Getting Started with Blazor Rich Text Editor

This section provides a step-by-step guide to integrating the Blazor Rich Text Editor component in your Blazor MAUI App using Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code and the .NET CLI.

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Create a new Blazor MAUI App

Create a Blazor MAUI App using Visual Studio via Microsoft Templates. For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor MAUI App Getting Started documentation.

Run the following command to create a new Blazor MAUI App.

Terminal

dotnet new maui-blazor -o MauiBlazorApp
cd MauiBlazorApp

Alternatively, create a Blazor MAUI App using Visual Studio Code via Microsoft Templates or the Syncfusion® Blazor Extension. For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor MAUI App Getting Started documentation.

Run the following command to create a new Blazor MAUI App.

Command Prompt

dotnet new maui-blazor -o MauiBlazorApp
cd MauiBlazorApp

Install required Blazor packages

Install the Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor and Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes NuGet packages. All Syncfusion Blazor packages are available on nuget.org. See the NuGet packages topic for details.

Go to Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution.
Search the required NuGet packages (Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor and Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes) and install them.

Alternatively, you can install the same packages using the Package Manager Console with the following commands.

Package Manager Console

Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor -Version 35.1.37
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -Version 35.1.37

Open the terminal and run the following commands.

Terminal

dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor -v 35.1.37
dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -v 35.1.37

Open the command prompt and run the following commands.

Command Prompt

dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor -v 35.1.37
dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -v 35.1.37

Add import namespaces

After the packages are installed, open the ~/Components/_Imports.razor file and import the Syncfusion.Blazor and Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor namespaces.

~/_Imports.razor

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor

Register Blazor service

Open the MauiProgram.cs file in Blazor MAUI App and register the Blazor service.

MauiProgram.cs
....
using Syncfusion.Blazor;

....

public static class MauiProgram
{
    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
    {
        ....
        builder.Services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
        ....
    }
}

Add stylesheet and script resources

The theme stylesheet and script can be accessed from NuGet through Static Web Assets. Include the stylesheet and script references in the ~wwwroot/index.html file.

index.html
...
<link href="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
...
<script src="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Core/scripts/syncfusion-blazor.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Add Blazor Rich Text Editor component

Open a Razor file located in the ~/Pages/*.razor (for example, Home.razor) and add the Blazor Rich Text Editor component inside the razor file.

Home.razor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor

<SfRichTextEditor>
    <p>Rich Text Editor allows to insert images from online source as well as local computer where you want to insert the image in your content.</p>
    <p><b>Get started Quick Toolbar to click on the image</b></p>
    <p>It is possible to add custom style on the selected image inside the Rich Text Editor through quick toolbar.</p>
</SfRichTextEditor>

Run the application on Windows

Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or ⌘+F5 (macOS) to launch the application. The Blazor Rich Text Editor component will render in your default web browser.

Open the terminal and run the following command.

Terminal

dotnet run

Open the command prompt and run the following command.

Command Prompt

dotnet run

Blazor Rich Text Editor Component

Run the application on Android

To run the Blazor Rich Text Editor in a Blazor Android MAUI application using the Android emulator, follow these steps:

Set up and start the Android emulator. For help, see the Android Device Manager guide.
Run your app using the emulator to view the Rich Text Editor.

If you encounter any errors while using the Android Emulator, refer to the Troubleshooting Android Emulator for guidance.