The Case for Lightweight Whiteboard Tools Over Feature-Bloated Apps

I have used Miro, FigJam, Lucidchart, Microsoft Whiteboard, and Google Jamboard. They all do essentially the same thing: let you draw on a shared canvas. They also all share the same problem: they require accounts, have loading times measured in seconds, and bury simple drawing behind menus designed for enterprise feature checklists. When I want to sketch a quick diagram during a call, I do not want to log in, create a board, invite collaborators, and navigate a toolbar with 40 options. I want to draw a box, draw an arrow, type a label. Feature creep in collaboration tools Modern whiteboard tools have accumulated features for every possible use case: Templates for every methodology (Kanban, SWOT, mind map, customer journey map) Integrations with 50 other tools Voting and timer features for facilitation Video chat built into the canvas AI-generated diagrams Presentation mode Version history Permissions and access control Comments and threads Custom shape libraries Each feature serves so