# Board · OmniGet Docs

- URL: https://getomniget.com/docs/board
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- OmniGet 1.0.0

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# Board

Note

Board arrives in OmniGet 1.0.1. Version 1.0.0, the one you can download today, does not have it yet.

Board is a whiteboard for boxes, arrows, handwriting and images, built on the Excalidraw editor. Each board is a plain `.excalidraw` file on your computer, so it also opens in Excalidraw itself.

## Where it is

**Superpowers › Board › Open**, in the **Design** category. The card is always shown: there is no switch for it in **Settings › Integrations**. The page has the **Boards** list on the left and the whiteboard on the right.

## How to use it

1.  Click **New board**, or pick a board from the list.
2.  Draw. The editor follows the app’s light or dark mode and language.
3.  Type a name in the board title to rename it.
4.  Wait for **Saved** next to the title before you leave. The board saves by itself about 1.5 seconds after your last change, and `⌘S` (macOS) / `Ctrl+S` saves right away.
5.  Click **Export** to get an image or a copy of the file.

## Boards

The list shows every board in your boards folder, with a thumbnail and when it last changed. **Search boards** filters by name, and **Sort boards** orders by **Recent** or **Name**.

Each board has a menu with **Rename**, **Duplicate**, **Show in folder** and **Move to Trash**. A deleted board goes to your system’s Trash, or to a `.trash` folder inside the boards folder when the Trash is not available, and the notice that follows has **Undo**.

### Files you already have

-   **Import into library…** copies `.excalidraw` files into your boards folder.
-   **Open file…** edits a file where it is, without copying it. The page shows its path while you work.

### Boards folder

Boards live in a folder inside the app data folder. **Change folder…** points the list at another folder, for example one that you sync or keep in a project, and **Use default folder** goes back.

## Save status

| Status | What it means |
| --- | --- |
| **No changes** | The board is the same as the file. |
| **Unsaved changes** | A change is waiting for the next save. |
| **Saving…** | The file is being written. |
| **Saved** | The file has your latest changes. |
| **Not saved** | The save failed. The reason is shown, with **Retry** and **Save a copy…**. |

When a save fails, your changes stay in the window and OmniGet keeps retrying. Do not close the app until it says **Saved**, or save a copy somewhere else.

## Export

| Option | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Format** | PNG, SVG or a copy of the board file. |
| **Scale** | The size multiplier of the image. |
| **Include background** | Keeps the board background; off gives a see-through image. |
| **Dark mode** | Exports with the dark colors. |

**Export PNG…** and **Export SVG…** ask where to save. **Copy PNG** puts the image on the clipboard, ready to paste. **Save copy…** writes a copy of the board that opens in Excalidraw or OmniGet. An empty board has no image to export.

## Shortcuts

| Keys | What they do |
| --- | --- |
| `⌘S` (macOS) / `Ctrl+S` | Save the board now |

The drawing shortcuts inside the whiteboard are the ones of the Excalidraw editor.

## Common problems

### “Not saved”

The disk refused the write, or the folder went away. Click **Retry**, or **Save a copy…** to put the board somewhere else. If you try to leave, OmniGet stops you first and offers **Discard changes and continue**.

### “The boards folder isn’t available”

It may be on a drive that is disconnected, or it was moved or deleted. Reconnect it, choose another folder with **Change folder…**, or click **Use default folder**.

### A name is refused

A name cannot be empty, cannot contain `/ \ : * ? " < > |`, cannot start or end with a dot, and can have up to 120 characters. Two boards cannot share a name.

### “This isn’t a valid Excalidraw file”

The file is not an Excalidraw scene, or it is damaged. Files larger than 256 MB are not opened.

### “The whiteboard editor didn’t load”

Reload the page to try again.

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