An extensible text editor framework that provides excellent reliability, accessibility and performance.
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Features
Framework Agnostic Core - Works with any UI framework, with official React bindings
Reliable & Accessible - Built-in accessibility support and WCAG compliance
Extensible - Plugin-based architecture with powerful extension points
Immutable State Model - Time-travel ready with built-in undo/redo
Collaborative Editing - Real-time collaboration via Yjs integration
Serialization - Import/export from JSON, Markdown, and HTML
Rich Content - Support for tables, lists, code blocks, images, and custom nodes
Cross-browser - Firefox 115+, Safari 15+, Chrome 86+ (see Supported Browsers )
Type Safe - Written in TypeScript with comprehensive type definitions
Quick Start
For framework-agnostic usage, start with the
Vanilla JS quick start
or the
Vanilla JS example .
For React applications, install Lexical with the official React bindings:
npm install lexical @lexical/react
import { $getRoot, $getSelection } from 'lexical';
import { LexicalComposer } from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposer';
import { PlainTextPlugin } from '@lexical/react/LexicalPlainTextPlugin';
import { ContentEditable } from '@lexical/react/LexicalContentEditable';
import { HistoryPlugin } from '@lexical/react/LexicalHistoryPlugin';
import { LexicalErrorBoundary } from '@lexical/react/LexicalErrorBoundary';
const initialConfig = {
namespace: 'MyEditor',
onError: (error) => console.error(error),
};
function Editor() {
return (
<LexicalComposer initialConfig={initialConfig}>
<PlainTextPlugin
contentEditable={<ContentEditable />}
ErrorBoundary={LexicalErrorBoundary}
/>
<HistoryPlugin />
</LexicalComposer>
);
}
Try it yourself:
Development
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Start playground dev server
pnpm run start
# Run tests
pnpm run test-unit
pnpm run test-e2e-chromium
# Lint and type check
pnpm run ci-check
See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed development guidelines.
Documentation
Browser Support
Browser
Version
Chrome
86+
Firefox
115+
Safari
15+
Edge
86+
Contributors
We welcome contributions! Please read our Contributing Guide to learn about our development process and how to propose bugfixes and improvements.
License
MIT License Copyright ©2026 Meta Platforms, Inc.