GrapesJS Vue 3: Build Custom Editor

Vue 3 wrapper components and composables for building custom editor UIs around GrapesJS.

grapesjs-vuelets you integrate GrapesJS into a Vue 3 application with a declarative, idiomatic API. The library is focused on the UI controlsaroundthe canvas — sidebars, toolbars, panels, modals — while GrapesJS continues to own canvas rendering. This split keeps the editor's native behavior intact and lets you design any shell you want with Vue.

Features

• Drop-in<Editor>component— pass in the GrapesJS module (or a CDN URL) plus standard editor options and you're up and running with the default UI.
• Custom UI mode— place a<Canvas />anywhere in your layout to mount the GrapesJS canvas, and the wrapper automatically initializes GrapesJS incustomUImode so Vue owns the chrome.
• Composables—useEditor()returns the loaded GrapesJS instance (throws if called before ready);useEditorMaybe()returnsundefineduntil the editor is available. Use<WithEditor>to guarantee children render only once the editor is ready.
• Provider components with scoped slotsfor every major GrapesJS Manager:
  • BlocksProvider,DevicesProvider,PagesProvider,LayersProvider,SelectorsProvider,

  • StylesProvider,TraitsProvider,AssetsProvider,ModalProvider
• Flexible plugin loading— pass plugins as strings, functions, or{ id, src, options }descriptors.
• CDN-friendly— load GrapesJS itself via a script URL and the wrapper handles the rest, including stylesheet injection viagrapesjsCss.
• waitReadyoptionto defer exposing the editor instance until a specific event fires.
• TypeScript-first— ships full type declarations (EditorProps,PluginToLoad,PluginTypeToLoad, and per-provider*ResultProps).
• Ships asESM,CJS, and.d.tsbundles.

Compatibility

• Vue≥ 3.5
• GrapesJS≥ 0.22.16

Installation

pnpm add grapesjs-vue grapesjs vue # or npm install grapesjs-vue grapesjs vue 

Don't forget to import the GrapesJS stylesheet (or pass a stylesheet URL when loading GrapesJS via script).

Custom UI with built-in canvas

Place<Canvas />wherever you want the GrapesJS canvas mounted. Once aCanvasis provided, the wrapper initializes GrapesJS incustomUImode and Vue takes over the surrounding controls.

<script setup lang="ts"> import grapesjs from 'grapesjs' import 'grapesjs/dist/css/grapes.min.css' import { Canvas, Editor } from 'grapesjs-vue' </script> <template> <Editor :grapesjs="grapesjs" :options="{ height: '100%', storageManager: false }"> <div class="editor-shell"> <aside class="sidebar">Your custom panel</aside> <Canvas class="canvas" /> </div> </Editor> </template> 

Editor composables

<!-- EditorStatus.vue --> <script setup lang="ts"> import { useEditorMaybe } from 'grapesjs-vue' const maybeEditor = useEditorMaybe() const ready = Boolean(maybeEditor) </script> <template> <span>{{ ready ? 'Ready' : 'Loading' }}</span> </template> 

<!-- ClearCanvasButton.vue --> <script setup lang="ts"> import { useEditor } from 'grapesjs-vue' const editor = useEditor() </script> <template> <button type="button" @click="editor.runCommand('core:canvas-clear')"> Clear canvas </button> </template> 

Wrap children in<WithEditor>to guaranteeuseEditor()is safe to call inside:

<script setup lang="ts"> import { WithEditor } from 'grapesjs-vue' import ClearCanvasButton from './ClearCanvasButton.vue' </script> <template> <WithEditor> <ClearCanvasButton /> </WithEditor> </template> 

Provider components

Providers expose each GrapesJS Manager's state and actions through Vue scoped slots — so your custom UI stays declarative while preserving GrapesJS's native behavior.

<script setup lang="ts"> import { BlocksProvider } from 'grapesjs-vue' </script> <template> <BlocksProvider v-slot="{ blocks, dragStart, dragStop }"> <button v-for="block in blocks" :key="block.getId()" type="button" draggable="true" @dragstart="dragStart(block, $event)" @dragend="dragStop" > {{ block.getLabel() }} </button> </BlocksProvider> </template> 

Built-in providers:

API overview

Exports

• Components:Editor(default export, also exported asGjsEditor),Canvas,WithEditor
• Providers:BlocksProvider,DevicesProvider,PagesProvider,LayersProvider,

• SelectorsProvider,StylesProvider,TraitsProvider,AssetsProvider,ModalProvider
• Composables:useEditor,useEditorMaybe
• Types:EditorProps,PluginToLoad,PluginTypeToLoad, and*ResultPropsfor each provider

<Editor>props

Build output

• ESM:dist/grapesjs-vue.js
• CJS:dist/grapesjs-vue.cjs.js
• Types:dist/index.d.ts