Vue-fabric-editor is an image editor built on fabric.js and Vue that enables drag-and-drop canvas design with customizable fonts, materials, templates, context menus, and keyboard shortcuts.
The tool addresses the need for a lightweight, focused image editing experience rather than a full-featured online design suite. It uses a plugin-based architecture to extend functionality, allowing developers to add custom features through plugins while maintaining a clean core. The editor handles canvas manipulation through fabric.js, providing layer management, grouping, alignment, and transformation capabilities alongside Vue's reactive interface.
Teams building web-based design tools should consider this project if they need a foundation for poster creation, product customization interfaces, or template-based design workflows. The tool distinguishes itself through PSD file parsing, gradient support, custom font integration, and features like rulers, guides, and history tracking. It supports both raster and vector workflows, including SVG insertion, brush drawing, and polygon creation. Export options include PNG, SVG, and JSON formats, while import supports PSD and JSON files. The project maintains separate open-source and commercial versions, with the commercial offering providing additional capabilities.
Development activity shows consistent engagement with regular updates to the codebase. The project maintains active documentation and provides demonstration sites showcasing both the open-source and commercial implementations. Contributors are actively addressing issues and expanding the feature set, with recent work spanning internationalization support, filter effects, and barcode generation capabilities.
