What is this?
Novel is an open-source, Notion-style WYSIWYG editor with AI-powered autocompletions — a writing surface that looks like Notion and finishes your sentences with AI.
Novel is an open-source, Notion-style WYSIWYG editor with AI-powered autocompletions — a writing surface that looks like Notion and finishes your sentences with AI.Is this a hosted service I sign up for, or something I run myself?Something you run yourself: it is an open-source web app you can deploy to your own Vercel account in one click, or run locally while developing.
Something you run yourself: it is an open-source web app you can deploy to your own Vercel account in one click, or run locally while developing.How do I get it running locally?Clone the repo, set two environment variables — OPENAI_API_KEY and BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN — then start the dev server. Already deployed to Vercel? vc env pull copies the variables from your project.
Clone the repo, set two environment variables — OPENAI_API_KEY and BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN — then start the dev server. Already deployed to Vercel? vc env pull copies the variables from your project.Do I need my own API keys for that?Yes: your own OpenAI API key powers the completions, plus a Vercel Blob read/write token, which is still in beta and requires signing up on a form for access.
Yes: your own OpenAI API key powers the completions, plus a Vercel Blob read/write token, which is still in beta and requires signing up on a form for access.Is anything still rough around the edges?A couple of things: the Vercel Blob storage integration is in beta, and the documentation is marked as work-in-progress.
A couple of things: the Vercel Blob storage integration is in beta, and the documentation is marked as work-in-progress.Does it connect to my Notion workspace?No — 'Notion-style' only describes the editor's look and feel. The README mentions no Notion integration; it is an independent editor you deploy yourself.
No — 'Notion-style' only describes the editor's look and feel. The README mentions no Notion integration; it is an independent editor you deploy yourself.Is there a VSCode extension?Yes — a community-maintained VSCode extension by bennykok brings Novel-style editing into VS Code, separate from the web app.
Yes — a community-maintained VSCode extension by bennykok brings Novel-style editing into VS Code, separate from the web app.What are similar projects?BlockNote, tiptap, ai, chatbot, html-anything, gitdiagram, milkdown, boardui
BlockNote, tiptap, ai, chatbot, html-anything, gitdiagram, milkdown, boardui