Whiteboard (Nextcloud AIO 31.0.6) – No access to Library / Cannot import Excalidraw sets

Whiteboard (Nextcloud AIO 31.0.6) – No access to Library / Cannot import Excalidraw sets

Environment:

Component Version
Nextcloud AIO 31.0.6 (latest as of 07/2025)
Server OS CachyOS (Arch-based Linux)
Whiteboard App 1.1.2 (from official App Store)
Browsers Brave & Firefox (on CachyOS)
Client OS CachyOS (Arch-based Linux)

Problem description:

I’m currently testing the latest Nextcloud Whiteboard 1.1.2 running in Nextcloud AIO 31.0.6, and I’ve encountered the following issue:

  • There is no visible option to open the “Library” (Element Library) – no button, no UI element, and keyboard shortcuts like L or Ctrl + Shift + L don’t open anything.

  • In previous versions (e.g. NC 30), it was possible to:

  • Now, in 1.1.2:

    • I don’t see any library icon at all – even after I added elements to the library using “Add to Library” in one .whiteboard file,
    • I have no way to access or open the library in a new whiteboard document.

Questions:

  1. Is the Element Library feature still available in Whiteboard 1.1.2?
    Or was it removed/disabled in recent versions?

  2. Was importing Excalidraw libraries via URL intentionally removed or temporarily hidden?
    (I remember it working in earlier releases.)

  3. Can .excalidrawlib files still be imported by dragging them onto the canvas?
    Is there a specific workflow or limitation to be aware of?

  4. If the library relies on browser-local storage (e.g. IndexedDB),
    is it normal that it’s not visible in new whiteboard files, even if I added elements in a previous one?


Any clarification would be appreciated – and I’ll summarize the working solution once it’s confirmed.

Hi, I guess best is to report this to https://github.com/nextcloud/whiteboard/issues

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