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Chapter 01 · Introduction
Welcome to the CorriDraw manual
A complete walk-through of every screen, feature, and shortcut. Open the search drawer on the right or pick a chapter — every page is self-contained.
CorriDraw is a collaborative whiteboard with hand-drawn aesthetics, real-time editing, diagram-from-text imports (Mermaid & PlantUML), and an AI Magic Frame that turns wireframes into working HTML. This manual covers the editor, dashboard, community webboard, and mobile.
Search is in the drawer on the right of every page. Press / from anywhere to jump in, Esc to close.
48 pages across 10 chapters.
Drawing
Styling
Diagrams from text
AI features
Files & embeds
Workspaces & dashboard
Account & mobile
Community & reference
How to read this
- Linear — start at Create an account and follow Next →. ~60–90 minutes end-to-end.
- Jump-to — search via the right drawer, or use the sidebar. Every page is self-contained.
Conventions
- Shortcuts:
Ctrl+Son Windows/Linux,⌘+Son macOS — swap mentally if you're on the other OS. - Click paths: Main menu → Export image → PNG.
- Screenshots sit next to the steps that produced them. "Screenshot pending" placeholders describe the missing capture.
- Tips in yellow callouts. Warnings in red. Notes in plain prose.
Who this is for
- New users → Create an account.
- Existing users learning a new feature → sidebar or search.
- Developers integrating CorriDraw → React component & REST API reference (legacy, expanding).
- Self-hosters & enterprise → GitHub README for env vars and deploy topology.
Missing something?
Tell us or post in the community webboard. We update the manual when patterns emerge.
Spot a typo? A suggestion?
Tell us