Getting Started

UI Feature Comparison

Updated: March 18, 2024

This page list the features available on the Nuxeo Platform, either directly in the default distribution (Nuxeo Server) or using addons. It provides links to the relevant documentation and indicates if the features are available without any UI (through the REST API), in Nuxeo JSF UI or in Nuxeo Web UI.

The tables below use the following notation:

  • ✓: Available
  • NR: Not relevant
  • N/A: Not available

Document Types

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Agenda Nuxeo Agenda N/A Nuxeo Agenda user documentation
Audio Nuxeo DAM Nuxeo DAM documentation
Box documents Nuxeo Live Connect Nuxeo Live Connect documentation
Collection Default distribution Developer documentation
User documentation
Domain Default distribution  
Email folder Nuxeo IMAP connector LTS 2018 Nuxeo IMAP Connector user documentation
Event Nuxeo Agenda N/A Nuxeo Agenda user documentation
Dropbox documents Nuxeo Live Connect Nuxeo Live Connect documentation
EasyShare Folder EasyShare EasyShare documentation
File Default distribution Files user documentation
Folder Default distribution Folders user documentation
Forum Nuxeo Forum N/A N/A Forums user documentation
This addon is deprecated since Nuxeo Platform LTS 2016.
Google Drive documents Nuxeo Live Connect Nuxeo Live Connect documentation
Note Default distribution Notes user documentation
OneDrive documents Nuxeo Live Connect Nuxeo Live Connect documentation
Ordered folder Default distribution Folders user documentation
Personal workspace Default distribution  
Picture Nuxeo DAM Nuxeo DAM documentation
Section Default distribution Sections user documentation
Document template Template Rendering Template rendering documentation
Workspace Default distribution Document Types
Workspace templates Default distribution N/A  
Video Nuxeo DAM Nuxeo DAM documentation

Document Creation

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Bulk import Default distribution
Nuxeo CSV
Bulk Document Importer
Scan Documents Importer





N/A
N/A


N/A
N/A
Document creation user documentation
How to Customize the Bulk Import Form
Nuxeo CSV documentation
Nuxeo Bulk Document Importer documentation
Scan Documents Importer documentation
Cloud files import Nuxeo Live Connect N/A Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive
Nuxeo Live Connect documentation
Form Default distribution Document creation user documentation
HTML 5 drag and drop Default distribution NR User documentation
Drag and Drop Developer documentation
Metadata processing at import Default distribution Binary Metadata

Document Modification

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Attachments Default distribution  
Bulk edit Default distribution
Nuxeo Spreadsheet

LTS 2018
Document modification user documentation
How to Customize the Bulk Edit Form
Nuxeo Spreadsheet documentation
Cloud files edition Nuxeo Live Connect N/A Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive
Nuxeo Live Connect documentation
Copy/paste/move Default distribution Copying and Moving Documents
Edit Form Default distribution  
Lock /Unlock Default distribution  
History Default distribution  
Versioning of documents Default distribution User documentation
Developer documentation
Versioning of folders Nuxeo Tree Snapshot LTS 2018 Documentation
Version / Document comparison Nuxeo Diff
Nuxeo Diff Picture
N/A
LTS 2018
LTS 2018
Developer documentation
User documentation
Content transformation Default transformation
Template Rendering
Nuxeo DAM






PDF conversion in default distribution
Template Rendering documentation
Nuxeo DAM documentation
Electronic signature of documents Digital Signature NR N/A Digital Signature documentation

Desktop Integration

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Edit in native application from web application Nuxeo Drive N/A Documentation
Metadata edit from desktop Nuxeo Drive N/A Documentation
Offline synchronization Nuxeo Drive N/A Documentation
WebDav protocol Default distribution User documentation
Developer documentation

Workflows

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Approval workflow Default distribution N/A User documentation
Developer documentation
Workflow How-To Index
Parallel workflow Default distribution N/A User documentation
Developer documentation
Workflow How-To Index
Content routing Default distribution User documentation
Developer documentation
Workflow How-To Index
Task dashboard Tasks in the Web UI
How to set up a task dashboard
Workflow analytics Nuxeo Review Workflows Dashboards This addon is deprecated since Nuxeo Platform LTS 2016.

Publication

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Publication approval workflow Default distribution N/A N/A User documentation
Developer documentation
Folder publication Nuxeo Tree Snapshot N/A LTS 2018
Preselection of publication targets Default distribution N/A N/A Setting Publication Targets
Publication to media hosting websites Nuxeo Media Publishing N/A LTS 2018 Publication of videos to YouTube and Wistia.
Nuxeo Media Publishing documentation
Still in consideration for Web UI

Browsing

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Dashboard (static) Default distribution User documentation
How to Customize the Dashboard
Tree structure browsing Default distribution Browsing Content
Tags Default distribution Developer documentation
User documentation
Virtual navigation Nuxeo Virtual Navigation N/A N/A Nuxeo Virtual Navigation developer documentation
This addon is deprecated since Nuxeo Platform LTS 2016.
Quick access to tasks Nuxeo JSF UI
Nuxeo Web UI
Quick access to recently viewed documents Nuxeo Web UI N/A
Quick access to expired documents Nuxeo Web UI N/A
Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Advanced search    
Elasticsearch Default distribution  
Faceted search Default distribution JSF UI search documentation
Web UI search documentation
How to Configure a Search Filter With Facets and Other Aggregates
Full-text search Default distribution  
Search highlights Nuxeo Web UI N/A
Asset-dedicated search Nuxeo Web UI N/A
Quick search Default distribution Comes with suggestion and Elasticsearch by default.
Quick search with suggestion Default distribution NR  

Security and Permissions

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Read / Edit / Manage permissions Default distribution ACLs developer documentation
Permissions user documentation
Deny permissions Default distribution Requires configuration
User invitations Default distribution
Nuxeo User Registration

N/A


N/A
Time-based permissions Default distribution  
Search on permissions Default distribution N/A Still in consideration for Web UI
Permission purge Default distribution N/A Still in consideration for Web UI
Permission audit Nuxeo Groups and Rights Audit N/A N/A Administration documentation
User documentation
Still in consideration for Web UI
Share with external users Default distribution
EasyShare

N/A


Permissions user documentation
EasyShare documentation
Multi-tenancy Nuxeo Multi-tenant N/A LTS 2018 Nuxeo Multi-tenant documentation

Audit

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Document history Default distribution
Activity feed on document Nuxeo Web UI N/A
Global event audit Default distribution
Permission Audit Default distribution
Nuxeo Groups and Rights Audit
N/A
N/A

N/A
N/A
Administration documentation
User documentation
Still in consideration for Web UI

Digital Asset Management

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Metadata extraction Default distribution IPTC, EXIF, video file metadata, audio file metadata
Binary Metadata
Thumbnail Default distribution
Video storyboard Nuxeo DAM N/A Nuxeo DAM documentation
Media dedicated search Nuxeo Web UI N/A
Browsing through media thumbnails Default distribution NR
Media specific view of documents Nuxeo DAM NR Nuxeo DAM documentation
Picture comparison Nuxeo Diff Pictures N/A LTS 2018 Developer documentation
User documentation
Conversion to additional formats Nuxeo DAM Nuxeo DAM documentation
How to contribute a new video conversion
How to contribute picture conversions
Integration with Media processing software Nuxeo Adobe CC Connector Nuxeo Adobe CC Connector documentation
3D files Nuxeo Platform 3D Nuxeo Platform 3D documentation
Computer vision services Nuxeo Vision Google Vision API
Nuxeo Vision documentation
Publication to media hosting websites Nuxeo Media Publishing N/A N/A Publication of videos to YouTube and Wistia.
Nuxeo Media Publishing documentation
Still in consideration for Web UI

Additional Features

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Alerts / Follow Default distribution Collaborative Features - Alerts documentation
Comments Default distribution N/A LTS 2018  
Preview Default distribution User documentation
Developer documentation
Relations Default distribution N/A LTS 2018 User documentation
How to Add New Relation Types
Still in consideration for Web UI
Trash Default distribution LTS 2018 User documentation
Developer documentation
Thumbnail Default distribution Developer documentation
User profile Default distribution  

Export

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Excel export of content view Default distribution LTS 2018  
Export of a folder structure Default distribution
Nuxeo File System Exporter



N/A
User Documentation
Nuxeo FS Exporter documentation
PDF export of documents Default distribution User Documentation
XML export Default distribution User Documentation
ZIP export Default distribution User Documentation

Local Configuration

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Advanced search configuration Default distribution N/A N/A Local configuration documentation
Document content configuration Default distribution N/A N/A Local configuration documentation
Document types configuration Default distribution N/A N/A Local configuration documentation
Faceted search configuration Faceted search N/A N/A  
Theme selection Default distribution NR Theme selection defined on a space level for all users in JSF UI, at the application level for the current user in Web UI.
JSF UI Local configuration documentation
Web UI user settings
Maximum storage configuration Nuxeo Quota N/A Nuxeo Quota documentation

Authentication

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
CAS2 Authentication CAS2 Authentication CAS2 Authentication documentation
Kerberos integration Kerberos Authentication Kerberos Authentication documentation
LDAP authentication Default distribution  
SAML 2.0 Authentication SAML 2.0 Authentication SAML 2.0 Authentication documentation
Shibboleth integration Shibboleth Authentication
Shibboleth Invitation Addon
Shibboleth Authentication admin documentation
Shibboleth Invitation Addon documentation
OpenID authentication OpenID Authentication
2-step authentication Nuxeo DuoWeb Two Factors Authentication Nuxeo DuoWeb Two Factors Authentication documentation

Application Administration

Feature Comes with UI possibilities Comment
API JSF UI Web UI
Monitoring Default distribution, Nuxeo Datadog reporter N/A N/A Some monitoring features are available by default in the Admin tab of the Nuxeo Platform. You can complete these features by using addons, such as Nuxeo Datadog reporter.
Metrics and Monitoring admin documentation
Nuxeo Datadog Reporter documentation
Monitoring features are still in consideration for Web UI.
Nuxeo Online Services Default distribution LTS 2018 nuxeoctl command for non UI apps. Admin tab for JSF UI.
OAuth configuration Default distribution N/A LTS 2018  
Password encryption in configuration files Default distribution N/A N/A Sensitive Configuration Data Encryption
Power users Default distribution  
Update Center Default distribution N/A
User and Groups Default distribution  
Vocabularies Default distribution  
Environment configuration report Default distribution
Nuxeo Connect Report Tools Web
N/A nuxeoctl command in the default distribution
Nuxeo Connect Report Tools Web documentation
Statistics Default distribution
Nuxeo Quota



N/A
JSF UI Activity tab
Web UI administration
Nuxeo Quota documentation