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title: "React Email 6.0"
description: "React Email 6.0 announces an open-source visual editor as its centerpiece, available as a standalone package that outputs email-ready HTML for major inbox providers. The editor is built in two layers: a core that works without configuration and a composable API using EmailNode for custom extensions, with optional themes for styling. The release ships new authentication and e-commerce templates from Character Studio, available as React Email templates or Figma files. All components are now unified into a single package except the editor, simplifying imports and reducing package management. The project has reached 2 million weekly downloads, a 108% increase since the last major release five months ago."
---

# React Email 6.0

[Resend](https://yomu.fyi/company/resend) · Apr 17, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

React Email 6.0 announces an open-source visual editor as its centerpiece, available as a standalone package that outputs email-ready HTML for major inbox providers. The editor is built in two layers: a core that works without configuration and a composable API using EmailNode for custom extensions, with optional themes for styling. The release ships new authentication and e-commerce templates from Character Studio, available as React Email templates or Figma files. All components are now unified into a single package except the editor, simplifying imports and reducing package management. The project has reached 2 million weekly downloads, a 108% increase since the last major release five months ago.

## Approach / What changed

React Email 6.0 introduces an open-source visual editor with a two-layer architecture (core and composable API), a unified package for components, and new templates for authentication and e-commerce.

## Takeaways

- The new open-source editor can be embedded in any app and outputs email-ready HTML that works across major inbox providers.
- The editor’s composable API allows building custom extensions using EmailNode, which defines both HTML and React Email output via renderToReactEmail.
- All components are now unified into a single package (react-email) except the editor, simplifying imports and reducing package management.

## FAQ

### How do I upgrade from React Email 5.0 to 6.0?

Remove the old packages (@react-email/components and @react-email/preview-server), install the new packages (react-email@latest and @react-email/ui@latest), and update imports to use react-email instead of @react-email/components.

### What is the new editor's architecture?

The editor is built in two layers: a core that works out of the box with no configuration, and a composable API for building custom extensions using EmailNode.

### Are there new templates included?

Yes, new templates for authentication and e-commerce created by Character Studio are available as React Email templates or Figma files.

**Tags:** [Email](https://yomu.fyi/topic/email), [React Email](https://yomu.fyi/topic/react-email)

- Source: [Resend](https://resend.com/blog/react-email-6)
- Source URL: https://resend.com/blog/react-email-6
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-19T09:54:27.284Z

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