Before I start listing the 5 free online brainstorming tools that I have combined together for you, here’s a quick question- What exactly do you understand by the topic of this article? (Don’t worry, the answer lies in this article itself). An online brainstorming tool can have a very wide definition. But, as I said earlier, the answer lies in the article itself. Here, by brainstorming tools I mean an online platform where you can combine with your partners, colleagues, friends etc. and share ideas about various projects etc. The websites provide you with multiple features to share your ideas, and all this can be done for free. All in all, an online meeting where ideas for a project can be shared and discussed, for free. How does that sound?
The 5 free online brainstorming tools mentioned in this list are StormBoard, Dabbleboard, Braintrust, Realtime Board, and Twoddla.
StormBoard:
The first online brainstorming tool in this list is StormBoard. The website comes with a good set of features and the free version allows you to create a storm (session) of up to 5 members. You can either create a session or join one by entering the storm details. Once inside, you have features like sticky notes, Image sharing, video sharing, chat, etc. to communicate your ideas. Images of different file formats like JPG, PNG, and more can be added, and to share a video from YouTube or Vimeo, you just have to enter the URL. The website also provides you a sketch board that you use to draw diagrams with the help of available tools. Although it has certain limitations, StormBoard has promising features as well.
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Dabbleboard:
Dabbleboard is the second online brainstorming tool in this list that can be used for sharing ideas online. You are provided with a whiteboard on which you can draw diagrams to share your ideas. Your partners can join by sharing the URL of the whiteboard. To draw on the whiteboard, various tools like pencils, colors have been provided. In case, your browser crashes, your work remains safe, as the website saves your work automatically, from time to time. Another good feature of Dabbleboard is that you can save the entire whiteboard on your PC for future references.
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Braintrust:
Braintrust is another online brainstorming website that you can use for free. Although the website has reserved some of its features for paid users, the free account has some noticeable features as well. A total of 5 people can join in an online discussion and share ideas via documents, media, etc. Yes, the website allows you to upload documents, media files, etc. It provides you a total of up to 1Gb free space. The information is shared in real time and each participant can participate actively. The ones who are not in your 5 member list can also receive details of your discussion through email digests.
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Realtime Board:
My next addition in this online brainstorming tools list is Realtime Board. It comes with a long list of useful and easy to use features. You can start by creating a new board and sharing it with as many partners as you want. The visibility of the board can be set as public or private by you. To share ideas, a whole lot of features are available. You can upload images, PDF documents, sticky notes, and more. Documents from Google Drive can also be shared, and there are text boxes that can be used to chat with others. The board on the website also looks very pretty and there are a few templates to choose from. All the work and ideas you share on the board can be exported as one image file or PDF file.
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Twiddla:
Twiddla is the last website in this list that you can use for online brainstorming with your partners. Keeping pace with its adversaries, Twiddla has some interesting features to offer you. The website does not require any registration, and you can invite your partners to join your whiteboard. Images, documents, etc. can be shared on the whiteboard to share your ideas. You can also draw sketches, different shapes to share ideas. To communicate with each other chat and audio chat features are available. Audio chat is one exclusive feature provided by Twiddla. The website has other interesting things that you can read about in detail from here.
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Try out all these websites and make your task easier and less time consuming. Do not forget to give us your feedback.
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