@domternal/vue

Vue 3 components and composables for the Domternal rich text editor. Includes toolbar and menu components, v-model support, reactive editor state, and custom node views written as Vue components.

Install

pnpm add @domternal/vue @domternal/core @domternal/theme vue

The package declares Node.js 22 or later for tooling. Requires Vue 3.3 or later and @domternal/core >=1.8.0 <2.0.0. Use version 1.8.1 for all installed Domternal Free packages. Import the theme once in your application for default styling.

Quick start

Use the composable component to arrange the toolbar, content, and menus:

<script setup lang="ts">
import { Domternal } from '@domternal/vue';
import { StarterKit, BubbleMenu } from '@domternal/core';
import '@domternal/theme';

const extensions = [StarterKit, BubbleMenu];
</script>

<template>
  <Domternal :extensions="extensions" content="<p>Hello from Vue!</p>">
    <Domternal.Toolbar />
    <Domternal.Content />
    <Domternal.BubbleMenu :contexts="{ text: ['bold', 'italic', 'underline'] }" />
  </Domternal>
</template>

Domternal creates the editor, provides it to descendants, and destroys it on unmount. The toolbar renders controls contributed by the loaded extensions.

Bind content with v-model

Use DomternalEditor when the document should bind to application state:

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue';
import { DomternalEditor } from '@domternal/vue';
import { StarterKit, type Content } from '@domternal/core';

const extensions = [StarterKit];
const content = ref<Content>('<p>Start typing...</p>');
</script>

<template>
  <DomternalEditor v-model="content" :extensions="extensions" />
</template>

The model holds HTML by default. Set outputFormat="json" and initialize it with JSON content to bind JSON instead.

For full control, useEditor returns editor, a ShallowRef<Editor | null>, and editorRef, which you bind to the mount element. Use provideEditor(editor) to share it and useEditorState(editor, ed => ed.isActive('bold')) for derived state. See the composable example.

Configuration notes

• The wrapper includes Document, Paragraph, Text, BaseKeymap, and History. StarterKit adds common formatting.
• Domternal and DomternalEditor do not forward a history prop. To use another undo manager, call useEditor({ history: false, extensions }) and omit History from those extensions as well. See disabling history.
• Creation happens in onMounted, so the editor is null during SSR and initial setup. Leave immediatelyRender off for SSR; see Nuxt integration.
• editable controls read-only mode. preset="notion" is read at creation. Replace i18n to update UI translations without recreating the editor.
• onContentError reports invalid initial content; onContentDiagnostic reports normalized content values. The Vue guide documents callback options; the Editor API explains diagnostics.
• Custom icons contain raw SVG. Supply trusted, developer-authored constants.

Office paste and custom list labels

Register PasteCleanup in your editor's extensions to normalize supported Word and Google Docs clipboard HTML. It is not enabled by the wrapper. In 1.5.0, formattingForPaste lets your application choose Preserve or Adapt for each paste without recreating the editor. Add the corresponding formatting, Table and Image extensions for content you want to retain. Use ListLabels for supported custom markers, with the same schema on every collaborative writer.

Further reading

• Vue guide and component reference
• Editor commands and content API
• Theming and localization with i18n
• Optional clipboard HTML cleanup
• Custom Vue node views