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# Novel

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> Novel is a headless, open-source rich text editor solution built for developers creating React-based web applications. It suits individual developers and engineering teams of any size who need to embed document or content editing directly into their products.

The software is web-based and self-hosted, distributed as an npm package that installs in under five minutes. Local AI inference is also supported through Ollama for teams that prefer to keep data on their own infrastructure.

Core features include a Notion-style WYSIWYG editing experience with no default styles, giving developers full control over visual design. The editor is built from composable React components, making it easy to adopt incrementally. AI-powered text autocompletion works inline without custom integration work. Additional features include image upload support, a global drag-and-drop block handle, a bubble menu for inline text formatting, and compatibility with Tailwind CSS and Shadcn-UI. A VSCode extension is also available.

Novel is open-source, allowing teams to contribute to or modify the codebase freely. Support is available through the open-source community via the public repository, and documentation is accessible to help developers get started.
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> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## About the vendor

- **Company**: Novel

## Commercial Context

- **Target Audience**: Self Employed
- **Available Countries**: Namibia

## Features

- AI Writing Core
- Goal-Based Content Generation
- Multi-Format Output
- Multi-Input Intake
- Smart Writing Feedback

## Support Options

- Knowledge Base

## Category

- [AI Writing Assistant Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4486/ai-writing-assistant/software)

## Links

- [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/640917/Novel)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| en | <https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/640917-Novel/> |
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| en-GB | <https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/640917/Novel> |
| en-IE | <https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/640917/Novel> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/640917/Novel> |

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