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Description

Slate offers a highly customizable framework designed for creating rich text editors. It empowers developers to craft sophisticated editors akin to those found in platforms like Medium, Dropbox Paper, or Google Docs, which are essential for modern web applications, all while keeping the codebase manageable and straightforward. This flexibility is achieved through a plugin-based architecture, which allows you to extend functionality without being limited by the core features of the framework. Imagine it as a modular take on contenteditable, seamlessly integrated with React. Drawing inspiration from tools like Draft.js, Prosemirror, and Quill, Slate is currently in its beta phase. While its foundational API is operational, advanced functionalities may require contributions from users to address specific use cases. Certain APIs may not be finalized and are subject to change as improvements are identified. A key highlight of Slate is its emphasis on treating plugins as primary components, enabling a diverse range of features to be incorporated easily. Overall, Slate represents a significant evolution in the development of rich text editing experiences.

Description

The Editing team's VisualEditor initiative strives to develop a dependable rich-text editor for MediaWiki. This editor, which can be utilized as a MediaWiki extension with the assistance of the Parsoid project for HTML+RDFa, is designed in such a way that its core functionality can operate independently of MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js. Since 2020, VisualEditor has been accessible to all users on MediaWiki.org and is also available on nearly all versions of Wikipedia and Wikivoyage. For many other Wikimedia projects and languages, it functions as an optional Beta Feature for logged-in users. Although VisualEditor is accessible in certain namespaces, such as the main namespace, it is typically not available in discussion or template namespaces. The issue of declining new contributor growth is perceived as one of the most significant challenges confronting the Wikimedia movement. To address this, VisualEditor was developed to eliminate unnecessary technical barriers related to Wikimedia's editing interface, which is seen as essential for boosting the number of contributors to Wikimedia projects. By simplifying the editing process, the project aims not only to enhance user experience but also to foster a more inviting environment for potential contributors.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Dropbox Paper Yes 
Electrik Yes 
Google Docs Yes 
MediaWiki No 
Medium Yes 
Quicklaunch Yes 
Unibuddy Yes 

Integrations

Dropbox Paper No 
Electrik No 
Google Docs No 
MediaWiki Yes 
Medium No 
Quicklaunch No 
Unibuddy No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Slate JS

Website

docs.slatejs.org

Vendor Details

Company Name

Editing team

Founded

2011

Website

www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor

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