caveats for make real

  52. self-hosting lens: excalidraw mit vs tldraw non-commercial · selfhosting.sh · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-selfhosting-compare

    self-hosting lens: excalidraw mit vs tldraw non-commercial

  53. aiewf talk: agent-canvas category (paper, replit agent 4, stitch) · nextjs-conf-scheduler.sentry.dev · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-ci-spatial-harness

    aiewf talk: agent-canvas category (paper, replit agent 4, stitch)

  54. john palmer, spatial interfaces (reprint of darkblueheaven) · balajis.com · 2019-08-30 (day) · original ID: src-ci-spatial-interfaces

    john palmer, "spatial interfaces" (reprint of darkblueheaven)

  55. john palmer, spatial software — a world within its interface · balajis.com · 2020-04-09 (day) · original ID: src-ci-spatial-software

    john palmer, "spatial software" — "a world within its interface"

  56. three-way comparison incl · startupik.com · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-startupik

    three-way comparison incl. miro

  57. funding table corroborating nov 22 2023 $2m round date · startup intros · 2023-11-22 (day) · original ID: src-ci-startupintros-2m

    funding table corroborating nov 22 2023 $2m round date

  58. ruizs follow-up · tldraw.dev · 2026-01-17 (day) · original ID: src-ci-stay-away-trash

    ruiz's follow-up; notes own claude code /issue command caused bad prs; excalidraw pr-volume comparison

  59. willison link post · simonwillison.net · 2026-02-25 (day) · original ID: src-ci-swizz-closed-tests

    willison link post; later updated — the "move tests" issue was a joke

  60. kosmik profile naming the infinite-canvas cohort · techcrunch · 2023-12-21 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-kosmik

    kosmik profile naming the infinite-canvas cohort

  61. this week in startups e1863 — ruiz on viral week + business model · thisweekinstartups.com · 2023-12 (month) · original ID: src-ci-twist-e1863

    this week in startups e1863 — ruiz on viral week + business model

  62. github · github · 2024-09-13 (day) · original ID: src-ci-v3-release

    v3.0.0 — watermark-permitted commercial use; business license

  63. andy baio link post on draw fast · waxy.org · 2023-11-30 (day) · original ID: src-ci-waxy-drawfast

    andy baio link post on draw fast

  64. kays dynabook — lineage anchor · wikipedia · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-wiki-dynabook

    kay's dynabook — lineage anchor

  65. hypercard 1987 — lineage anchor · wikipedia · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-wiki-hypercard

    hypercard 1987 — lineage anchor

  66. sutherland 1963 — lineage anchor · wikipedia · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-wiki-sketchpad

    sutherland 1963 — lineage anchor

  67. $2m insider extension (amplify, lux, preston-werner ventures) · tldraw.dev · 2023-11-22 (day) · original ID: src-hp-2m-extension

    $2m insider extension (amplify, lux, preston-werner ventures); team list; london office

  68. agents on the canvas · youtube · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-agents-youtube

    "agents on the canvas"; summer-2024 team = ruiz+wilson+orion reed; teach details

  69. worlds fair talk · ai.engineer · 2025-07-21 (day) · original ID: src-hp-aiengineer-computer-talk

    world's fair talk; excalidraw ink origin; computer internals; google collab story; liquid layers/observable shoutouts

  70. bio: mfa u · ai.engineer · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-aiengineer-speaker

    bio: mfa u. chicago 2013, painter → clearscore → framer → play

  71. agents-on-canvas talk, ai native devcon · youtube · 2026-06 (month) · original ID: src-hp-ainative-devcon

    agents-on-canvas talk, ai native devcon

  72. dytrych making a very good whiteboard, jan 2023– · linkedin · 2026-09 (month) · original ID: src-hp-alex-linkedin

    dytrych "making a very good whiteboard," jan 2023–

  73. alex.dytry.ch · alex.dytry.ch · 2026-09 (month) · original ID: src-hp-alex-site

    bio; erase all kittens

  74. 100-day trial license · alternativeto.net · 2025-09 (month) · original ID: src-hp-alternativeto-sdk4

    100-day trial license; year-end discount detail; sarah fossheim a11y

  75. ars coverage of virality · technewstube.com · 2023-11-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-ars-makereal

    ars coverage of virality

  76. verbatim ruiz x posts on designers shipping · barnsworthburning.net · 2026-09 (month) · original ID: src-hp-barnsworth-quote

    verbatim ruiz x posts on designers shipping

  77. full dated post index nov 2022–sep 2026 · tldraw.dev · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-blog-index

    full dated post index nov 2022–sep 2026; bylines reveal team

  78. released ~two weeks ago · bram.us · 2021-11-29 (day) · original ID: src-hp-bramus-tldraw

    "released ~two weeks ago"; source on github; vs code extension

  79. full current team roster + roles · tldraw.dev · 2026-09 (month) · original ID: src-hp-company-page

    full current team roster + roles; founded 2022; backers

  80. google/gemini partnership showcase · ai.google.dev · 2024-12-19 (day) · original ID: src-hp-computer-google

    google/gemini partnership showcase; gemini 1.5 flash launch, 2.0 prototyping

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