It’s been a busy couple of months since we introduced Textbox.io, and we’re pleased to announce some brand new Textbox.io goodness is ready to download. Not only have we fixed a load of bugs, there’s also a heap of impressive new features! First, inline editing mode makes web-page elements seamlessly editable with a great-looking and…
We’re pleased to announce that after much hard work Textbox.io is officially available for download. Ephox is excited to bring you a next-generation Javascript HTML editor, complete with groundbreaking Mobile Device support (iOS). Go out and try it in your app! The whole Textbox.io thing started humbly: a couple of us sitting in Brisbane banging…
WYSIWYG; rich text; visual editing. Creating content online has many names. It is functionality embedded in applications from blogs to CRM systems. Yet it remains a challenge for many software providers to get right, leaving users and developers alike frustrated. Today Textbox.io is launching a new API enabling developers to embed rich text editing directly…
We are proud to announce the availability of the Textbox.io Plugin for Atmail. This plugin upgrades the default Atmail email editor with a ton of great features. What is Textbox.io? Textbox.io is a WYSIWYG online rich text editor that helps users create higher quality content faster. Features include: autocorrect markdown formatting photos from Facebook, Flickr, Dropbox…
Google recently announced that the new Gmail “Compose” experience has become the default. With the new streamlined chat-like design Google is trying to make writing email less fussy and formal. Whilst we appreciate Google’s design goals, the response from users has been quite negative. Even rock bands have been getting in on the Gmail bashing: anyone else struggling…
There’s a lot going on here at Textbox.io! We’ve added some new features like emoji and embedded content previews, and for our friends using Firefox, Textbox.io is now available on the Firefox Add-on marketplace. Emoji What are emoji? Originating in Japan, emoji are the cute symbols you see popping up in your mobile phone messages and…
We’ve got another round of Textbox.io goodness to discuss. A brand new version is out and available on the Google Chrome store, including: Image Chooser+ You can now add images from all your favorite web services right in Textbox.io. Pick your images from Facebook, Dropbox, Google Drive, Picasa and Flickr, to name a few. Or if you prefer,…
Textbox.io Snippets lets you save and use custom keyboard shortcuts – expanding them into your frequently used text. Whether it’s including boilerplate, answering common questions, custom email signatures, or anything else you can dream up: Snippets has you covered. Snippets is a huge productivity tool, and we think it will save you heaps of time….
What have you done for me lately? December Edition. We’ve just released a new version of Textbox.io, including some cool new stuff and a few fixes. If you’ve got the Chrome extension installed already, it should auto-update when you restart your browser. If not, be sure to go download it. Thanks go out to everyone…
With Textbox.io, your typos are auto corrected (typos are auto corrected). When you enter a word that matches one of our 4,000 commonly misspelled words, the Textbox.io editor immediately replaces the misspelling with the intended word. You’ll know its working when you see (briefly) a small blue line underlining something you’ve typed. So go ahead…
“Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).” — John Gruber, creator of Markdown. Markdown is a simple formatting syntax inspired by plain text emails. With markdown, you can format your text without using the…
Update in 2016: the Textbox.io Chrome extension has been discontinued. You can access the great Textbox.io features as an SDK or in integrations now. Hello, world! Textbox.io is an online text editor that brings a set of powerful writing tools to Gmail and Tumblr, including autocorrect, markdown formatting, and more. We’ve put all of this into…