Time to market
vs. building from scratch
Save 3–6 months of engineering
Drag-and-drop, undo/redo, block registry, asset manager, resizable panels — all built and battle-tested. Your team ships the product, not the editor infrastructure.
GrapesJS + React integration
Launch a production-ready React page builder — without building it from scratch.
GrapesJS provides the editor engine. React provides UI composition and product control. Together — a running builder in 30 minutes, not 6 months.
MIT license, zero vendor lock-in22k+ GitHub starsIn production since 2015
Three honest comparisons
Most teams land on GrapesJS after hitting the same walls in the alternatives.
Full ownership
vs. proprietary SaaS builders
You own every byte of output
GrapesJS outputs clean HTML + CSS you store in your own database. MIT license, zero vendor lock-in, no per-seat fees, no API quota that breaks in production.
DX & reliability
vs. raw contenteditable
Block model + undo stack out of the box
Structured block model prevents markup corruption. Full undo/redo history. Built-in asset manager. Responsive breakpoints. Things that take 6+ months to replicate manually.
Live demos
Open in full screen →Try before you integrate
Free open-source baseline + two production editors from GJS.Market built on GrapesJS + React. Switch tabs to see what shipped vs. what you would build yourself.
★shadcn/ui Editor is what most React teams try first — it’s pre-selected below.
Production-grade GrapesJS with the shadcn/ui design system pre-wired into the canvas. TypeScript, dark mode, accessible primitives — the way modern React apps look, without you building the editor UI.
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Integration timeline
30 minutes is not marketing
From npm install to a working drag-and-drop editor, on a fresh React project.
Same scope without GrapesJS
3–6 months
custom dev for editor chrome alone
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npm install @grapesjs/react
One command. GrapesJS core + the official React wrapper. No peer-dependency maze.
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Drop <GjsEditor /> into a client component
Mount it with ssr: false in Next.js or inside useEffect in plain React. Canvas is live in minutes.
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Register your design system blocks
Map your React components to GrapesJS block types. Editor picks them up; designers can drag them.
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Connect storageManager to your API
Two endpoints: load project JSON, save project JSON. Rendered HTML/CSS also available via getHtml() / getCss().
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Editor in production
Style Manager, Device Preview, Asset Manager, Undo/Redo — all working. Ship the first feature to users.
The numbers
22k+
GitHub Stars
100+
Marketplace Plugins
MIT
Open Source License
30 min
To first running editor
10 lines of code
Install the package, drop in the component. Add storage, blocks, and custom panels when you are ready.
◈Builder.tsx
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import GjsEditor from '@grapesjs/react';export default function Builder() {return (<GjsEditoroptions={{height: '100vh',storageManager: false,}}/>);}
100+ plugins. Start with these six.
Production essentials from the marketplace — no plumbing required.
Storage Manager
Persist project JSON and rendered HTML to your API in one config line.
Block Manager
Register React-friendly block sets with live previews and categories.
Asset Manager
Drag images from your CDN directly into the canvas.
Style Manager
Full CSS variable support — tie editor controls to your design tokens.
Rich Text
Inline editing with custom toolbar actions.
Export Plugin
One-click export to clean HTML file with inlined styles.
Ready to ship
Open the builder and configure your first editor.
Pick a preset, add plugins, configure your blocks — and get a running GrapesJS + React editor in minutes.
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Book a 15-min architecture call →Talk to someone who has shipped a React editor.
15 minutes, no pitch. We’ll sketch your integration path and recommend the right plugin stack for your use case.
Frequently asked questions
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