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Notion-like WYSIWYG editor with export to a beautiful static HTML website

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I've created an online WYSIWYG editor for building static documentation sites for products - TileDocs (https://tiledocs.com).

Its capabilities are currently limited, but it's suitable for creating attractive documentation websites.

Key features include:

* Create workspaces with tree-style navigation

* Organize content into groups and folders

* Basic text editing components (paragraphs, headings, lists, quotes, etc.)

* Code blocks with syntax highlighting

* Image insertion

* Markdown import and shortcut support

* Built-in search functionality

GitBook inspired this tool. I loved how easily you could create beautiful, user-friendly docs with GitBook. But not being able to deploy those doc pages on my own website was a deal-breaker.

My editor allows exporting to a static website that can be used anywhere. And it is completely free.

this looks really nice, thanks for sharing.

Thanks! I’ll do my best to make it even better!

I’d really like a Notion that syncs to Git. Kind of like the original promise of GitBooks. Can TileDocs sync to Git/GitHub for team-based collaboration?

I’m currently working on GitHub integration. It’ll be ready soon. Stay tuned!

Looks great, but some weird usability hiccups.

- There is no way to add anything before a code block - You can't add anything after a code block (have to click the + - Adding a code block requires you to click into it to type (why does it not autofocus?) - Randomly the '/' menu doesn't allow type to filter and only the arrow keys work.

Thanks for finding this. What browser do you use?

Offtopic; any permissive licenced (apache, mit etc) open source versions of such an editor?

This is the initial version of the online editor, and its functionality will continue to grow. It will always be free, with monetization only coming from cloud storage (for those who need it). However, I don’t plan on making it open source.

Yes, I thought so considering you didn't make it open source now :) That's why I put 'offtopic' as I didn't think you are planning to. I need one of these for integration in a tool i'm making and I cannot find one, paid or open source, that is free enough to do that.

In my experience, if you need to customize the look and behavior of the editor, Lexical Framework is the way to go. But be prepared to invest a lot of time.

If you’re fine with the default setup, you might want to go with ProseMirror or TipTap instead.

Editor.js -> https://editorjs.io/

Quill.js -> https://quilljs.com/

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