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What is Jamboard?
In case if someone is unfamiliar with Google Jamboard, it’s a digital canvas or whiteboard with the ability to share and collaborate among individuals or teams in real-time. This tool is useful for professionals who want to create sketches for presentations, brainstorm ideas, or even create to-do lists. Google Jamboard also allows to integrate on any Google Workspace tools.
Is Google Jamboard = Google Slides?
Google Jamboard might have similar functionality to Google Slides which made by the same company, but when Google Slides able to export into many formats such as .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint), .odp (OpenOffice Presentation), pdf, txt, JPEG or PNG image, and even .svg (useful for vector editor apps), Google Jamboard only allows to save as image or download as PDF).
Why is Google shutting down Google Jamboard?
Google said some similar tools such as FigJam by Figma, Lucidspark by Lucid, and Miro offer better features and moreover, Google already has tools with similar functions like Google Slides and decided to focus on core workspace tools instead (Google Workspace, Spreadsheet, Slides)
When Google sent the reminder to everyone, the closing warning ALREADY PUBLISHED before that
Maneesh Pal, Medium blogger writer already received the warning on March 23, 2024, which means Google already confirmed the Google Jamboard will shut down, no more consideration or anything that will change Google’s mind.
Final Thoughts
Google Jamboard will no longer be available after 2024, but they still can choose alternative tools or methods to create sketches or brainstorm ideas. Perhaps Google already has so many tools with similar functionalities and to cut down its expenses, Google decided to end Google Jamboard into ashes.
