sofish/pen
enjoy live editing (+markdown) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4752
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2901
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4795 stars · 402 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Pen is a lightweight JavaScript WYSIWYG editor library that turns any DOM element into a live-editable rich text area with markdown shorthand support. It offers a customizable toolbar built on contenteditable with fallbacks for older browsers.
Use cases
- embed a wysiwyg editor in a web page
- live editing with markdown shortcuts
- customizable rich text toolbar for a blog CMS
- inline content editing without heavy frameworks
- markdown-style formatting like > quotes and code blocks
When to choose
- you need a tiny dependency-free wysiwyg editor
- you want markdown shorthand while editing rich text
- you need a fully customizable toolbar via simple options
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained editor with modern security fixes
- you need collaborative editing or a full document model
- you need a React/Vue-integrated editor component
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
editor ui-components markdown web-development frontend text-editors browser wysiwyg rich-text-editor contenteditable markdown-support live-editing javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sofish/pen · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4635b47d22b2
- homepage: https://sofish.github.io/pen · fetched 2026-08-29 · 870a01fae3e0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sofish/pen | main | 23 |
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