Templatical
Open SourceSelf-hostableAn open-source drag-and-drop email editor SDK.
4.6368 starsAlternative to Unlayer, BeeFree
Overview
Templatical is a free, open-source tool and a self-hostable alternative to Unlayer, BeeFree. It's licensed under Source Available and written in TypeScript.
Templatical is a production-ready drag-and-drop email editor you embed in any web app with a single init() call. Templates are portable JSON, output is MJML so emails render across every client, and the editor is framework-agnostic — Vue under the hood, dropped into React, Svelte, Angular, or vanilla the same way. It open-sources features that are usually paywalled in commercial editors: custom blocks backed by your own API, scoped merge tags, display conditions, full design-token theming, and WCAG accessibility linting.
Why pick Templatical over Unlayer
- Own your data instead of trusting Unlayer's servers
- No per-seat pricing — grow without ballooning costs
- Templatical is open source: audit it, fork it, extend it
- Self-host for full privacy and compliance control
Key features
- Drop-in mount — one init() call, white-label by default
- 14 block types with custom blocks backed by your own API
- Portable JSON templates with MJML output for any provider
- Scoped merge tags, display conditions, and design-token theming
- Framework-agnostic: React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, or vanilla JS
Pros & cons
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Installation
Install from npm
npm install @templatical/editor @templatical/rendererFrequently asked questions
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