Koffee Editor

Real-time collaborative text editor with live cursors

ReactJs, Socket.IO

2024

A real-time collaborative text editor built for seamless team writing and editing, with shared cursors and instant updates.

Koffee Editor is a real-time text editor designed to enable multiple users to collaborate on the same document simultaneously. With live cursor tracking, synchronized editing, and a clean, distraction-free interface, it ensures a smooth and interactive writing experience. The application leverages web sockets for real-time communication and supports secure user sessions through JWT authentication.

Features

- Real-time collaborative editing using Socket.IO.

- Live cursor visibility for all active collaborators.

- JWT-based authentication and secure sessions.

- Efficient conflict resolution and sync handling.

- MongoDB for storing user and document data.

- Room-based editor sessions for multiple documents.

- Fully responsive and optimized React UI.

Problem Statement

Collaborative writing often relies on external tools that can be either overly complex or lack true real-time editing. Teams face issues with version conflicts, delayed updates, and lack of visual awareness of co-editors’ presence.

Solution Approach

Koffee Editor solves these challenges by providing a lightweight, real-time text editor that supports simultaneous editing with live cursors. It uses WebSockets to maintain low-latency sync across users and JWT-based authentication for secure access, all wrapped in a clean React interface.

Project Vision

The long-term vision for Koffee Editor is to grow it into a fully-featured collaborative platform with support for rich text formatting, document versioning, permission controls, and integrations with cloud storage and team productivity tools.