Today, I had the pleasure of working with mdxeditor.dev, and I must say — it's an impressively modern and developer-focused rich text editor designed specifically for working with MDX (Markdown + JSX). If you are building content management systems, documentation platforms, or LLM prompt builder this library is definitely worth your attention.
mdxeditor.dev?
it blends the simplicity of markdown with the flexibility of reactjs components, offering a great authoring experience for developers.
Features i like
- Clear and Modular API — Easy to extend and customize the editor experience.
- Image and Media support — Built-in components for handling images, code blocks, etc.
- Custom Component Previews — Define how your custom MDX components render in the editor.
- Plugin-based Architecture — Add or remove features like headings, tables, or frontmatter with ease.
Getting started (I copied this from their API document )
Installation is a breeze:
npm install @mdxeditor/editor
Then, just drop it into your React component:
import { MDXEditor, headingsPlugin, listsPlugin } from '@mdxeditor/editor';
<MDXEditor
markdown="# Hello MDX"
plugins={[headingsPlugin(), listsPlugin()]}
/>
the api is clean and intuitive. it does not take much to get a full-fledged editor up and running.
developer experience
What stood out the most during my usage today:
- The documentation is incredibly clear and well-structured — with example, props, and plugin guides.
- the plugin architecture makes it very easy to compose editor feature.
- everything was 'typed with TypeScript', making development smoother and but little anoying for me (because i am not good at typescript).
Thing i loved
- Simplicity + Power - easy enough to get started in minutes, yet powerful enough for complex customization.
- Plugin Ecosystem - Everything from code blocks to markdown text can be plugged in or out.
- Live Preview Support - you can define how MDX components render in-editor.
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