A modern rich text editor for Rails

Lexxy is powering Basecamp and hundreds of other products.

Clean HTML, Markdown shortcuts, code highlighting, attachments, and more, all wired straight into Action Text.

Everything you’d expect, done right

A focused set of features that respect your markup and your users.

Paragraphs are real <p> tags, as they should be

**Inline** shortcuts and auto-formatting on paste, without leaving the editor

Real-time syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks as you type

Paste a URL over selected text to turn it into a link instantly

Preview attachments like PDFs and videos right inside the editor

Display images in a grid, with full drag-n-drop support

Best-in-class UX for creating and editing tables

Mentions and interactive prompts with flexible loading and filtering

Generates the canonical HTML Action Text expects — drop-in for Trix

Extensions allow you to write your own editor behavior

Written in vanilla JavaScript and CSS for easy customization