Payas Web Kit · Editor

Payas Editor

A privacy-first WYSIWYG rich-text editor that runs entirely in your browser and saves your work as Markdown. No server, no sign-in, no build step.

id::payas-editor · stable

KitPayas Web Kit

PlatformBrowser · Web

StackHTML · CSS · Vanilla JS

StoragelocalStorage

Import.md · .txt

ExportMarkdown · TXT · HTML

LicenseMIT

Tabs

Unlimited

Multi-document

Auto-save

30 s

localStorage

Formats

MD · TXT · HTML

Themes

Light · Dark

features

What Payas Editor does

WYSIWYG editing

Rich text formatting — bold, italic, headings, lists, tables, blockquotes, task items, and drop caps — with a full toolbar and keyboard shortcuts.

Saves as Markdown

One-click download as .md. A custom bidirectional converter handles headings, lists, tables, blockquotes, links, images, and code blocks.

Multi-tab documents

Open unlimited documents as browser-style tabs. Tabs persist across sessions, with orange dot indicators for unsaved changes.

Find & Replace

Full-text search with match count, step-through navigation, single replacement, and replace-all. Triggered with Ctrl+F.

Split view

Three view modes: Write (editor only), Split (editor + live Markdown preview side by side), and MD (preview only).

Privacy first

Completely client-side. All content stays in your browser's localStorage. Auto-save runs every 30 seconds. No data is ever sent to a server.

technical · details

Entry point	`payas-editor.html` — single HTML file, no build required
Stack	HTML5 · CSS3 · Vanilla JavaScript ES2022
Dependencies	Bootstrap 5.3.3 (CSS) · Bootstrap Icons 1.11.3 · Google Fonts
Storage	`localStorage` — auto-save every 30 s, tab state, settings
Import formats	.md, .txt (open multiple files at once)
Export formats	Markdown (.md) · Plain Text (.txt) · HTML (.html)
Keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl+S save · Ctrl+T new tab · Ctrl+F find · Ctrl+B/I/U format · Ctrl+Z/Y undo/redo
Settings	Font size 11–24 px · Line height · Editor width · Spell check · Focus mode · Live MD sync
Developer	Saman Wijesinghe
License	MIT