Miro's free plan stops at 3 boards? A free alternative with unlimited boards

What changed

Before and after

According to Miro's own Free Plan help article and reports in its community forum (September 2026):

WhatBeforeNow

Active boards on FreeMore than 3 (older boards became view-only)Up to 3 active boards

Creating a 4th boardAllowedBlocked with an error until you delete one or upgrade

Extra boards you already hadEditable or view-onlyOnly the 3 newest stay active; the rest are view-only

Choosing which boards stay active—Not possible: always the 3 most recently created

Miro is a strong product for real-time teamwork, and a team plan may be worth it if you collaborate live every day. The limit mostly hurts teachers, students and solo facilitators who need many boards but rarely edit together at the same moment.

Your options

Three reasonable paths

Upgrade or consolidate. If you need live multi-user editing, a paid plan, or merging boards into frames on fewer boards, keeps you in Miro.
Try another hosted whiteboard. Read the free plan carefully: many free tiers also cap boards, pages or editors.
Use a tool with no server. For solo work, workshops on one screen, or boards you share as a file or link, a browser-only board has no board count to limit.

That last option is Corkboard

Unlimited boards with sticky notes, shapes, arrows, frames, voting dots, a timer and templates for retros, kanban and mind maps. Free, no account, works offline. Boards stay on your device; share one as a link or a file.

Corkboard has no live multi-user editing: it's built for one screen or for passing a board along, not for ten people typing at once.

Open Corkboard See all features

Before you switch

Practical tips

Export the boards you care about from Miro as images or PDF before they become view-only.
Locked boards can still be duplicated, according to Miro's help article, so you can keep a copy.
Corkboard starts fresh rather than importing Miro files; rebuild active boards from a template.

Sources

Miro is a trademark of its owner. Harborlight and Corkboard are independent and not affiliated with them. Plans change; check each vendor's current page for the latest details.