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Wordgard – new rich-text editor by the creator of ProseMirror

Marijn Haverbeke, creator of ProseMirror, introduces Wordgard, a new rich-text editor currently at version 0.1. The editor aims to provide a simpler, more opinionated alternative while still offering powerful editing capabilities and extensibility.

Background

Marijn Haverbeke is the creator of ProseMirror, a popular JavaScript framework for building rich-text editors (think: Notion, Google Docs-style editing in the browser). ProseMirror is widely used in the tech industry but is known for being complex and low-level, requiring significant developer effort. Wordgard is Haverbeke's new editor project — it aims to be a higher-level, simpler-to-use product built on top of ProseMirror concepts. This matters because rich-text editing in the browser is notoriously difficult (historically, contenteditable HTML is buggy), and Haverbeke is one of the field's leading experts. The initial 0.1 release signals an early-stage preview, not a finished product. Developers watching this space will be interested in whether Wordgard succeeds in making ProseMirror's power more accessible without sacrificing quality.

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