Despite current limitations, I love it. P.S.—It DOES support Apple Pencil – Microsoft Whiteboard Review

Microsoft Whiteboard is a truly infinite whiteboard that works with the Apple Pencil. I use it with my Apple Pencil 2 and 2018 iPad Pro 12.9”. The controls are very intuitive and the app is easy to figure out and use so you can hit the ground running. It is a joy to brainstorm on the infinite canvas, move a sticky note, and erase or save or undo. I have not experienced any lag with my pencil. The downside is that if you want to collaborate with anyone on a whiteboard, you currently must either be an Office 365 Business admin or have a commercial account. You cannot share using your personal Microsoft account (like your Skype log-in) nor will it work with Office 365 Home or Personal. —NOTE and ETA added on Aug. 4 2019: The devs left me a note saying I can invite people now using my personal MS account. I only see a web link share option, though, and anyone with access to that web link can view it. It doesn’t allow me to invite an individual as far as I can tell. Since OneNote eventually became free, we can hope that similar features will trickle down and maybe all of us will be able to eventually collaborate using this amazing whiteboard. I also hope for a macOS app, although with a web interface maybe it is not needed. Would be nice if Apple integrated Pencil support into MacBook Pro trackpads, but now I’m just dreaming. You can share the final image via iCloud but only as a png image to a shared album. There are options available to export it to various apps but not back in to Whiteboard (in case you send it to someone and they want to open it in Whiteboard, that is not currently possible, to my knowledge.) It is great for use on your iPad as a brainstorming tool as it is so easy to use! I hope more collaboration options appear for those of us with free, personal Microsoft accounts. NOTE to devs on Aug. 4 2019: I see an option to turn on sharing via a web link, but it states anyone with access to that link can access it. I still do not see a feature to invite individual participants. Am I missing something? ETA: Please add an option to DELETE Whiteboard canvases, not just clear them or leave them. I feel odd clearing a Whiteboard canvas and then leaving it so that it disappears from my list of active Whiteboards and is just floating out there in space somewhere :o Also, please add the option to name the untitled Whiteboard from within the Whiteboard canvas. Once I exit the canvas, it is easy to get it confused with other canvases. Thanks!
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