# FXMisc/RichTextFX

Rich-text area for JavaFX

Repository: https://github.com/FXMisc/RichTextFX
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/richtextfx
Language: Java
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: javafx, rich-text-editor, java
Last push: 2025-12-23T13:57:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 58, release rhythm 33, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4718, "days_push": 253, "days_rel": 286, "gap_med": 122, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1340, forks 240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:26.050803+00:00)

## What it is
RichTextFX is a memory-efficient rich-text area control for JavaFX that supports styling ranges of text and embedding custom inline objects. It serves as a foundation for building rich text and code editors with features like syntax highlighting.

## Use cases
- build a code editor with syntax highlighting in JavaFX
- style ranges of text in a JavaFX text area
- display custom objects inline in a text editor
- create a rich text editor on the JVM
- customize caret, selection, and scrolling behavior of a text area

## When to choose
- you need a customizable styled text area in a JavaFX application
- you are building an IDE, code editor, or rich text editor on the JVM
- you want fine-grained control over text styling and inline content

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured editor with search-and-replace, syntax highlighters, or hyperlink support out of the box
- you are not using JavaFX
- you want an MVC-compliant text component

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, editor
- domain: text-editors, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: javafx, rich-text, syntax-highlighting, code-editor, styled-text, desktop

## Member repositories
- FXMisc/RichTextFX (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:26.050803+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 2026-08-30T04:43:46.788847+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FXMisc/RichTextFX (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:26.050803+00:00, sha 6ccaaa362afc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.