Quick Editor vs. Advanced Editor: Which One Should You Use?
EmailBits has two built-in editors. Here's what each one does, when to use which, and why upgrading to the Advanced Editor unlocks a lot more.
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Two Editors, Two Different Jobs
Every template on EmailBits has an Edit Template button. Click it and you land in the Quick Editor — a fast, no-login-required way to tweak the text, swap images, and download clean HTML. It's great for one-off edits.
But if you need to do more — rearrange sections, replace entire content blocks, save branded versions for reuse, or collaborate across a team — the Quick Editor runs out of road pretty fast. That's what the Advanced Editor is for.
What the Quick Editor Does
The Quick Editor extracts every editable field from a template — headings, body copy, buttons, links, and images — and presents them in a simple sidebar. You edit the fields, the preview updates in real time, and when you're done you copy or download the finished HTML.
It's ideal when you need to:
- Quickly customize a template for a one-time send
- Share a live preview link with a client
- Grab clean HTML to paste into your email platform
- Make small copy changes without touching code
No account required. Open a template, click Edit Template, make your changes, and download. Done.
Where the Quick Editor Falls Short
The Quick Editor only exposes fields that already exist in the template. You can change a headline, but you can't add a new section, remove a block you don't need, or swap in a different content component. You're editing within the template's fixed structure — not reshaping it.
There's also no concept of saving. Every session starts from scratch. If you customize a template today and need to update it next month, you start over.
What the Advanced Editor Adds
The Advanced Editor is a full editing environment built on top of the same template library. It opens when you click Edit this template from a template page (available to Pro subscribers). Here's what it unlocks:
- Drag-and-drop section reordering — move content blocks up and down to restructure the layout without touching code
- Add and remove sections — pull in any component from the library and drop it into your template, or delete sections you don't need
- Save to your library — fork any template into your personal library as a starting point you can return to and iterate on
- Brand Kit auto-fill — your company name, logo, colors, and links are applied automatically via Email Tokens so you're never filling in the same info twice
- Submit for the template library — if you build something great, you can submit your template to be featured publicly
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Quick Editor | Advanced Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Edit text & images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Copy / download HTML | ✓ | ✓ |
| No login required | ✓ | — |
| Drag-and-drop sections | — | ✓ |
| Add components from library | — | ✓ |
| Save to your library | — | ✓ |
| Brand Kit auto-fill | — | ✓ |
Which One Should You Use?
If you need a quick customization and a one-time HTML export, the Quick Editor is the right tool. No friction, no account needed.
If email is a regular part of your workflow — you send multiple campaigns, maintain a brand, or build templates for clients — the Advanced Editor pays for itself immediately. The time you save not re-customizing the same template from scratch every month is worth more than the subscription.
The Quick Editor is a great starting point. The Advanced Editor is where you stay.
