SQLBI Whiteboard is a free, open-source whiteboard for Windows 11 designed for teaching DAX, SQL, and data modeling, with pen ink, live application capture, and syntax-highlighted code on the same canvas.

  • Pen-first ink — Low-latency, pressure-aware strokes with palm rejection, rear-eraser support, and a barrel-button laser pointer, alongside full touch and mouse support on an unbounded canvas.
  • Live application capture — Embed a live view of any running window or display on the board — a Power BI report, SSMS, anything — then freeze it and draw over it.
  • DAX and SQL snippets — Paste code into containers with live syntax highlighting, and format DAX or T-SQL with one key.
  • Boards are files — Documents are local .wboard files with no account and no cloud service, and Markdown-based .wimport recipes build a prepared board from a text file.

SQLBI Whiteboard is a standalone application rather than a collaboration service: there is no shared canvas, no tenant, and no sign-in. It is designed for the room, the projector, the recorded lesson, and the pen — the way we teach.

Download it from the Microsoft Store, or as an installer or portable ZIP from GitHub, where the source code is available under the MIT license. Documentation, guide, and FAQ are at whiteboard.sqlbi.com.