Vue.js News

Import Word Content with Preserved Formatting

January 22, 2026
Froala Editor v5.0.0 lets users bring Word content into the editor without losing structure or style, simplifying clean HTML generation.

Froala Editor is a lightweight, modern WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) rich text editor designed for web applications, offering a clean interface, fast performance, and extensive customization options. Built with a focus on usability and developer flexibility, it provides a wide range of formatting tools, media management capabilities, and advanced features such as inline editing, collaborative functionality, and mobile responsiveness. Its modular architecture, robust API, and broad framework integrations make it suitable for embedding into enterprise-level platforms as well as smaller applications requiring a polished content-editing experience.

The Froala v5.0.0 update introduces support for importing content directly from Microsoft Word documents. This allows users to bring in Word-authored content while keeping the original formatting, styles, and structure intact. The update removes the need for custom cleanup scripts, helping produce more reliable and consistent HTML during content transfers.

To see a full list of what's new in v5.0.0, see our release notes.

Froala Editor is licensed per product and domain. It is available as an annual or perpetual license with version upgrades and support. See our Froala Editor licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Froala Editor product page.

Add AI-Powered Columns to Grids and TreeLists

January 16, 2026
DevExtreme Complete 25.2 introduces AI Columns for DataGrid and TreeList, enabling context-aware data generation and insights.

DevExtreme Complete is a robust suite of tools by DevExpress designed to streamline the development of high-performance web applications. It includes a wide range of UI components for modern frameworks such as Angular, React, Vue, and jQuery, making it ideal for developers aiming to create responsive, cross-platform applications with ease. With features like rich data visualization, interactive grids, form controls, and adaptive layouts, it empowers developers to deliver polished and user-friendly interfaces. Whether you're building enterprise dashboards or consumer-facing apps, DevExtreme Complete provides the flexibility and power to meet complex requirements while maintaining performance and usability.

The DevExtreme Complete 25.2 release brings AI Columns to its DataGrid and TreeList components, allowing developers to infuse artificial intelligence directly into their data presentation layers. AI Columns use component data and custom prompts to generate contextually relevant values - automating tasks like categorization, summarization, translation, and recommendation. Whether grouping records by priority, detecting sentiment, or transforming addresses, this feature opens up new ways to interact with and analyze structured data, making these components powerful tools for AI-assisted data exploration.

To see a full list of what's new in version 25.2, see our release notes.

DevExtreme Complete is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our DevExtreme Complete licensing page for full details.

DevExtreme Complete is available to buy individually or as part of the following products:

Improve Form Input in JavaScript Applications

January 15, 2026
Checked comboboxes bring checkbox-based selection to JavaScript UI libraries, improving form clarity and control across Angular, React and Vue.

A Checked Combobox in a JavaScript Data Editor is a user interface component that allows users to select multiple options from a dropdown list using checkboxes. It combines the compact form of a combobox with the functionality of a multi-select control, helping to conserve screen space while enabling clear, granular input. This component simplifies data entry and editing workflows, particularly when working with datasets that require multiple discrete values to be associated with a single field. For developers, it offers a way to manage complex form inputs more efficiently, improving both usability and data integrity in cross-platform data management applications.

Several JavaScript data editors offer checked combobox functionality including:

  • DevExtreme Angular Data Editors (part of DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress) lets you integrate a checked combobox that supports intuitive multi‑selection.
  • KendoReact Data Editors (part of KendoReact by Telerik) allows you to employ a checked combobox for clear multi‑option selection.
  • Wijmo Vue Data Editors (part of Wijmo by MESCIUS) facilitates a checked combobox component with efficient multi‑item selection.
  • jQWidgets lets you embed a checked combobox in its JavaScript Data Editor to enable clear multi‑choice input and strengthen user control over complex data entry.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of JavaScript data editors.

Compare JavaScript Data Editors

Automate Calculations with Built-In Formulas

December 30, 2025
Perform accurate analysis faster with built-in formulas and functions for mathematical, statistical, financial, and logical calculations in spreadsheets.

Formula and function support in spreadsheets enables users to perform mathematical, statistical, financial, and logical calculations directly within cells, transforming raw data into meaningful results. By automating calculations and ensuring consistent logic across datasets, this capability improves accuracy, saves time, and supports real-time updates as data changes. It allows users to analyze trends, validate data, and model scenarios without relying on external tools. Common use cases include financial forecasting, budgeting, statistical analysis, performance reporting, and operational planning, making spreadsheets a powerful and flexible platform for data-driven decision-making across business, finance, and technical teams.

Several Vue spreadsheet controls offer formula and function support including:

  • Wijmo Vue Spreadsheet (part of Wijmo by MESCIUS) lets you use Excel-style formulas and functions for accurate calculations, real-time updates, and data analysis.
  • Jspreadsheet Pro allows you to apply powerful spreadsheet formulas and functions to automate calculations, validate data, and analyze datasets efficiently.
  • Syncfusion Vue Spreadsheet (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) facilitates complex computations with built-in formula and function support for financial modeling, statistical analysis, and dynamic reporting.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Vue spreadsheet controls comparison.

Compare Vue Spreadsheet Controls

Enable Real-Time Spreadsheet Collaboration

December 19, 2025
SpreadJS 19 adds support for collaborative work with a new server add-on that enables multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet simultaneously.

SpreadJS is a JavaScript spreadsheet and data visualization component built to deliver Excel-compatible functionality within web applications. It provides a flexible, high-performance interface for displaying and manipulating tabular data, supporting advanced features such as formulas, pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting, and data binding. SpreadJS integrates smoothly with popular frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue, and includes robust import and export capabilities for Microsoft Excel files. It is commonly used in enterprise applications where users need a responsive, interactive spreadsheet experience directly in the browser.

The SpreadJS 19.0.0 update introduces a new Collaboration Server Add‑on that enables real‑time, multi‑user editing of the same spreadsheet within web applications by integrating the collaboration framework and server infrastructure directly into SpreadJS. This add‑on lets developers build functionality where multiple clients see and apply changes instantly to workbook data with consistent state across users, supports conflict‑free concurrent edits using Operational Transformation logic, and includes features such as live user presence and permission controls.

To see a full list of what's new in 19.0.0, see our release notes.

SpreadJS is licensed per developer and includes 1 Year Maintenance (major and minor version releases and unlimited support phone calls). SpreadJS requires an Annual or Perpetual Deployment License. The optional Add-ons are available at an additional cost, and require a SpreadJS license. See our SpreadJS licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our SpreadJS product page.