Novel
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The facts
Each one read from Novel's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI command
- The AI Command guide describes running AI commands in the editor and labels the feature as coming soon.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The project says you can deploy your own version of Novel to Vercel with one click.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Novel's documentation describes the project as a headless Notion-style WYSIWYG editor and marks its feature section as TODO.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editor customization
- Novel's docs describe using it with a developer's preferred styling or components.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Framework
- Novel is built for React and has community-maintained packages for Svelte and Vue.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Framework extension limit
- The Svelte community port lists slash menus, a bubble menu, toasts, image upload, and testing among its TODOs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Framework support
- Novel is built for React, and the README links community-maintained packages for Svelte and Vue.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Image uploads
- The image upload guide shows how to configure uploads, validate image type and size, and handle image paste and drop events.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under Apache-2.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local setup
- Running Novel locally requires an OpenAI API key and a Vercel Blob read/write token.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Novel is an open-source, Notion-style WYSIWYG editor with AI-powered autocompletions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The GitHub repository links a security policy; the opened project pages do not state specific security certifications or compliance standards.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security policy
- The repository says it releases patches for security vulnerabilities and lists version 0.2.x as supported.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Styling integration
- Tailwind is listed as an active integration, while CSS and Panda CSS are listed as upcoming integrations.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The repository suggests opening an issue to report a bug and contributing through pull requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Technology
- The project lists Next.js, Tiptap, OpenAI, Vercel AI SDK, Vercel, Tailwind CSS, and Cal Sans in its technology stack.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Upload size limit
- The image upload example rejects files larger than 20 MB.checked 4 Oct 2026
- VS Code
- A VS Code extension lets users edit Markdown files with the Novel editor and provides debounced autosave.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Vulnerability reporting
- The security policy requests vulnerability reports by email and says a response will arrive within 48 hours.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- The README links to a VS Code extension for Novel.checked 4 Oct 2026
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