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Flutter Quill is a rich text editor and a Quill component for Flutter.

This library is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor built for the modern Android, iOS, web and desktop platforms.

Check out our Youtube Playlist or Code Introduction to take a detailed walkthrough of the code base. You can join our Slack Group for discussion.

<p> <img src="https://github.com/singerdmx/flutter-quill/blob/master/example/assets/images/screenshot_1.png?raw=true" alt="A screenshot of the iOS example app" height="400"/> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://github.com/singerdmx/flutter-quill/blob/master/example/assets/images/screenshot_4.png?raw=true" alt="A screenshot of the web example app" height="420" /> </p>

๐Ÿ“š Table of contents

๐Ÿ“ฆ Installation

flutter pub add flutter_quill
<p align="center">OR</p>
dependencies:
  flutter_quill:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/singerdmx/flutter-quill.git
      ref: v<latest-version-here>

[!TIP] If you're using version 10.0.0, see the migration guide to migrate to 11.0.0.

๐Ÿ›  Platform Setup

The flutter_quill package uses the following plugins:

  1. url_launcher: to open links.
  2. quill_native_bridge: to access platform-specific APIs for the editor.
  3. flutter_keyboard_visibility_temp_fork to listen for keyboard visibility changes.

Android Configuration for quill_native_bridge

To support copying images to the clipboard to be accessed by other apps, you need to configure your Android project. If not set up, a warning will appear in the log during debug mode only.

[!TIP] This is only required on Android for this optional feature. You should be able to copy images and paste them inside the editor without any additional configuration.

1. Update AndroidManifest.xml

Open android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml and add the following inside the <application> tag:

<manifest>
    <application>
        ...
        <provider
            android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true" >
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
        </provider>
        ...
    </application>
</manifest>

2. Create file_paths.xml

Create the file android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml with the following content:

<paths>
    <cache-path name="cache" path="." />
</paths>

[!NOTE] Starting with Flutter Quill 10.8.4, super_clipboard is no longer required in flutter_quill or flutter_quill_extensions. The new default is an internal plugin quill_native_bridge. If you want to continue using super_clipboard, you can use the quill_super_clipboard package (support may be discontinued).

๐Ÿš€ Usage

Add the localization delegate to your app widget:

import 'package:flutter_quill/flutter_quill.dart';
import 'package:flutter_localizations/flutter_localizations.dart';

MaterialApp(
  localizationsDelegates: const [
    GlobalMaterialLocalizations.delegate,
    GlobalCupertinoLocalizations.delegate,
    GlobalWidgetsLocalizations.delegate,
    FlutterQuillLocalizations.delegate,
  ]๏ผŒ
);

Instantiate a controller:

QuillController _controller = QuillController.basic();

Use the QuillEditor and QuillSimpleToolbar widgets, and attach the QuillController to them:

QuillSimpleToolbar(
  controller: _controller,
  config: const QuillSimpleToolbarConfig(),
),
Expanded(
  child: QuillEditor.basic(
    controller: _controller,
    config: const QuillEditorConfig(),
  ),
)

Dispose of the QuillController in the dispose method:

@override
void dispose() {
  _controller.dispose();
  super.dispose();
}

Check out Sample Page for more advanced usage.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Breaking Changes

We make every effort to ensure internal APIs are not exported by default. Use experimental features at your own discretion.

We recommend checking the CHANGELOG.md or release notes for each update to stay informed.

๐Ÿ”ค Input / Output

This library utilizes Quill Delta to represent document content. The Delta format is a compact and versatile method for describing document changes through a series of operations that denote insertions, deletions, or formatting changes.

To save the document:

final String json = jsonEncode(_controller.document.toDelta().toJson());
// Stores the JSON Quill Delta

To load the document:

final String json = ...; // Load the previously stored JSON Quill Delta

_controller.document = Document.fromJson(jsonDecode(json));

To change the read-only mode:

_controller.readOnly = true; // Or false to allow edit

๐Ÿ”— Links

โš™๏ธ Configurations

The QuillSimpleToolbar and QuillEditor widgets are both customizable. Sample Page provides sample code for advanced usage and configuration.

๐Ÿ”— Links

๐Ÿ–‹ Font Family

To use your own fonts, update your Assets directory and pass in items to QuillToolbarFontFamilyButton's options. More details on this commit, this article and this.

๐Ÿ“ฆ Embed Blocks

The flutter_quill package provides an interface for all the users to provide their own implementations for embed blocks.

Refer to the Custom Embed Blocks for more details.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Using the embed blocks from flutter_quill_extensions

The flutter_quill_extensions package provide implementations for image and video embed blocks.

๐Ÿ”„ Delta Conversion

[!CAUTION] Storing the Delta as HTML in the database to convert it back to Delta when loading the document is not recommended due to the structural and functional differences between HTML and Delta (see this comment). We recommend storing the Document as Delta JSON instead of other formats (e.g., HTML, Markdown, PDF, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, XML).

Converting Delta from/to HTML is not a standard feature in Quill JS or Flutter Quill.

Available Packages for Conversion

PackageDescription
vsc_quill_delta_to_htmlConverts Delta to HTML.
flutter_quill_delta_from_htmlConverts HTML to Delta.
flutter_quill_to_pdfConverts Delta to PDF.
markdown_quillConverts Markdown to Delta and vice versa.
flutter_quill_delta_easy_parserConverts Quill Delta into a simplified document format, making it easier to manage and manipulate text attributes.

[!TIP] You might want to convert between HTML and Delta for some use cases:

  1. Migration: If you're using an existing system that stores the data in HTML and want to convert the document data to Delta.
  2. Sharing: For example, if you want to share the Document Delta somewhere or send it as an email.
  3. Save as: If your app has a feature that allows converting Documents to other formats.
  4. Rich text pasting: If you copy some content from websites or apps, and want to paste it into the app.
  5. SEO: In case you want to use HTML for SEO support.

๐Ÿ“ Rich Text Paste

This feature allows the user to paste the content copied from other apps into the editor as rich text. The plugin quill_native_bridge provides access to the system Clipboard.

<p> <img src="https://github.com/singerdmx/flutter-quill/blob/master/example/assets/images/rich_text_paste.gif?raw=true" alt="An animated image of the rich text paste on macOS" width="600" /> </p>

[!IMPORTANT] Currently this feature is unsupported on the web. See issue #1998 and issue #2220 for more details.

๐ŸŒ Translation

The package offers translations for the toolbar and editor widgets, it will follow the system locale unless you set your own locale.

See the translation page for more info.

๐Ÿงช Testing

Take a look at flutter_quill_test for testing.

Currently, the support for testing is limited.

๐Ÿค Contributing

[!IMPORTANT] At this time, we prioritize bug fixes and code quality improvements over new features. Please refrain from submitting large changes to add new features, as they might not be merged, and exceptions may made. We encourage you to create an issue or reach out beforehand, explaining your proposed changes and their rationale for a higher chance of acceptance. Thank you!

We greatly appreciate your time and effort.

To keep the project consistent and maintainable, we have a few guidelines that we ask all contributors to follow. These guidelines help ensure that everyone can understand and work with the code easier.

See Contributing for more details.

๐Ÿ“œ Acknowledgments