Miro

An online whiteboard for brainstorming and planning together.

  • Free + paid plans
  • Good for beginners
  • Jam-friendly

What it does

Miro is a shared whiteboard that teams use for brainstorming, mood boards, flowcharts and planning sessions, which is handy at the very start of a jam.

Highlights

  • Infinite shared whiteboard
  • Sticky notes, diagrams and templates
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Free plan available

Is it right for me?

Skill level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Useful for
Game jams, Indie developers, Students, Hobby projects
Game jams
A good fit — quick to pick up and use under time pressure.

Pairs well with

Gamedoora

Planning & teamwork

Free game-development production and collaboration platform.

  • Free
  • Good for beginners

Codecks

Planning & teamwork

A card-based project management tool made for game developers.

  • Free + paid plans
  • Good for beginners

Discord

Marketing & community

Chat servers for your team and your game's community.

  • Free + paid plans
  • Good for beginners

GitHub Projects

Planning & teamwork

Task boards and roadmaps built into GitHub.

  • Free
  • Good for beginners