tldraw/apps/docs/content/getting-started/quick-start.mdx

---
title: Quick Start
status: published
author: steveruizok
date: 3/22/2023
order: 0
---

<h2>Add a tldraw canvas to your React app in just 5 minutes.</h2>

The tldraw SDK provides a really simple way to craft infinite canvas experiences for the web. It's perfect for collaborative applications, productivity tools, interfacing with multi-modal AI, and more.

By the end of this guide you will have made something that looks like this: 

<Embed className="article__embed--quickstart" src="https://examples.tldraw.com/develop" />

### 1. Installation

- Set up a React project however you normally do. [We recommend Vite](https://vitejs.dev/guide/#scaffolding-your-first-vite-project).
- Install the tldraw library using this command:

```bash
npm install @tldraw/tldraw@beta
```

### 2. Import Styles

To import fonts and CSS for tldraw:

- Create or edit a css file called `index.css`
- Copy and paste this into the file:

```CSS
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@500;700;&display=swap");
@import url("@tldraw/tldraw/tldraw.css");

body {
  font-family: "Inter";
}
```

### 3. Render Tldraw Component

To render the Tldraw component

- Import the `<Tldraw />` component from `@tldraw/tldraw`
- Import the `index.css` CSS file from earlier
- Wrap the Tldraw component in a `<div>` element with the style attribute set to: `{ position: 'fixed', inset: 0 }`

This will render a full screen canvas:

```javascript
import { Tldraw } from "@tldraw/tldraw";
import "./index.css";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <div style={{ position: 'fixed', inset: 0 }}>
      <Tldraw />
    </div>
  );
}
```

## Next Steps

Now that you have your canvas working, you may be wondering: what next? 

You can try: 

- Giving the editor a makeover by [customizing the UI](/docs/user-interface)
- Adding your own [shapes](/docs/shapes) and [tools](/docs/tools)
- Providing collaboration using [multiplayer](https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw-yjs-example) 

We provide the above examples and more in our [examples section](/examples). Go build something creative and please do share it with us in our [#show-and-tell](https://discord.com/invite/SBBEVCA4PG) channel on Discord!