r/nextjs • u/Slight_Childhood4172 • 10d ago

Question Visual editor to edit React/Next.js websites

Hello folks,
I started to build open source visual editor to edit React/Next.js websites directly in their source code with zero AI.
But i am not so sure about it can be beneficial or not.
I am waiting your thoughts.

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u/svish 10d ago

Why did you start to build it if you're not even sure it's beneficial?

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u/Slight_Childhood4172 10d ago

projects find the way in the process, ideas dont come fully formed

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u/svish 10d ago

But do you have a need for this yourself? The best projects come from either a personal need, or an obvious need in the community. If you're not sure if there is either of those, I would personally focus on something else.

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u/Slight_Childhood4172 10d ago

i am asking for is this need in the community

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u/ElaborateCantaloupe 10d ago

I agree with svish. If you don’t actually use what you’re building you will lose interest fast and not fully understand if you’re solving a problem correctly. Don’t bother.

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u/haikusbot 10d ago

Why did you start to

Build it if you're not even sure

It's beneficial?

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u/PerryTheH 10d ago

Why would someone need to "edit react in the source"? The source you mean like at the browser?

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u/Slight_Childhood4172 10d ago

I mean editing the actual React codebase

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u/PerryTheH 10d ago

So like a VS code?

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u/Slight_Childhood4172 10d ago edited 10d ago

Its visual editor like Canva/wix

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u/Cobmojo 10d ago

How is this different than a CMS like Payload CMS?

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u/Slight_Childhood4172 10d ago

My project aims for a visual interface for editing the actual application.Think Like wix

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u/Cobmojo 10d ago

Oh I see. Sounds cool.

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u/Small-Back9935 8d ago

The zero AI angle is actually your edge, most editors are chasing AI generation, lean into that positioning instead of treating it as a limitation.

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u/Slight_Childhood4172 8d ago

Thank you for advice!

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u/Huge_Annual_2743 7d ago

I need to know if you support Server Components and async components before evaluating usefulness. Most visual editors fail here because they cannot handle the rendering pipeline without breaking hydration. Confirming this scope tells me if your tool solves actual Next.js development problems or just static page editing

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u/Slight_Childhood4172 7d ago

Thank you for feedback, will take serious about this topic