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Integrate web based file editor to edit and save back files stored in Box inside browser

  • May 22, 2025
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Hi,

 

We have a proprietary file format which will be stored in the Box by our customers. We want to allow users to view, edit and save back those files inside the browser like Office files can be edited and saved back using Office Online. Is this possible? Can someone point me out to SDK / framework / APIs / Documentation?

 

Also, Is it possible to provide a custom previewer for my file format?

 

Thanks,

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Hey  

 

Box currently offers a wide range of support for rendering different file format previews, but this functionality is added into the Box application by engineers within our company. If you would like Box to natively support this proprietary file format, I'd suggest reaching out to our Business Development team for further that discussion.

 

Alternatively, you could use something like Box Elements to utilize Box as a hosting service, but you'd still need to abstract the actual process of rendering the preview of the file yourselves. 


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After the research, I thought I can use Box Web App Integration to do the same like "Sign wih Adobe Sign" ? Is that correct?