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Chalk vs Dashral

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Chalk compared with Dashral
DetailChalk logo ChalkDashral logo Dashral
What it doesA native macOS drawing app for quick sketches, screenshot markup, and AI-generated diagrams Accessible React components and Next.js dashboards
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0 forever, includes all drawing tools, unlimited sketches in one folder, copy to clipboard as PNG, and auto-save with local-first storage. Pro: coming soon. Free: MIT open source with 104 components, 34 blocks and starter dashboard. Personal Pro: $99 once for one developer with all-access to Pro dashboards, apps and blocks. Team Pro: $249 once for up to 5 developers. Extended Pro: $499 once for unlimited developers with SaaS product rights.
Key features
  • Instant copy-to-clipboard as PNG
  • No accounts or setup required
  • Local-first storage with auto-save
  • Screenshot annotation with arrows, boxes, text, and freehand tools
  • AI diagram generation via Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code
  • Refine diagrams through chat
  • Paste screenshot from clipboard
  • Unlimited sketches in one folder
  • Native macOS performance
  • All drawing tools included in free version
  • 104 accessible components
  • shadcn CLI integration
  • Built-in authentication with email, GitHub and Google
  • Database with Drizzle ORM and Postgres or PGlite
  • File uploads to local or S3 storage
  • Multi-language support: English, Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic
  • Live demo dashboards for Analytics, E-commerce, CRM and Services
  • Apps: Kanban board, Calendar, and Chat
What makes it different
  • Zero-friction design: open, draw, and share in seconds with no setup or accounts
  • Local-first architecture: all sketches stay on your Mac, nothing leaves unless you ask
  • AI integration runs through your own subscription with no proxying of prompts
  • One-time payment with lifetime updates, no subscription
  • All components copied into your project, no package dependency
  • Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked
  • Complete dashboard starter templates with backend included
  • MIT licensed open source core with no account required
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