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Why 37Signals Built a New WYSIWYG Editor (Lexxy) for Action Text

I was in the audience at Rails World 2026 for Jorge Manrubia's talk on Lexxy, a new rich text editor for Action Text. Jorge explained why 37signals built a new editor, what Lexxy adds, and how the work opens Action Text to other editors beyond Trix, the editor that's shipped with Action Text since day one.

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I was in the audience at Rails World 2026 for Jorge Manrubia's talk on Lexxy, a new rich text editor for Action Text.

Jorge explained why 37signals built a new editor, what Lexxy adds, and how the work opens Action Text to other editors beyond Trix, the editor that's shipped with Action Text since day one.

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I was in the audience at Rails World 2026 for Jorge Manrubia's talk on Lexxy, a new rich text editor for Action Text. Jorge explained why 37signals built a new editor, what Lexxy adds, and how the work opens Action Text to other editors beyond Trix, the editor that's shipped with Action Text since day one.

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