# guardian/scribe

DEPRECATED: A rich text editor framework for the web platform

Repository: https://github.com/guardian/scribe
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/guardian-scribe
Homepage: http://guardian.github.io/scribe/
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-03-08T04:04:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4678, "days_push": 2369, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3482, forks 242 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:06.916904+00:00)

## What it is
Scribe is a rich text editor framework for the web platform built around contenteditable, with patches for browser inconsistencies and a plugin system. It is officially deprecated by The Guardian, which recommends forking for any feature work.

## Use cases
- embed a rich text editor in a web page
- build a custom wysiwyg editor with plugins
- normalize contenteditable behavior across browsers
- add formatting toolbar to a text area
- create a lightweight browser-based text editor

## When to choose
- you need a very small, hackable editor core and are willing to maintain a fork yourself
- you are studying editor framework design or patching legacy contenteditable inconsistencies

## When to avoid
- starting any new project, since the project is deprecated and unmaintained
- you need modern browser support, active maintenance, or documentation
- you want a production rich text editor - use ProseMirror, TipTap, or Quill instead

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, form-handling
- domain: web-development, frontend, text-editors
- platform: browser
- tags: rich-text-editor, contenteditable, wysiwyg, deprecated, extensible-editor, javascript, web

## Member repositories
- guardian/scribe (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.916904+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:26.379631+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/guardian/scribe (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.916904+00:00, sha 912d6504f01d)
  - homepage: http://guardian.github.io/scribe/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:31.629350+00:00, sha 1d9c689c3a69)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.