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Spec score 7.2 #27 of 37 in Rich Text Editor Software

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Product
Novel is an open-source, Notion-style WYSIWYG editor with AI-powered autocompletions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Deployment
The project says you can deploy your own version of Novel to Vercel with one click.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security
The GitHub repository links a security policy; the opened project pages do not state specific security certifications or compliance standards.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The repository suggests opening an issue to report a bug and contributing through pull requests.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The repository is licensed under Apache-2.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
AI command
The AI Command guide describes running AI commands in the editor and labels the feature as coming soon.Read 4 Oct 2026 · novel.sh
Browser extension
The README links to a VS Code extension for Novel.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Documentation
Novel's documentation describes the project as a headless Notion-style WYSIWYG editor and marks its feature section as TODO.Read 11 Oct 2026 · novel.sh
Editor customization
Novel's docs describe using it with a developer's preferred styling or components.Read 4 Oct 2026 · novel.sh
Framework
Novel is built for React and has community-maintained packages for Svelte and Vue.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Framework extension limit
The Svelte community port lists slash menus, a bubble menu, toasts, image upload, and testing among its TODOs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · novel.sh
Framework support
Novel is built for React, and the README links community-maintained packages for Svelte and Vue.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Image uploads
The image upload guide shows how to configure uploads, validate image type and size, and handle image paste and drop events.Read 4 Oct 2026 · novel.sh
Local setup
Running Novel locally requires an OpenAI API key and a Vercel Blob read/write token.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security policy
The repository says it releases patches for security vulnerabilities and lists version 0.2.x as supported.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Styling integration
Tailwind is listed as an active integration, while CSS and Panda CSS are listed as upcoming integrations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · novel.sh
Technology
The project lists Next.js, Tiptap, OpenAI, Vercel AI SDK, Vercel, Tailwind CSS, and Cal Sans in its technology stack.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Upload size limit
The image upload example rejects files larger than 20 MB.Read 4 Oct 2026 · novel.sh
VS Code
A VS Code extension lets users edit Markdown files with the Novel editor and provides debounced autosave.Read 11 Oct 2026 · novel.sh
Vulnerability reporting
The security policy requests vulnerability reports by email and says a response will arrive within 48 hours.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

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