README.md

Rust-native OOXML engines with collaboration and agent editing at the core.
WebAssembly for browsers. Headless APIs for servers. Native Rust where you need it.

Packages

Documents — .docx

package	registry	what it does
betteroffice-docx	crates.io	typed Rust API for opening, editing, laying out, and saving DOCX documents
@betteroffice/docx	npm	framework-free .docx editor core — parsing, CRDT editing, and page layout in Rust through WebAssembly
@betteroffice/docx-react	npm	drop-in React .docx editor
betteroffice-docx	PyPI	Python API for reading, editing, laying out, and rasterizing DOCX documents

Spreadsheets — .xlsx

package	registry	what it does
betteroffice-xlsx	crates.io	typed Rust API for opening, editing, calculating, rendering, and saving XLSX workbooks
@betteroffice/xlsx	npm	framework-free spreadsheet core powered by the Rust engine through WebAssembly
@betteroffice/xlsx-react	npm	drop-in React spreadsheet editor
betteroffice-xlsx	PyPI	Python API for opening, recalculating, styling, rendering, and saving XLSX workbooks

Presentations — .pptx

package	registry	what it does
betteroffice-pptx	crates.io	typed Rust API for opening, editing, rendering, and saving PPTX presentations
@betteroffice/pptx	npm	framework-free .pptx editor core — slide model, masters, and rendering in Rust through WebAssembly
@betteroffice/pptx-react	npm	drop-in React .pptx editor
betteroffice-pptx	PyPI	Python API for reading, editing, saving, and laying out PPTX presentations

What to install for which language, with a first example each: npm, crates.io, PyPI.

Structure

• crates/ — the Rust engines
• packages/ — the TypeScript editor packages
• bindings/ — the Python bindings
• apps/web — betteroffice.dev (Next.js on Cloudflare Workers)
• apps/docs — documentation

Development

bun install
bun run build:xlsx-wasm # compile the ignored spreadsheet wasm asset
bun run build:docx-wasm # compile the ignored document wasm assets
bun run dev          # web app
bun run rust:check   # fmt + clippy + tests for the engines

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. We ask for a one-time signature of the Contributor License Agreement on your first pull request (corporate version).

License

Apache-2.0 — third-party attribution in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.