Blackboard

It is not a whiteboard, it is a Blackboard A minimal digital blackboard desktop app for teaching with a pen tablet.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

bun install

2. Run the development server:

bun run tauri dev

This will automatically:

• Start the Vite dev server
• Compile the Rust backend
• Launch the Tauri desktop app

Building for Production

bun run build
bun run tauri build

Requirements

• bun (package manager)
• Rust (for Tauri backend - install if prompted)
• System dependencies for Tauri:

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y \
  libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
  build-essential \
  curl \
  wget \
  libssl-dev \
  libgtk-3-dev \
  libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
  librsvg2-dev

Note: For Ubuntu 24.04+, use libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev. Tauri 2.0 supports WebKitGTK 4.1, so no compatibility workarounds are needed.

Features

• Full-screen black canvas
• Pen tool with configurable color and size
• Eraser tool with configurable size
• Shapes tool (rectangle, circle, arrow)
• PDF export