What is malmal.app?

malmal.app is a free online drawing platform where you can paint together with friends or strangers in real time on an infinite canvas. It combines a collaborative drawing tool with a social community: you can sketch live with others, chat while you draw, publish your work to a gallery, and browse what other people are creating. It's aimed at anyone who wants casual, social drawing rather than professional design software — no complex setup is described, and the site presents itself as a place to "draw online with friends or strangers."

What you can do on malmal

The site's own description and page content point to a few core activities:

• Real-time collaborative drawing — multiple people draw on the same infinite canvas at once, so strokes appear live as others work.
• Draw with friends or strangers — you can join a board with people you know, or drop into public boards and draw alongside users from around the world.
• Chat while drawing — a chat feature runs alongside the canvas, so the drawing session doubles as a hangout.
• Publish to a gallery — you can add your creations to the gallery and watch other people draw.
• Brushes and stylus support — the toolset includes multiple brushes and works with a stylus, not just a mouse.

How the community side works

malmal isn't only a canvas — it's framed as a community where you can find new friends and get inspired. The homepage surfaces this through:

• Featured Boards — named public rooms such as "Idk," "Tick tack," "just chill and draw," and others, each acting as an open space people can join.
• Featured Gallery Posts — a feed of drawings posted by users, shown with usernames and titles, so you can browse finished work and see who made it.

This means the entry point is social: you can start by joining an existing board or by scrolling the gallery for inspiration before drawing anything yourself.

Who it's for

malmal fits casual and social drawing:

• Good for quick collaborative doodling, drawing with friends remotely, joining a public board to draw with strangers, and sharing finished pieces in a gallery.
• Less suited for professional illustration workflows, precise vector or print work, or anything needing advanced layer and export tooling — nothing in the site's description suggests those capabilities.

Getting started

The page offers a Download App option and a Start Drawing action, alongside a live view that loads current activity. From there you can pick a featured board or begin your own canvas. If you want to see what the community makes first, the Explore Gallery link leads to the broader gallery.

One practical note: because boards are shared and open, expect your session to be visible to others when you join a public room — that's the point of the platform, but it's worth knowing before you draw.