Apryse DOCX Editor Overview

Requirements

These packages are required to use these features in production. Trial keys have unlimited access to all features

The DOCX Editor is an add-on to the Apryse Web SDK, enabling native in-browser and desktop editing of Word documents. Combined with WebViewer’s PDF editing capabilities and the Spreadsheet Editor, it gives developers a complete set of tools for embedding rich document editing into their applications.

The DOCX Editor integrates easily with JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular, Vue, Nuxt.js, or Next.js, using a simple DOM element to host the component and supports document creation, editing, and review workflows without third-party dependencies.

The DOCX Editor add-on is currently not supported on mobile browsers.

DOCX Editor eliminates dependency on using other apps and file downloads without compromising security, control, or compliance. You can format and write directly within the same interface you're already using for PDF files.

Overview video

See the functionality DOCX Editor offers in our DOCX Editor Overview video.

How It Works

The Apryse DOCX Editor is an add-on component of WebViewer, to the Apryse Web SDK. When configured for Office editing, it enables full creation and editing of Word documents directly on the client side, performing all operations in memory. You can load DOCX files from local storage or a remote URL, such as an AWS S3 bucket, and save your changes as a DOCX file after editing.

Editing capabilities include:

Font and text formatting.
Viewing, Reviewing, and Editing toggle.
Paragraph alignment.
Margin and column formatting.
Break, table, and image insertion.
Search and replace.
Comments, giving permission‑based users a way to provide contextual feedback directly within DOCX files, enabling teams to collaborate without making direct edits to the document.