Overview

Payas Editor is an open source WYSIWYG rich text editor that runs as a web application entirely inside your browser — no server, no backend, no installation required. Write naturally in a rich text interface and save your documents as portable Markdown files. Open the HTML file locally and it works on any device with a modern browser.

Payas Editor is Version 3.0.0, released under the MIT License, and built and maintained by Saman Udayanga Wijesinghe as part of the broader Payas Webkit project.

What Makes Payas Editor Different

Payas Editor is built on a simple principle: a writing tool should stay out of your way. No accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking — just a clean editor that runs from a single HTML file and respects your privacy.

Feature Detail
WYSIWYG editing Write naturally with rich text formatting — bold, italic, headings, lists, and more
Saves as Markdown Documents are saved in portable Markdown format — readable anywhere, forever
Multi-tab support Work on multiple documents at once with a tabbed interface
Sidebar Organised document navigation built into the layout
Privacy first No tracking, no ads, no server — your documents never leave your device
Vanilla stack Built with plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no frameworks, no build tools

Key Features

  • WYSIWYG rich text editing — format text naturally without writing Markdown by hand
  • Saves as Markdown — output is clean, portable .md files that work everywhere
  • Multi-tab + sidebar — manage multiple open documents in one window
  • Privacy first — no data leaves your device, no accounts, no internet required
  • No server required — runs entirely client-side from a local HTML file
  • No installation — download, extract, open index.html — done
  • Open source / MIT — free to use, modify, and redistribute
  • Cross-platform — works on Linux, Windows, and macOS in any modern browser
  • Vanilla HTML · CSS · JS — no frameworks, no tracking scripts, no dependencies

The Payas Webkit Suite

Payas Editor is one of four tools under the Payas Webkit umbrella — a collection of lightweight, serverless web utilities:

Tool Purpose
Payas Editor WYSIWYG rich text editor — write and save documents as Markdown
Payas Player Media player — play audio and video in the browser
Payas Imager Image viewer — view and browse images in the browser
Payas Reader Document reader for the browser

Each tool in the suite shares the same philosophy: zero server dependency, open source, and runs from a single HTML file.

Get Payas Editor

Resource Link
GitLab Repository gitlab.com/samanscode/payas-editor
Download ZIP payas-editor-main.zip

Quick Start

  1. Download the ZIP package from the link above
  2. Extract the archive
  3. Open index.html in your browser — no setup needed
  4. Start writing — your documents are saved locally as Markdown

License

Payas Editor is released under the MIT License. © 2025 Saman Udayanga Wijesinghe