Comments

Members leave comments pinned to a spot on a drawing. Others reply in the thread, and resolve it when it is done.

Add a comment

1. Click Comments in the top-right corner of the drawing. On a narrow window, open the main menu and click Comments.
2. Click Add comment, then click a spot on the canvas.
3. Write your comment and press Enter. Shift+Enter adds a new line.

A comment on a shape stays on that shape when someone moves, resizes, or rotates it. A comment on an empty part of the canvas stays on that spot.

If someone deletes the shape, the comment stays where the shape was, marked Shape deleted. If they undo the delete, the comment goes back on the shape.

Read and reply

• Every member who can see the drawing sees its comment pins: every member for a Team drawing, only you for a Private one.
• Click a pin to open its thread and reply.
• The Comments panel lists every thread. Click one to move the canvas to it.
• New comments, replies, and resolves show up live in every open tab.
• A dot marks a thread with comments you have not read. The Comments button counts them.
• You can edit or delete your own comments. A thread goes away when its last comment is deleted.

Resolve

Click the check mark on a thread to resolve it. Resolved threads are hidden on the canvas. Turn on Show resolved in the panel to see them. To reply to a resolved thread, reopen it first.

Good to know

• Comments are not part of the drawing: image exports and .excalidraw files do not include them.
• A drawing in the trash keeps its comments, read-only. Restoring it brings them back. Deleting it for good deletes them.
• When a member is deleted, their comments on Team drawings stay, shown as Former member.
• Guests on a share link do not see comments.
• An AI client can read and write comments. See Connect an AI client.
• A comment can be up to 2000 characters, as plain text. Web addresses become links.