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Life & fun · November 15, 2021

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Grapic – Real whiteboards online using AR

Hi HN, During the pandemic, two friends and I built Grapic [1], an AR app to let us use real paper and whiteboards to brainstorm when working remote. We're all visual thinkers and found the drawing part really lacking in tools like Miro. The aim is to make it possible to screen share any real surface. We use AR and some computer vision to let you mark a rectangle on a flat surface (like a whiteboard or paper notebook), and then stream a stabilized and "flattened" version of that surface as video. The video can either be shared as to a webRTC room that you can access with a link or directly…

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Grapic is an iOS app that uses augmented reality and computer vision to capture real whiteboards and paper surfaces for remote collaboration. Users mark a rectangle on a physical surface, and the app streams a stabilized, flattened video feed that can be shared via webRTC links or directly into video calls. Designed for visual thinkers who prefer drawing on real surfaces over digital whiteboarding tools, Grapic enables teams to screen share physical workspaces during remote brainstorming sessions.

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Hi HN, During the pandemic, two friends and I built Grapic [1], an AR app to let us use real paper and whiteboards to brainstorm when working remote. We're all visual thinkers and found the drawing part really lacking in tools like Miro. The aim is to make it possible to screen share any real surface. We use AR and some computer vision to let you mark a rectangle on a flat surface (like a whiteboard or paper notebook), and then stream a stabilized and "flattened" version of that surface as video. The video can either be shared as to a webRTC room that you can access with a link or directly into a zoom meeting over Airplay [2]. The app is currently iOS only and we're holding off an Android version until we know there is sufficient demand. We would be super thankful for any feedback or advice! Best Niko [1] Grapic website: https://www.grapic.co/ [2] Note: There is unfortunately a bug in Zoom on macOS Monterey where Airplay to Mac interferes with Zooms Airplay screen sharing. Zoom is working on a fix but in the meantime there is a workaround: https://www.grapic.co/zoom-troubleshooting

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