---
title: React Jodit Editor
description: React wrapper for Jodit WYSIWYG editor. Installation and usage guide.
keywords: jodit react, react editor, jodit-react
---

# React Jodit WYSIWYG Editor

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React wrapper for [Jodit](https://xdsoft.net/jodit/)

> [Jodit React PRO](https://xdsoft.net/jodit/pro/) it is an extended version of Jodit React with the same API, but with a lot more features.

## Installation

```bash
npm install jodit-react --save
```

## Update editor version

```bash
npm update jodit-react
```

## Run demo

```bash
npm install --dev
npm run demo
```

and open

```
http://localhost:4000/
```

## Usage

### 1. Require and use Jodit-react component inside your application.

```jsx
import React, { useState, useRef, useMemo } from 'react';
import JoditEditor from 'jodit-react';

const Example = ({ placeholder }) => {
	const editor = useRef(null);
	const [content, setContent] = useState('');

	const config = useMemo(
		() => ({
			readonly: false, // all options from https://xdsoft.net/jodit/docs/,
			placeholder: placeholder || 'Start typings...'
		}),
		[placeholder]
	);

	return (
		<JoditEditor
			ref={editor}
			value={content}
			config={config}
			tabIndex={1} // tabIndex of textarea
			onBlur={newContent => setContent(newContent)} // preferred to use only this option to update the content for performance reasons
			onChange={newContent => {}}
		/>
	);
};
```

## License

This package is available under `MIT` License.