Lucidspark reviews

Easy to use and all of the tools you need are on the board. People can collaborate in real time; it's as easy as using a whiteboard in a physical room.

Do not have one yet as I continue to use the software.

The fact that it is so quick and easy to use. That it is user-friendly enough with features such as snapping to shapes and arrows staying attached to the shapes is helpful.
Quickly saving out as PDFs and sharing with colleagues and clients is brilliant.
There are enough templates to find what I was looking for.
It's quicker than setting something up with Illustrator or MS word, powerpoint etc.
1Gb storage is helpful.

Because I've only scratched the surface with its use, I haven't had the opportunity to really push it's functionality enough to comment on this area yet. I would probably say theft that it's browser based because it would be great to have it as an app on my computer. I'm not often likely to use other computers and having yet another browser window open is a bit of a pain.

I like the layout out the templates to choose from.

Very touchy to use. Editing is not easily understood. Would value simplified how-to resources for using templates and creating your own. This would provide better new user experience provided this helpful info upfront.

Lucidspark is the best collaborative whiteboard I've tried, offering top-notch facilitation tools and all-around features. One of my favorite ways to use Lucidspark is for meetings and presentations, as it provides a platform for everyone to share their thoughts and ideas, ensuring that every individual has a voice in the discussion. It helps to break away from the traditional power dynamic in meetings, where only a few people tend to dominate the conversation.Its user-friendliness combined with robust features makes Lucidspark the ideal tool. Some of my favorite features include the automated table of contents, the ability to share specific paths with participants to help them navigate the board as intended, integration with Loom, and the various engagement features like reactions and polls. The wide variety of templates available in Lucidspark is also a huge plus and serves as a great source of inspiration. One of my biggest goals is to find and share innovative ways to leverage technology to deepen relationships and create a safe environment for every individual to share their ideas. Lucidspark is a tool that most certainly can help anyone achieve these goals.

I don't have any major dislikes, but there is a bit of a learning curve and improved discoverability of some features would help people use Lucidspark more efficiently from the start.

As a simple tool to layout ideas LS works well. It's simple and does simple things well.

While it does work well for what it does and remains simple, these seem more like features that should exist natively within the LucidChart product.

Ability to collect idea cards from multiple sources and categorize and use for discussion

Sometimes hard to see whole board and manuever to different regions of the board

Ease of use and embedded icons and logos

It is difficult to select and move a group of objects

Really great tool to use for highlighting milestones and brainstorming in virtual meeting with large group. Had good feedback from the group that it was cool but also helped them see the big picture of process and steps we'd accomplished easily, etc.

I was limited by trial use only but found it a bit cumbersome to share and have other contribute - would have liked to have other contributors not have to login and register to work on a brainstorm -- just be able to add or move parts on the fly as needed in impromptu meeting.

Lucid save time and it is very effective to update topologies when we have a lot of people working at the same design.

Until now the software is very useful for our activities

It is very simple to use and provides step by step instructions. There are many templates available for all of your project needs.

Nothing, I have experienced no areas with Lucid that I see as a Con.

This software is amazing for aggregating information and ideas and cataloging them in a meaningful way. I love how you can connect similar ideas and information to see connections and relationships. This has been very useful for capturing the wisdom and experience of retiring employees so it can be conveyed to personnel coming up through the ranks. Being able to catalog their different responsibilities and connect them together allows us to present a holistic view of the program so that new employees can get up to speed faster. I also love how this software is browser based so that it can be used anywhere on any device. This frees up staff from having to be in the office or worrying if they have a company computer.

I would like to see a feature where you can attach documents to different sparks. It would be helpful to enrich different ideas and sticky notes with supporting documents.

Many templates to use and very collaborative

No local app, it would nice to have it offline.

Working in a group using Lucidspark is a breez, where We no longer need to meet in person to take images of the whiteboard. I used the workflow databases and diagrams to develop a whole application, which Start using one of the many templates provided. There's lots of opportunity for thought and debate here, for that we Make it unique with the available shapes.

Disappointing was the large size of the completed workflow drawings, which we were sometimes unable to email as attachments.

I haven't had to use Lucid Charts for long to know it was an upgrade from the Visio software we were using. Visio was clunky and difficult to move around and Lucid Charts is much more smooth and easier to work with. With Visio I had to save individual files and send them to coworkers for projects, but with Lucid Charts we are able to work simultaneously and know that we are working on the most up to date files.

I don't think I have been able to use the software long enough to determine if there are any elements I would change. I would love the ability to group charts into one file, but I imagine that is a solution that already exists and I simply have yet to learn.

Used it for mapping out processes for data flow between tools, how integrations are working. Lucid is pretty handy and flexible when it comes to visualizing these processes, drag and drop, copy stuff, colouring etc make visualizations clear and easy to follow.

short cuts for example for clicking on a text link feelss a bit clunky, would be great to hover and then access the link via double click f.e.

I needed a tool that I could use to graphically express the processes, structures, and ideas of what I needed to create sales strategies. It needed to be simple, intuitive, and adaptive. I just didn't have time to learn another software package. Lucid did just that. I easily could create, edit, add-on, subtract, and combine to my projects with out having to read any tutorials, instructions, hunt for tips, or learn complicated keystrokes. Ease of use was it for me. Lucid allowed me to spend more time creating vs. struggling to create. Ideas and structure flowed much easier because I wasn't wrapped up in the "how do I do that" part.

I don't have a like least, but I can say i haven't used every that the software has to offer. I think it would be cool to have some AI in the software that notices things a user might be trying to do that is easier done with another tool or specific premade tool. A suggestion by the software could be made to help use a more useful too to accomplish ideas made easier.

Lucidspark templates have changed the game for me when compared with other open-source alternatives like Draw.io and swimlanes.io. It saves time and energy. My team and I are able to brainstorm rapidly.

Sometimes it's a struggle to navigate the entire page. The text is too small and alignment is missing. I land up copy pasting the previous elements (templates) to make it work.

A great tool to be able to brainstorm in a virtual environment! Everyone feels their opinions are heard when they visually see it on the Lucidspark page. Additionally, being able to share the document to co-workers is very valuable for preparation for a discussion session.

How many accounts needed to collaborate can be tough. It would be great if we can have a LucidChart account be the host while giving guests access to anyone without them having to create an account. This way we can remain agile without a large number of unnecessary accounts being made.

Additionally, its a bit confusing on the different capabilities of the Lucidspark program and LucidChart, as it feel that both have strong brainstorming functions. Wish they were together in one package.

Mind mapping! My practice has multiple locations and each location fails in different levels of restrictions with COVID. Some locations are COVID hotspots and require extra logistical assistance and others have few if any restrictions. Mind mapping allows me to sort information and color code the map . I love this particular feature.

Upon first glance, I thought it would be difficult to use. The home page us very busy but upon actual use I have found that it is more user friendly than many other platforms I use daily. There is no "new language" to learn to produce effective materials.

Easy to use and efficent layout of tools allowing for Process maps to be drafted efficently.

lack of ability to dictate shape sizes before dragging them out onto canvas.

This product combines all the things I love about padlet and jam board into one app!

Lack of backgrounds, but I’m sure it’s coming soon :-)

The product is easy to use, very intuitive with the great choice of templates. I would like espeically to point out template for the House of Quality or QFD

There is a lot of space for improvement regarding design, it is too sterile, sticky notes should be given 3d sense of looking.
Another, and more important thing is that I wasn't able to work remotely with my clients by sharing the board to the users who are not registered on the Lucidchart.

VERY ADAPTABLE AND EXPANDABLE. CAN MAKE REALLY BIG CHARTS

CONFUSING TO COPY/PASTE ORG CHART BRANCHES FROM ONE CHART TO ANOTHER

Easy to adopt great sharing functionality.

Integration with other apps and export to other formats.

The ability to map out the thoughts into a visual medium, easily, is one of the most important aspects of this software. It is fairly easy to use with a quick learning curve. A very helpful tool for daily use.

It is a fairly easy software to use - however a quick on-screen tutorial of the most important and frequent used features would be an awesome start point.