Plate
What it is
Plate is a React framework for building rich-text editors, with a headless runtime, composable plugins, and optional UI components. Setup paths include Plate UI, Next.js, React, React Server Components, Node.js, and manual installation; Plate UI can be installed with the shadcn CLI or manually. Its plugins cover AI menus, copilot, comments, suggestions, blocks, code, tables, media, mentions, import and export, and collaboration. The AI package includes streaming menus and chat, AI-marked text, and API-route integration patterns. Yjs collaboration supports IndexedDB, Hocuspocus, WebRTC, awareness, remote cursors, and custom providers. Media features integrate with UploadThing and support images, video, audio, files, and embeds. Plate also provides an MCP server exposing editor templates, plugins, UI components, documentation, and API references. The npm package is licensed under MIT. The Free plan costs nothing and includes all plugins. Personal costs €299, paid once, and Teams costs €799, paid once. The provided UploadThing middleware is for local development only; production use requires application session and permission checks. Collaboration guidance recommends authentication and authorization hooks, document-level access control, wss transport, and secure TURN servers.
For and against
For
- Free plan includes all plugins.
- Supports Yjs collaboration and remote cursors.
- Offers AI menus, chat, and API-route patterns.
- Supports media uploads, embeds, and multiple formats.
Against
- Personal costs €299, paid once.
- Teams costs €799, paid once.
- Provided UploadThing middleware is for local development only.
- Production collaboration requires security controls.
The verdict
Plate offers a broad editor framework with plugins for AI, media, structured content, and collaboration. Developers deploying uploads or collaboration need to implement the stated production security measures.
Who it suits
Plate suits developers building React-based rich-text editors who want composable plugins, optional UI, or collaboration features. Its setup options span React, Next.js, Node.js, and other listed frameworks.
Plans and prices
Free
All plugins
Read 1 Oct 2026 · pro.platejs.org
Personal
Per-developer license · Unlimited solo projects · Free updates · 100+ premium components
Read 1 Oct 2026 · pro.platejs.org
Teams
Per-team license · Unlimited projects · Unlimited team members · Up to 5 users get all-access
Read 1 Oct 2026 · pro.platejs.org
On the record
- AI
- The AI package provides streaming AI menus, chat, AI-marked text, and API-route integration patterns.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Plate provides a headless editor runtime, composable plugins, and optional Plate UI components.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Yjs collaboration supports IndexedDB, Hocuspocus, WebRTC, awareness, remote cursors, and custom providers.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- Plate supports HTML, Markdown, image, and PDF import or export features in its premium comparison.pro.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Official setup paths include Plate UI, Next.js, React, RSC, Node.js, and manual installation.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- License
- The platejs npm package is licensed under MIT.npmjs.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- MCP
- Plate provides an official MCP server exposing editor templates, plugins, UI components, documentation, and API references.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Media integration
- The media feature integrates with UploadThing and supports uploading or embedding images, videos, audio, and files.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Plugin ecosystem
- Plugins cover AI menus, copilot, comments, suggestions, blocks, code, tables, media, mentions, import/export, and collaboration.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The collaboration documentation recommends authentication and authorization hooks, document-level access control, wss transport, and secure TURN servers.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to GitHub and Discord for help and contributions.github.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- UI installation
- Plate UI can be installed with the shadcn CLI or manually.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- Upload limit
- The provided UploadThing upload middleware is for local development only and should be replaced with application session and permission checks in production.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Plate is a React framework for building rich-text editors.platejs.org · read 1 Oct 2026
