Why I chose Lexical over Tiptap

#react #javascript #tooling #discuss

So… confession. I was a tiptap fan boy. Like really. install → write 2 lines → editor works. nice. done. 👏

Then I saw Lexical… and omg its fast as hell. Also its made by Meta (yeah fb guys), same people who made React. And I was like, okay okay let’s try this baby.

Tiptap vs Lexical

Feature	Tiptap	Lexical
Bundle Size	~110kb+ (depends what you add)	~25kb core only
DX (developer experince lol)	super easy, ready 2 go	low level, you build more urself
Performance	decent, but bigger	ultra fast & light
Community	huge, lot of examples	growing, meta support
Out-of-the-box	✅ many features plug n play	❌ nope, u add stuff ( Unless you use Lexkit )

My experince

Tiptap = feels like plug socket, u just connect ur charger.
Lexical = feels like buying wires & making ur own charger 😅 but once u do, its lighter & faster.

And yeah, first time I tried lexical, I was like

“bruh where is bold button?? why i must code bold my self??”

then boom 💥 I found LexKit → open source layer on top of Lexical.
It’s like… same vibes as shadcn on radix. u get the raw power + nice developer experince. Honestly saved me.