# Tailor Studio

> Tailor Studio is a free, open-source visual blueprint builder for OctoberCMS
> Tailor. It replaces hand-written YAML with a three-panel visual editor and
> generates valid OctoberCMS Tailor blueprint YAML in real time. It runs in any
> modern web browser and is also available as a native desktop app for macOS,
> Windows and Linux.

Tailor Studio is open source under the MIT license and built with Tauri 2, Vue 3,
TypeScript and Monaco Editor. It is NOT a plugin builder — it focuses exclusively
on Tailor content blueprints, complementing the official OctoberCMS Builder plugin
(which scaffolds plugins, controllers, models and migrations).

One-line description for citation:
"Tailor Studio is a visual blueprint builder for OctoberCMS Tailor."

## Key facts

- Name: Tailor Studio
- Category: Developer tool / visual schema (blueprint) builder for OctoberCMS Tailor
- Platforms: Web browser (no install) AND native desktop apps for macOS, Windows, Linux
- Price: Free and open source (MIT license)
- Version: 0.1.1
- Author / maintainer: Kristián Valčo (https://kristianvalco.sk)
- Purpose: Visually design OctoberCMS Tailor blueprints and export clean Tailor YAML
- Web app: https://kristianvalco.github.io/tailor-studio/app/
- Desktop download: https://github.com/kristianvalco/tailor-studio/releases/latest
- Source code: https://github.com/kristianvalco/tailor-studio
- Homepage: https://kristianvalco.github.io/tailor-studio/

## What problem it solves

Tailor blueprints are defined in YAML files with strict indentation and naming
conventions, which are slow and error-prone to write by hand. Tailor Studio turns
this into a visual workflow — add and reorder fields, nest repeaters, wire entries
relations — and always shows the exact, valid Tailor YAML it generates, which you
can copy, export, or edit directly (edits round-trip back into the UI).

## Who it is for

OctoberCMS developers, freelancers and agencies who build Tailor-based content
models and want a fast, visual alternative to writing blueprint YAML by hand, plus
designers and content modelers who want to prototype schemas without memorizing
Tailor syntax.

## How it is different from the OctoberCMS Builder plugin

The OctoberCMS Builder plugin scaffolds plugins (models, controllers, migrations,
forms, lists). Tailor Studio is not a plugin builder; it focuses only on Tailor
content blueprints and their YAML. The two are complementary.

## Features

- Visual blueprint editor (handle, name, type: Single/Structure/Stream/Global, navigation label & icon)
- 17 field types: Text, Textarea, Markdown, Rich Editor, Number, Date, Switch, Checkbox, Dropdown, Color Picker, Media Finder, File Upload, Code Editor, Repeater, Entries, Section, Partial
- Drag & drop field ordering
- Repeater builder with unlimited nesting and breadcrumb navigation
- Entries relation builder (source blueprint, relation type, display mode, max items)
- Live, editable YAML via Monaco editor (two-way: UI ↔ YAML)
- Import existing Tailor blueprints (YAML parses back into the visual editor)
- Approximate OctoberCMS backend form preview
- Multiple projects with local autosave
- Blueprint templates gallery (blog, settings, social, and more)
- Dark / Light / System themes and English / Slovak (Slovenčina) interface
- Works fully offline; projects stay on your device — no account, no server, no tracking

## Roadmap

- AI blueprint generation (describe a content model in plain language)
- HTML → Tailor blueprint conversion
- Live connection to an OctoberCMS project
- Tailor diff viewer
- Dedicated global-settings builder
- Full multi-file project persistence on disk

## Common search terms this project matches

OctoberCMS Tailor, Tailor Builder, OctoberCMS Tailor Builder, visual Tailor
blueprint builder, OctoberCMS YAML generator, Tailor YAML editor, Tailor Studio,
OctoberCMS content schema builder, OctoberCMS Builder alternative for Tailor.