Integrate a DOCX editor in your React app using Nutrient
Learn how to build a fully client-side DOCX editor in React using Vite and Nutrient’s Document Authoring SDK, including file upload, editing, and export features.
Document authoring
Let users create, edit, and collaborate in the browser — no plugins, no roundtrips. From structured templates to Word-like tools, our document authoring SDK brings full-featured authoring into your workflow.
Deliver rich text editing and layout control — no plugins, no iframes.
Import DOCX files or add fully editable pages to PDFs.
Add fillable fields, repeating rows, and locked sections for dynamic documents.
Export to DOCX or PDF with consistent layout and styling across platforms.
DEVELOPER-FIRST DOCUMENT CREATION
From layout engines to open formats, our features give you complete control over how documents are built, styled, and exported in your app.
Ensure formatting stays intact across browsers and export formats with our page-based engine.
Support structured documents with features like tables, floating images, headers, footers, and custom styles.
Import Word documents, edit in place, and then export to DOCX or PDF with high fidelity.
Let users define immutable blocks, repeaters, and placeholders to structure dynamic content.
Load and save DocJSON — a clean, documented structure that’s ideal for automation and integration.
COLLABORATIVE, EXTENSIBLE EDITING
Let users design and edit professional documents while giving developers the hooks they need to automate, extend, and integrate deeply into existing workflows.
Leverage rich, page-based tools for writing and formatting documents.
Insert, resize, and position images directly in the document flow.
Enable comments, shared editing, and version control.
Create documents with dynamic fields, layout rules, and repeatable structures.
DocJSON is our open, developer-friendly format for document creation. It’s easy to read, modify, and generate from your own data — perfect for automating invoices, contracts, reports, and more.
What file formats does Document Authoring support?
You can import and edit DOCX files, and then export to DOCX or PDF with high fidelity. Our layout engine ensures formatting stays consistent.
Can the editor be customized to match our app?
Yes. The UI is fully customizable, including toolbars, themes, and dialogs.
Which platforms and browsers are supported?
The SDK works across all major browsers, with a browser-independent layout engine that ensures consistent results.
Does it support real document editing, like a word processor?
Yes. Authoring includes advanced editing tools like tables, headers, floating images, and list styling — all designed for structured, professional documents.
How are templates and fields supported?
Use placeholders, repeatable sections, and layout constraints to design dynamic templates — great for invoices, reports, and contracts.
What’s DocJSON, and why does it matter?
DocJSON is a modern, open format for storing and transforming documents. It enables integrations, automation, and templating with simple JSON.
Is offline support available?
Yes. Document Authoring runs fully in-browser, with no server or plugin required — ideal for secure or low-connectivity environments.
How is data privacy handled?
All processing happens locally, in the browser. No files are sent to a third party, so sensitive content stays secure by design.
Learn how to build a fully client-side DOCX editor in React using Vite and Nutrient’s Document Authoring SDK, including file upload, editing, and export features.
Nutrient’s SDK product updates include AI Assistant for iOS and Android and our Web SDK + DWS API integration.
Document Authoring SDK by Nutrient is now fully available to the public — for a complete document editing experience.
PROVEN AT SCALE
Replaced paper and email with Nutrient Workflow to automate multilevel approvals across six Latin American offices, processing 236 asset requests.
Renders multipage PDFs and signature tags with Nutrient, keeping 200 million users in 188 countries moving at the speed of eSignature.
Empowers 34,000 pilots to view, annotate, and sign 90‑page flight releases on iPad using Nutrient iOS SDK, saving minutes — and money — on every flight.
FOR DEVELOPERS
A document authoring tool enables users to create, edit, and collaborate on rich documents directly in their web or mobile applications. Nutrient’s document authoring SDK gives developers everything they need to embed Word-like document creation into any app — complete with real-time collaboration, full styling control, and seamless DOCX/PDF export.
The best authoring tool should feel like Google Docs or Microsoft Word — without users needing to leave your app. Here’s what to evaluate:
There are several options on the market, but only a few combine full editing power with collaboration and format fidelity. Nutrient’s SDK offers full-featured web authoring with DOCX support, collaboration, and templating in a single API.
Nutrient (formerly PSPDFKit) transforms your app into a full-featured document editor — ideal for internal tools, client portals, or workflow platforms where document creation is important.
Nutrient stands apart by combining flexibility, performance, and fidelity in a lightweight SDK that’s built for developers.