This fall, Google’s Jamboard app is winding down. As of October 1, 2024, your Jams are view-only, and they will no longer be available after December 31. 

That means it’s time to find a Jamboard alternative to continue collaborating with your team. As one of Google’s recommended alternatives to Jamboard, the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite offers the most complete solution for virtual whiteboarding and visual collaboration. 

Lucid includes Lucidspark, a whiteboarding app that helps you bring your ideas to life, and Lucidchart, an intelligent diagramming app. In Lucid, you can easily migrate your Jams to continue collaborating and visualizing without skipping a beat. 

Learn why Lucid’s visual collaboration platform is the best, most complete Jamboard solution. We’ll also show you step by step how simple it is to migrate your Jams. 

Your Jamboard replacement: The next level of collaboration 

Lucid is where you can bring your ideas to life with easy-to-use features, unmatched intelligence, and end-to-end visual collaboration that boosts clarity and alignment. Since Lucid combines whiteboarding with intelligent diagramming, you get two apps for the price of one. 

The Lucid Suite’s collaboration features include: 

• Easy-to-use brainstorming tools. Capture everyone’s ideas in a Lucidspark whiteboard. Keep participants engaged with sticky notes, freehand drawing, breakout boards, voting, Visual Activities, and more.

• Universal canvas. Easily switch between purpose-built Lucid products. Start with a limitless canvas for brainstorming in Lucidspark, then switch to Lucidchart with one click to build out your ideas on the same canvas.

• Extensive template gallery. Jump-start any visual activity, project, or collaborative session. Access our collection of 1,000+ customizable templates for broad use cases spanning business to education.

• Standard and custom shape libraries. Move beyond Jamboard’s eight shapes, and see the possibilities with Lucid’s provided shape libraries or create/import your own custom shapes.

• Real-time or anytime collaboration. Enable teams to create and edit visuals synchronously or asynchronously via desktop, mobile apps, or offline. Then, use Presentation Mode to share your work across teams.

• Integrated with and recommended by Google. Leverage integrations across Google’s apps, including Google Docs, Google Meet, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and more. These integrations are why Lucidchart is recommended for Google Workspace.

Why Lucid is the best Jamboard alternative 

With more than 70 million users worldwide, Lucid is the most complete, most intelligent, and most used Jamboard alternative. Here’s what makes Lucid stand apart: 

• Ease of migration. Make a hassle-free switch from Jamboard to Lucid with just a couple of clicks. Choose to select specific Jamboard files, or make it extra simple by selecting all of your Jamboard files and importing them all at once. Keep your ideas flowing by migrating Jamboard documents as fully editable Lucidspark boards. Don’t lose your work or your team’s momentum on projects.

• Privacy and security. Ensure the privacy and security of your data with Lucid policies and compliance certifications (such as SOC 2, PCI, and Privacy Shield) designed to safeguard all users, with special controls for education.

• End-to-end visual collaboration. Collaborate visually at every stage of your workflow with connected Lucid applications for ideation through implementation. Brainstorm with your team, then map out next steps for any idea, system, or process.

• Unmatched intelligence. Make data actionable by clarifying complexity. Apply formulas for calculations, use dynamic shapes, or link to data from outside sources like Google Sheets to generate diagrams automatically.

• Free for education, more value for enterprises. Consolidate with one vendor to replace multiple tools in your tech stack. Lucid costs nothing for students and educators, and our Enterprise offering saves customers an average of one-third on licensing.

• Innovation for everyone. Empower every type of collaborator—from K-12 learners (of all ages!) to the C-suite—to work better and smarter together. Bridge the gap between zip codes and time zones with a platform designed to connect people and ideas.

The migration process from Jamboard to Lucid

With Lucid’s Jamboard Import tool, you can import a fully editable version of your Jams from Jamboard into Lucidspark. You’ll find many of the Jamboard features you know and love in Lucid, including sticky notes, shapes, freehand drawing, and more. 

To import a Jam, all you have to do is follow a few simple steps: 

1. Sign in to your Lucid account. 
2. Select +New from the menu on the left side of the Lucid Home Page. 
3. Click Import documents. 
4. Choose the Jamboard application.
5. Click Authenticate and follow the steps to connect Lucid to your Google account. 
6. After authenticating, select one or more Jams to import into Lucidspark. Select multiple Jams by holding down “Command” or “Control,” or select all of them with “Command + A” or “Control + A.” 
7. Click Select. 

Once the file has been successfully imported, open the new Lucidspark board in a new tab by clicking View Document to the right of the file name. You can also find the board in your Lucid account under a folder titled, “Jamboard Imports.” To close the import window, click Done. 

Not quite ready to sign up for Lucid’s premium options? Our Jamboard migration is available for free users, too. All you need to get started is a Lucid account. You can upload unlimited boards, so you don’t have to worry about losing any of your Jams. 

If you need help as you migrate your content from Jamboard, Lucid’s professional services team offers migration support and can help solve any questions you may have.

See and build the future with Lucid

As Google’s Jamboard app winds down, discover the next level of collaboration with the Lucid Suite. Use Lucidspark to enhance your team’s engagement and Lucidchart to create diagrams that help you optimize all of your processes. You’ll get two apps in one for stronger, end-to-end collaboration across your whole organization.