@edtr-io/core NPM

The Editor

Core Characteristics

Edtr.io's plugin architecture makes it adapt to virtually any use case. Platform providers have full control over the available editing options. The edtr.io project provides a lean core of basic functionalities. For Rich Text editing, we build on Slate.js.

Edtr.io is based on reusable React components. Implementing and integrating a plugin only requires a few lines of code. You decide how data gets persisted; the state is a normalized JSON object, no HTML is involved. Plugins support undo/redo out of the box.

Edtr.io has UX at heart. Our core implements a consistent user experience. Building plugins from reusable elements ensures a uniform look and feel. Integrating edtr.io into an existing applications is simple: all functionalities are fully customizable, theming can be applied from ground up.

In-line editors provide an easy way to work on web content. Content creators work directly on elements, adding and changing them in-place. Everything just looks like the final page. Users do not need knowledge of markup languages or any special training.

Basic Features

Rich text editing
Drag ’n’ drop content sorting
Global undo/redo
Mobile preview

Basic Plugins

Image upload
Blockquote
Spoiler
Markdown table
Youtube video integration (in development)
Vimeo video integration (in development)
Wiki Commons video integration (in development)

Plugins for Education

Input text exercise
Matching exercise
Multiple and single choice exercise
Basic equations
Wiris equation editor
GeoGebraTube integration
H5P.com integration
Serlo.org content integration

Further Plugins

Code highlighting

Feel free to write your own plugin to extend edtr.io for your use case!

Status

Edtr.io is currently in active developement. Our working prototype is in use and being tested since June on serlo.org. Watch this space, there will be a public demo soon.

Local Developement

git clone https://github.com/edtr-io/edtr-io.git
cd edtr-io
yarn
yarn start

That should be all! (When yarn fails try using the current node lts)

Committed to Simplicity and Openness

Edtr.io is backed by Open Education heavyweights: serlo.org and the HPI Schul-Cloud, and supported by Splish.

It has been born from the needs of the learning platform serlo.org and builds on the original work of Serlo’s co-founder and CTO Aeneas Rekkas. Serlo.org is inspired by Wikipedia and already provides thousands of articles, videos and exercises for one million German students every month. Serlo.org is growing steadily. In 2018, the platform went international.

In 2019, Serlo partnered with the German Schul-Cloud, started by the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in cooperation with MINT-EC, and funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research. The HPI Schul-Cloud aims to provide low-threshold access to digital educational content to schools nationwide.

Splish was founded in 2016 by the very people working on the editor, to be able to provide commercial support.

Great content editing is essential for the user experience of a community-driven site - edtr.io’s main purpose is to make editing on the web easy for students and teachers.

We love education. We need this editor. We're in for the long haul.

License

Edtr.io is under MIT license.

Contacts

In case you want to use the editor for the education sector,\ contact serlo.org

Commercial Support

Commercial integration, custom plugin development and support is available from Splish.me, from the same knowledgeable people writing the code for edtr.io's core functionalities. For inquiries, please contact edtr-io@splish.me.