DHTMLX RichText 2.0

Released on July 30, 2025

NOTE
API of v1.2 is not compatible with v2.0. Refer to the migration guide for additional information.

New Functionality

• Next-gen text rendering
  Experience smoother, faster, and more accurate text rendering with our new engine

• Granular toolbar configuration
  Take full control of the toolbar:

  • Define individual toolbar controls and their order
  • Add custom controls

• Optional menubar
  Enable a classic menu-style interface on the top of the editor

• Enhanced document mode
  Added support for different document sizes

• Image support

  • Insert images with upload capabilities.
  • Resize images interactively

• Improved link experience
  Redesigned popup interactions for better usability

• New formatting tools

  • Text alignment: justify
  • Insert horizontal lines
  • Indent / Outdent
  • Set line height
  • Apply subscript / superscript

• List management
  Easily insert and manage lists in your content

• Import/Export & Print

  • Import DOCX files
  • Export content to DOCX or PDF
  • Print documents directly from the editor

• Keyboard shortcuts
  Expanded support for common formatting and editing shortcuts

New API

New properties

• fullscreenMode
• imageUploadUrl
• layoutMode
• locale
• menubar
• toolbar
• value

New methods

• setConfig() — Dynamically update configuration
• setLocale() — Change locale on the fly

New internal methods

• api.exec()
• api.intercept()
• api.getReactiveState()
• api.getState()

New events

A full list of new events is available here

Updated API

Updated properties

• defaultStyles

Updated methods

• setValue()
• getValue()

Updated internal methods

• api.detach()
• api.on()

Removed API

WARNING
Do not use the removed API in your projects!
Refer to the Migration topic for more information.

Removed properties

• customStats
• mode
• toolbarBlocks

Removed methods

• exitFullScreen()
• fullScreen()
• getEditorAPI()
• getStats()
• paint()

Removed internal methods

• events.fire()

Removed events

• Action
• Change
• selectionChange
• selectionRefresh

DHTMLX RichText 1.2

Released on July 10, 2024

New functionality

• The defaultStyles property allows you to change the default values of the toolbar selection controls

Fixes

• Add cross widget localization
• Incorrect HTML parsing
• Retyping the text that contains a link invokes an error
• When changing the font, the previous character appears before the text

DHTMLX RichText 1.1

Released on February 13, 2022

New functionality

• API for working with text in the editor
• Advanced statistics
• Ability to show custom statistics
• Block quote and Statistics toolbar controls

Updates

• Ability to return content in the plain "text" format

Fixes

• Fix the issue with special characters
• Fix the issue with the fullScreen() method
• Fix links to documentation in the RichText samples
• Fix the issue with serialization of the content which is in the "Markdown" format. Now the spaces are removed before and after the stylized string.
• Fix the issue with styles of Richtext when using it together with Suite
• Now it is possible to localize the text and link input labels of the Link button of the toolbar
• Issues with interaction between the HTML form and controls of Toolbar
• Fix the bug with Toolbar items
• Fix z-index for the full screen mode
• Redo functionality
• Spellchecking is disabled
• Support for Asian languages