GitHub Writer

A WYSIWYG rich-text editor for GitHub issues, comments and pull requests. Powered by CKEditor.

What is GitHub Writer?

'GitHub Writer' is a Chrome extension that serves as a WYSIWYG rich-text editor on GitHub. Its integration into GitHub's interface makes writing issues, reviews, pull requests and wikis simpler. It includes all features from the standard GitHub plain-text editor, such as Markdown input, but provides easy-to-use tools for crafting tables and other structures. GitHub Writer, empowered by CKEditor 5, enhances the user experience by removing the necessity to switch to the 'Preview' tab to view progress. This open-source project invites valuable user feedback and contributions.

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By: CKSource

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.53 (17)

Version: 1.10.4 (Last updated: 2024-04-12)

Creation date: 2020-07-03

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 3.45M

Email: br*****@cksource.com

Ranking

# 20773 ▼ 51

Other rankings

#240 in Developer Tools ▼ 3 #5 in github keyword 36 #34 in text editor keyword 12 ▼ 2 #67 in writing keyword 34 ▼ 1 #247 in editor keyword 43 ▼ 30

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GitHub Writer (v1.10.4)

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About

GitHub Writer is a WYSIWYG rich-text editor for GitHub. The extension is available when creating or commenting on issues, reviews, pull requests, and wikis.

It provides all the features available in the GitHub plain-text editor, including Markdown input. For features like tables, it offers a much easier experience in comparison to plain-text Markdown and allows users to be more productive. No more switching to the Preview tab to see what you write!

It is powered by CKEditor 5, a modern JavaScript rich-text editor.

GitHub Writer is an Open Source project and your questions, feedback and contributions are always welcome.

User reviews

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Pros

Great WYSIWYG editor for writing on GitHub
Makes creating complex content easier
Essential for anyone working on GitHub
Improves readability of content while editing
Helps with managing markdown formatting

Cons

Does not work with wiki pages
Limited functionality in editing certain formats
Some features like drag and drop for videos don't work
Doesn't work on Android browser
Lacks merging capabilities for table cells

Most mentioned

Great extension!
Doesn't work on Wiki pages
Essential app for anyone working on GitHub
Very useful extension
I can't imagine using GH without this extension

User reviews

There are certainly some functionality gaps. The extension only works with a limited subset of GitHub inputs. Omitted are editing MD source files and wiki entries (probably two of the most complex use cases!).

Luke Leber, 2024-06-06

Great extension! A WYSIWYG editor like this is needed for ALL web sites with comment input fields, if there is a way to detect if a website supports markdown input. Or perhaps the user could manage the allow list, like great suspender does.