Chalk vs Xakto

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Chalk compared with Xakto
Detail	Chalk	Xakto
What it does	A native macOS drawing app for quick sketches, screenshot markup, and AI-generated diagrams	Inspect and edit any website like a design tool, then hand the changes to your coding agent
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	NZ
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: $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: $0 forever, no card or account required. Pro: $59 a year (about $4.92 a month billed yearly), or monthly subscription available. Lifetime: $149 once, for the first six months or 200 buyers, includes every 1.x version and version 2 at half price. Team: $12 a seat, a month, from three seats, com
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	Inspect CSS, Tailwind, React and HTML Edit the live page like a design tool Check WCAG 2.2 AA and usability heuristics Clone pages to React, Figma, PDF or HTML Extract design system as DESIGN.md and W3C design tokens MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other coding agents Full site scan Annotations and reports Page export to Figma, PDF, HTML, CSS, PNG, JPG
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	Hand changes directly to your coding agent over MCP All work stays on your computer, no server reads your pages Founding price locked for life, no surprise subscription increases Pay once with Lifetime option including version 2 at half price Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	24	12
Referring domains (Majestic)	46	1

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