facebook/lexical
Lexical is an extensible text editor framework that provides excellent reliability, accessibility and performance. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 13
- age_days: 2099
- days_rel: 34
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 42
Adoption not part of the score
23797 stars · 2220 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Lexical is an extensible JavaScript text editor framework from Meta that attaches to contentEditable elements and provides a modular, plugin-based architecture for building rich text experiences. It offers official React bindings, Yjs-based real-time collaboration, and JSON/Markdown/HTML serialization with a lightweight 22kb core.
Use cases
- build a rich text editor for a blog or CMS
- add mentions and hashtags to a chat input
- create a Notion-like block editor with slash commands
- implement real-time collaborative editing in a web app
- build an accessible WYSIWYG editor with React
- create a lightweight rich text composer for an AI assistant
When to choose
- you need a highly customizable, accessible rich text editor in JavaScript or React
- you want real-time collaboration via Yjs
- bundle size and performance matter and you want a modular editor core
When to avoid
- you just need a plain textarea with no rich features
- you need a fully batteries-included WYSIWYG with toolbars out of the box
- your project is not web/browser-based
Facets
framework · maturity stable
editor ui-components frontend-framework plugin-system serialization web-development frontend text-editors browser rich-text-editor wysiwyg contenteditable collaborative-editing react-bindings accessibility nodejs web-server
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/facebook/lexical · fetched 2026-08-28 · fd23fbe9ad74
- homepage: https://lexical.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · a93b712af147
- site_page: https://lexical.dev/docs/intro · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1274c367c58c
- site_page: https://lexical.dev/docs/api · fetched 2026-08-29 · 59d68d14842d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| facebook/lexical | main | 98 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="facebook/lexical")
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