Nuxt Studio is Now Free and Open Source

Nuxt Studio is dead, long live Nuxt Studio.

We promised to deliver by the end of the year and today we're keeping that promise: we're officially releasing the first stable version of Nuxt Studio as a free, open-source Nuxt module. At the same time, we're sunsetting the legacy nuxt.studio platform.

🌄 Why We're Sunsetting nuxt.studio

When NuxtLabs joined Vercel, we promised to make our premium products free and open source.We're following the same approach already taken with Nuxt UI and soon applied to NuxtHub.

For us, this means everything. It's the opportunity to focus entirely on building tools that are free, open source, and accessible to everyone.

This is why Studio platform will be discontinued.

🚀 Meet the New Studio Module

We rebuilt Studio from the ground up as a Nuxt module. The result is a fully self-hosted content management solution that runs alongside your Nuxt Content website.

What's Different?

• Self-hosted — runs entirely on your infrastructure alongside your Nuxt app
• Free and open-source — released under the MIT license
• Dev integration — works also in development mode

📦 Features

This stable release includes everything you need to edit content in production:

TipTap Visual Editor

The modern Notion-like editing experience for Markdown content is back with a improved version, powered by TipTap integrated through the Nuxt UI Editor component:

• Rich text editing with headings, formatting, links, and more
• MDC component support for inserting Vue components
• Vue component props editor for visual property editing
• Drag & drop for reordering content blocks
• Slash commands for quick formatting access
• Real-time conversion between visual content and MDC syntax

Form-Based Editor

Schema-based forms automatically generated from your collection definitions:

• Automatic form generation for frontmatter, YAML, and JSON files
• Custom inputs for media and icon selection
• Native type mapping (string → text, boolean → toggle, enum → select)
• Array support and object support

File Operations

Complete CRUD operations for your content/ directory: create, edit, delete, rename, and move files with built-in draft management.

Media Management

Centralized media library for assets in your public/ directory with upload, organize and preview.

Git Integration

Direct commits to GitHub or GitLab with conflict detection, author attribution, and custom commit messages.

Real-time Preview

Live preview of draft changes on your production website with instant updates and side-by-side editing.

Multi-Language Support

The Studio interface is available in 17 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and more.

Authentication Options

Multiple authentication providers: GitHub OAuth, GitLab OAuth, Google OAuth, or custom authentication with your own flow.

📦 Quick Start

Install the module using the Nuxt CLI:

npx nuxt module add nuxt-studio

Start editing in local or configure your repository for production:

export default defineNuxtConfig({
  studio: {
    repository: {
      provider: 'github',
      owner: 'your-username',
      repo: 'your-repo',
      branch: 'main'
    }
  }
})

📅 Sunset Timeline

🔄 Migration Guide

Migration is extremely simple:

1. Install the module: Follow the setup documentation
2. Configure authentication: Set up GitHub, GitLab, or Google OAuth
3. Remove legacy code: Upcoming versions of Nuxt Content will automatically remove all legacy Studio code, but you can already remove the preview key in your Nuxt Content configuration.

🗺 What's Next

We're committed to making the open-source module an even better experience. Here's what's coming in 2026:

• AI-powered content generation — intelligent content suggestions and assistance
• TipTap extension exposal — we'll expose the TipTap extensions we've built (related to MDC syntax) so you can use it with the Nuxt UI Editor.
• Community-driven features — shaped by your feedback

🙏 Thank You

Your feedback shaped both the old and new Studio. Your support made this transition possible.

Thanks to Vercel for making this happen. Their pushing towards open source.

We're excited to see what you build with the new Nuxt Studio module. Join the conversation on GitHub Discussions or join our Discord to help shape the future of content editing.

If you need help migrating, reach out on our Discord server.