GrapesJS
A JavaScript framework for embedding a drag-and-drop web page and email template builder inside your own product.
A builder framework for HTML templates, newsletters and CMS editors, with plugins and HTML and CSS export.
GrapesJS is a front-end framework that developers drop into a CMS or product to give users a visual template editor. It is a toolkit to build with, not a ready-made website builder for end users.
What it is
You call grapesjs.init() on a container and get blocks, a style manager, a layer manager, a code viewer and an asset manager, with local and remote storage. It targets HTML templates for sites, newsletters and mobile apps, and extends through official and community plugins and a React wrapper.
Who it's for
It suits front-end developers building a landing page, email or document editor into a SaaS or CMS. It does not suit non-developers who want to build a site today; you must wire up storage, assets and the surrounding product yourself.
Key features
Block manager
Drag prebuilt components onto the canvas, with basic blocks, forms and navbar available as plugins.
Style manager
Edit CSS visually for the selected component.
Layer and code views
Inspect the component tree and view the generated HTML and CSS.
Asset manager
Handle images and files, with plugins such as a Filestack uploader.
Storage options
Local and remote storage for saving templates.
Plugins and React wrapper
Official and community plugins, plus @grapesjs/react and a WebMCP extension for browser AI agents.
Up and running in 3 steps
Our honest verdict
What's great
- Designed to live inside a CMS, so the editor becomes part of your product with your own branding and storage.
- Installs from npm, unpkg or cdnjs, and starts with a few lines of grapesjs.init().
- BSD-3-Clause is permissive: you can embed it in commercial products as long as you keep the notice.
- A large plugin set covers forms, navbars, countdowns, image editing and export to ZIP.
Where it falls short
- It is a framework: you build the surrounding application, user accounts, hosting and backend storage yourself.
- The polished editor UI, Studio plugins and core-team support are sold separately as the Studio SDK, and I found no price on the page I read.
- Output quality depends on the components and CSS you provide; the editor does not design pages for you.
- Needs JavaScript skills to configure, extend and keep up to date across version changes.
Pricing & license
The GrapesJS core is BSD-3-Clause and costs nothing beyond your development and hosting time. The Studio SDK is a commercial product with a free plan mentioned on grapesjs.com, but I saw no prices on the pages I read.
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FAQ
Is GrapesJS a website builder I can use directly?
No. The README calls it a Web Builder Framework meant to be used inside a CMS or product, with demos for a web page and a newsletter editor.
What is the Studio SDK?
A commercial layer on top of GrapesJS that offers a ready-made embeddable editor UI, plugins and support from the core team, per the README and grapesjs.com.
What licence is the core under?
BSD-3-Clause, per the core package's LICENSE file.
