SMRTR ProgrammingOct 14, 2025Daily.dev

Lexxy - The next generation rich text editor for Rails

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Basecamp created Lexxy, a new rich text editor for Rails applications built on Meta's Lexical framework, to replace Trix which didn't meet their feature requirements. Lexxy offers significant improvements including proper paragraph HTML tags, full Markdown support, real-time code highlighting, smart link creation, rich attachment previews, and customizable mention/command prompts that can connect to servers.

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