Item: Freehand by InVision
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use InVision Freehand for virtual collaboration in place of a whiteboard and have found the functionality has exceeded our ability to be efficient and innovative.

Pros and Cons

Collaboration
Easy transitions between activities
Maintains data that can be leveraged elsewhere
Visualization for design thinking innovation

Better integration with Figma
More easily allow anonymous users (clients) to access and collaborate in real time
Allow for cropping/masking of images so another tool isn't needed when making collages, etc.

Most Important Features

Sticky notes with data that can convert
Drawing and text
Color groupings and rearranging of content
Multiple users working simultaneously

Return on Investment

Time savings on taking workshop insights into follow up reports
Increased innovation by allowing team mates to collaborate virtually

InVision Freehand is simple to use and doesn't have all the bells and whistles Figma offers - and its simplicity has a place in the workspace tech stack. We haven't tried Figma Jam yet - even though we use Figma, we still prefer Invision.

Key Insights

Do you think Freehand by InVision delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Freehand by InVision's feature set?

Yes

Did Freehand by InVision live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Freehand by InVision go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Freehand by InVision again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Figma, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator CC, SurveyMonkey, Optimal Workshop, Dovetail User Research, Asana

Likelihood to Recommend

Great for whiteboarding sessions and design thinking when a team member is leading based on inputs from online participants. Good for team members to jump in and collab with them. Sticky notes are a little tricky to use and team members who aren't tech-savvy have a hard time making them the right size with text than can be read.

Usability

Color Selection can be tricky when changing colors for shapes and text I've seen other users struggle with creating sticky notes and getting text to fit in the box properly and had to abandon the tool for a workshop for this reason
After having a demo, I learned of new features I wasn't using. I don't know it would have been intuitive to find on my own.

Usability Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar	Requires technical support

Virtual Collaboration Software that may be better than real life!

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with InVision Freehand