react-design-editor
Creative
graphic design editor
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
8 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Execution: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Impressive work and a good start for an editor
From 4 comments
Was this made by yourself? This is an impressive amount of work. I'm curious how did you make the editable text? It looks like it is inside the canvas rather than with regular…
cyral on HNImpressive work. Will be checking the progress. Also, I see that you've hosted the project on Vercel, can it handle the heavy traffic from HN?
saasxyz on HNThat is impressive and exciting. Thank you. I look forward to giving it a more serious spin when I am finished with my current project.
tomcam on HNGreat start!! Thanks for sharing! I couldnt get animate to work, but looking forward to use this as this matures.
redindian75 on HN
Canva-like view and feel
From 1 comment
This is so cool. The view is also almost like Canva. Impressive so far.
upen946 on HN
Objections
Not truly open source; editor core lives in a private repo
From 2 comments
With all due respect, I think the title of this post should be amended as this is not Open Source. After perusing the Github repo, it looks like the actual editor logic is not…
joeldo on HNAll you need to create/customize your graphic/presentation editor should be there. There are some other private packages that are optional: Exporting content in server side: PNG,…
chloe-bm on HN
Appears to be a fork of other people's work without proper attribution
From 2 comments
Reposting my comment here for better visibility. To put it gently, this is a fork of other people's work without proper attribution. This should not be allowed on show HN.…
peppertree on HNLooks like this project was derivative work from this repo: https://github.com/bharathreddyza/react-design-editor Which was then forked to scenify editor:…
peppertree on HN
Demo broken: 404 error and video upload fails
From 2 comments
I'm getting: 404: NOT_FOUND
NIL8 on HNIs this demo meant to be working? I can't upload a video.
tracyhenry on HN
Clones software but not Canva's assets and templates
From 1 comment
I love using Canva, but a large part of the value is the assets (images, fonts, templates etc) so I am not sure how I’d benefit from cloning just the software.
braingenious on HN
Requests
Add video animation support
From 2 comments
This is fun! Is there any way to animate things in a video, aside from importing another video?
jordemort on HNGreat start!! Thanks for sharing! I couldnt get animate to work, but looking forward to use this as this matures.
redindian75 on HN
Import templates from PSD, AI, Figma and SVG
From 1 comment
New features are being implemented: Import templates from PSD, AI, Figma, SVG. Also, people can customize it at their own needs.
chloe-bm on HN
Focus on one use case such as YouTube thumbnails
From 1 comment
unsolicited request from a heavy canva user: dont stay too general - try to hyperoptimize for one usecase and win that instead of trying to compete on all fronts. I use Canva a…
swyx on HN
Questions
Who built it and how is editable canvas text implemented?
From 1 comment
Was this made by yourself? This is an impressive amount of work. I'm curious how did you make the editable text? It looks like it is inside the canvas rather than with regular…
cyral on HN
Can the Vercel demo handle HN traffic?
From 1 comment
Impressive work. Will be checking the progress. Also, I see that you've hosted the project on Vercel, can it handle the heavy traffic from HN?
saasxyz on HN
How does it differ from Adobe Express?
From 1 comment
I've not heard much about Canva. How is it different than Adobe Express?
hn2017 on HN
Alternatives named
Canva
From 2 comments
This is cool. What do you plan to do with it? Do you plan to commercialize it, show for a college project, augment your resume? Best of luck and good wishes. I like it and would…
Brajeshwar on HNI've not heard much about Canva. How is it different than Adobe Express?
hn2017 on HN
Adobe Express
From 2 comments
I've not heard much about Canva. How is it different than Adobe Express?
hn2017 on HNHi, I’m Jordan from the Adobe Express team. There are a few competing products and apps in this space, each with their own strengths. My personal favorite features in Adobe…
jordandeneellis on HN
Bannerbear
From 1 comment
(disclaimer, I'm the founder) Bannerbear.com can help you there - we generate PNGs / PDFs based on data you send us either via API or Zapier. Would be very simple to set up what…
fookyong on HN