https://github.com/basecamp/lexxy

A modern rich text editor for Rails.
https://github.com/basecamp/lexxy

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A modern rich text editor for Rails.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/basecamp/lexxy
• Owner: basecamp
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-05-17T03:55:46.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-04-24T14:26:28.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-04-24T14:32:05.097Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://basecamp.github.io/lexxy/
• Size: 152 MB
• Stars: 1,041
• Watchers: 16
• Forks: 93
• Open Issues: 45
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: MIT-LICENSE
  • Agents: AGENTS.md

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# Lexxy

A modern rich text editor for Rails.

> [!IMPORTANT]

> This is a beta. It hasn't been battle-tested yet. Please try it out and report any issues you find.

**[Try it out!](https://basecamp.github.io/lexxy/try-it)**

## Features

- Built on top of [Lexical](https://lexical.dev), the powerful text editor framework from Meta.

- Good HTML semantics. Paragraphs are real `
` tags, as they should be.

- Markdown support: shortcuts, auto-formatting on paste.

- Real-time code syntax highlighting.

- Create links by pasting URLs on selected text.

- Configurable prompts. Support for mentions and other interactive prompts with multiple loading and filtering strategies.

- Preview attachments like PDFs and Videos in the editor.

- Works seamlessly with Action Text, generating the same canonical HTML format it expects for attachments.

![Lexxy editor screenshot](docs/images/home.screenshot.png)

## Documentation

Visit the **[documentation site](https://basecamp.github.io/lexxy)**.

## Roadmap

This is a beta. Here's what's coming next:

- [x] Configurable editors in Action Text: Choose your editor like you choose your database.

- [x] More editing features:

    - [x] Tables

    - [x] Text highlighting

- [x] Configuration hooks.

- [x] Standalone JS package: to use in non-Rails environments.

- [x] Image galleries: The only remaining feature for full Action Text compatibility

- [ ] Install task that generates the necessary JS and adds stylesheets.

## Contributing

- Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/basecamp/lexxy/issues). Help is especially welcome with [those tagged as "Help Wanted"](https://github.com/basecamp/lexxy/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22help%20wanted%22).

- For questions and general Lexxy discussion, please use the [Discussions section](https://github.com/basecamp/lexxy/discussions)

## License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

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