
Liveblocks Has a Free API — Add Real-Time Collaboration to Any App
TL;DR Liveblocks provides real-time collaboration infrastructure — presence, cursors, comments, and document storage. The free tier supports 1,000 monthly active users with all features included. What Is Liveblocks? Liveblocks provides collaboration primitives: Presence — show who's online, cursor positions, selections Storage — conflict-free real-time document syncing (CRDT) Comments — threaded comments with mentions and notifications Text Editor — collaborative rich text with Tiptap/Lexical Notifications — in-app notification system Free tier — 1,000 MAU, all features Quick Start with React npm install @liveblocks/client @liveblocks/react // liveblocks.config.ts import { createClient } from " @liveblocks/client " ; import { createRoomContext } from " @liveblocks/react " ; const client = createClient ({ publicApiKey : " pk_YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY " , }); type Presence = { cursor : { x : number ; y : number } | null ; name : string ; }; export const { RoomProvider , useOthers , useMyPresence }
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