StackExchange/Stacks-Editor

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Stack Overflow's Combination Rich Text / Markdown Editor

Stars: 437
Forks: 61
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 51
Avg merge: 16h 2m
Merged PRs (30d): 8

Dominant language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 17, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: good first issue

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51 open issues indexed

Stacks Editor outside the Stack Overflow ecosystem Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#504 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Nov 17, 2025
How can i translate hover tooltip content in the editor to persian language Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#395 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 13, 2025
Offer a callback for Content changes Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#343 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 5, 2024
Task list support Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#272 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 11, 2024
Math formulas support Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#250 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 5, 2023
Cannot use a `|` character in table header Open

bug commonmark

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#229 · Opened Oct 26, 2022
Support non-focusable disabled state. Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#228 · Opened Oct 21, 2022
Code block within spoiler gives different result than shown in preview Open

bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#222 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 13, 2022
Applying a [numbered / bulleted] list to multiple lines works differently in each mode Open

enhancement mode - markdown

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#216 · Opened Aug 19, 2022
RT mode displays weirdly content made from HTML paragraph and HTML comment tags Open

bug html mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#207 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 24, 2022
Cursor disappears in long posts on iOS Chrome/Safari after entering block elements Open

bug mode - markdown mode - rich text

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#206 · Opened Jul 21, 2022
bug(rich-text) no highlight on selected HR element Open

bug mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#198 · Opened Jul 17, 2022
Link text at end should have link trimmed with space appended Open

enhancement mode - markdown mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#196 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 17, 2022
bug(rich-text) Html comment at top translates into blue bar displayed across width of RT mode Open

bug good first issue mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#195 · Opened Jul 17, 2022
bug(markdown) Oddities with nested lists Open

bug mode - markdown

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#194 · Opened Jul 17, 2022
bug(rich-text) Cannot drag-select text in Add Image dialog textboxes Open

bug mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#190 · Opened Jul 17, 2022
bug(rich-text) cannot delete multiple tables at one time Open

bug mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#189 · Opened Jul 17, 2022
bug(markdown) Adding code block around backticks doesn't work properly Open

bug mode - markdown

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#186 · Opened Jul 14, 2022
bug(markdown) removing block quote on fenced code section doesnt remove blockquotes on fence lines Open

bug good first issue mode - markdown

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#184 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 14, 2022
bug(commonmark) Header html tags in table cells do not round-trip or preview properly Open

bug commonmark

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#183 · Opened Jul 14, 2022
feat/bug(commonmark] Block elements (including indented code blocks) under list items Open

commonmark enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#181 · Opened Jul 14, 2022
bug(commonmark) Round trip a backtick in a code block with code tag, weirdness ensues Open

bug commonmark

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#180 · Opened Jul 14, 2022
bug(markdown) language-all comments not working in Chrome Open

bug mode - markdown

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#175 · Opened Jul 13, 2022
bug(editor) Text originating from a code editor will be pasted in as code, even if is definitely not code Open

bug mode - markdown mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#174 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 13, 2022
bug(commonmark) Formatting within link in Markdown gets moved outside the link in translation Open

bug commonmark

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#173 · Opened Jul 13, 2022
bug(editor) Editor button tooltips should be above buttons, not below Open

bug good first issue mode - markdown mode - rich text

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 58/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#169 · Opened Jul 13, 2022
feature(markdown) Provide same header options as rich-text Open

enhancement good first issue mode - markdown

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#165 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 13, 2022
bug(rich-text) Pasting text from one list into another inserts as sub-bullet Open

bug mode - markdown mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#164 · Opened Jul 13, 2022
Multiple headings on a single line without newline are broken between MD and RT modes Open

bug commonmark html

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#153 · Opened Jul 6, 2022
Line breaks inside table cells not being kept going from RT to MD Open

bug html mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#151 · Opened Jul 6, 2022
Non-breaking spaces are swallowed when toggling between Markdown and preview Open

bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#134 · Opened Jun 3, 2022
Migrate changelog generation to `release-please` Open

documentation

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#129 · Opened May 19, 2022
Image popover steals cursor focus Open

bug good first issue mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#122 · Opened May 4, 2022
Paste list into markdown mode will paste a list Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#120 · Opened May 3, 2022
Paste list item, if items begins with bold text, bold will be incorrectly maintained on rest of text in item and sub-items Open

bug mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#119 · Opened May 3, 2022
Image uploader enhancements Open

enhancement mode - markdown mode - rich text

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#114 · Opened Apr 20, 2022
Remember cursor position when switching modes Open

enhancement mode - markdown mode - rich text

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#113 · Opened Apr 20, 2022
MathJax support Open

enhancement mode - rich text needs design

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#112 · 8 comments · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 20, 2022
Explore an alternative resize handle Open

enhancement good first issue

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#101 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 28, 2022
GH editor-like (un)ordered list bullet auto insertion Open

enhancement mode - markdown

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#87 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 7, 2021
Add documentation for exposed types Open

documentation enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#83 · Opened Sep 8, 2021
Blockquotes in markdown mode should always wrap/unwrap selected content Open

bug good first issue mode - markdown

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#70 · 3 comments · Opened May 4, 2021
Rich text editor can generate potentially invalid commonmark Open

bug commonmark

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#59 · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 17, 2021
Ensure that custom nodes are serialized/deserialized to/from html properly Open

bug mode - rich text

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#56 · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 16, 2021
Images not showing focus ring / selected state when part of a text selection Open

bug mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#52 · Opened Mar 16, 2021
Improve toolbar layout on small/mobile viewports Open

enhancement mode - markdown mode - rich text

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#47 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 15, 2021
Add ability to select table rows/columns Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#42 · Opened Mar 15, 2021
Block node commands misbehaving inside nested block nodes Open

bug mode - markdown

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#38 · Opened Mar 15, 2021
Nested <sub> tags not handled properly when switching between modes Open

bug mode - rich text

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#32 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 15, 2021
Add the ability to change the code block language in rich text mode Open

enhancement good first issue

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

StackExchange/Stacks-Editor#28 · Opened Mar 15, 2021

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