diff --git a/packages/text-editor/src/components/Collaboration.svelte b/packages/text-editor/src/components/Collaboration.svelte
index 4923fc888c..133a2b5e54 100644
--- a/packages/text-editor/src/components/Collaboration.svelte
+++ b/packages/text-editor/src/components/Collaboration.svelte
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onDestroy, setContext } from 'svelte'
-  import * as Y from 'yjs'
 
-  import { TiptapCollabProvider } from '../provider'
+  import { TiptapCollabProvider, createTiptapCollaborationData } from '../provider'
   import { CollaborationIds } from '../types'
 
   export let documentId: string
@@ -36,18 +35,16 @@
     if (provider !== undefined) {
       provider.disconnect()
     }
-    const ydoc: Y.Doc = new Y.Doc()
-    provider = new TiptapCollabProvider({
-      url: collaboratorURL,
-      name: documentId,
-      document: ydoc,
-      token,
-      parameters: {
-        initialContentId: initialContentId ?? ''
-      }
+    const data = createTiptapCollaborationData({
+      collaboratorURL,
+      documentId,
+      initialContentId,
+      token
     })
-    setContext(CollaborationIds.Doc, ydoc)
+    provider = data.provider
+    setContext(CollaborationIds.Doc, data.ydoc)
     setContext(CollaborationIds.Provider, provider)
+
     provider.on('status', (event: any) => {
       console.log('Collaboration:', documentId, event.status) // logs "connected" or "disconnected"
     })
diff --git a/packages/text-editor/src/components/CollaborationDiffViewer.svelte b/packages/text-editor/src/components/CollaborationDiffViewer.svelte
index 4eba0dd736..f982de5f1e 100644
--- a/packages/text-editor/src/components/CollaborationDiffViewer.svelte
+++ b/packages/text-editor/src/components/CollaborationDiffViewer.svelte
@@ -15,25 +15,24 @@
 //
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
+  import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte'
+  import { Doc as Ydoc } from 'yjs'
+
   import { Editor, Extension, mergeAttributes } from '@tiptap/core'
+  import Collaboration from '@tiptap/extension-collaboration'
   import { Plugin, PluginKey } from '@tiptap/pm/state'
   import { DecorationSet } from '@tiptap/pm/view'
-  import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte'
-  import { Markup } from '@hcengineering/core'
-  import { IconObjects, IconSize } from '@hcengineering/ui'
 
-  import textEditorPlugin from '../plugin'
-
-  import { calculateDecorations } from './diff/decorations'
+  import { calculateDecorations, createYdocDocument } from './diff/decorations'
   import { defaultEditorAttributes } from './editor/editorProps'
   import { defaultExtensions } from './extensions'
-  import StyleButton from './StyleButton.svelte'
 
-  export let content: Markup
-  export let buttonSize: IconSize = 'small'
-  export let comparedVersion: Markup | undefined = undefined
-  export let noButton: boolean = false
-  export let readonly = false
+  export let ydoc: Ydoc
+  export let field: string | undefined = undefined
+  export let comparedYdoc: Ydoc | undefined = undefined
+  export let comparedField: string | undefined = undefined
+
+  // export let mode: 'unified' = 'unified'
 
   let element: HTMLElement
   let editor: Editor
@@ -41,8 +40,8 @@
   let _decoration = DecorationSet.empty
   let oldContent = ''
 
-  function updateEditor (editor?: Editor, comparedVersion?: Markup | ArrayBuffer): void {
-    const r = calculateDecorations(editor, oldContent, undefined, comparedVersion)
+  function updateEditor (editor: Editor, ydoc: Ydoc, field?: string): void {
+    const r = calculateDecorations(editor, oldContent, createYdocDocument(editor.schema, ydoc, field))
     if (r !== undefined) {
       oldContent = r.oldContent
       _decoration = r.decorations
@@ -50,8 +49,8 @@
   }
 
   const updateDecorations = () => {
-    if (editor?.schema) {
-      updateEditor(editor, comparedVersion)
+    if (editor?.schema && comparedYdoc) {
+      updateEditor(editor, comparedYdoc, comparedField)
     }
   }
 
@@ -61,12 +60,9 @@
         new Plugin({
           key: new PluginKey('diffs'),
           props: {
-            decorations (state) {
+            decorations () {
               updateDecorations()
-              if (showDiff) {
-                return _decoration
-              }
-              return undefined
+              return _decoration
             }
           }
         })
@@ -74,21 +70,17 @@
     }
   })
 
-  $: updateEditor(editor, comparedVersion)
+  $: if (editor && comparedYdoc) {
+    updateEditor(editor, comparedYdoc, comparedField)
+  }
 
   onMount(() => {
     editor = new Editor({
       editorProps: { attributes: mergeAttributes(defaultEditorAttributes, { class: 'flex-grow' }) },
       element,
-      content,
-      editable: true,
-      extensions: [...defaultExtensions, DecorationExtension],
-      onTransaction: () => {
-        // force re-render so `editor.isActive` works as expected
-        editor = editor
-      }
+      editable: false,
+      extensions: [...defaultExtensions, DecorationExtension, Collaboration.configure({ document: ydoc, field })]
     })
-    editor.setEditable(!readonly)
   })
 
   onDestroy(() => {
@@ -96,27 +88,9 @@
       editor.destroy()
     }
   })
-  let showDiff = true
 </script>
 
 <div class="ref-container">
-  {#if comparedVersion !== undefined && !noButton}
-    <div class="flex">
-      <div class="flex-grow" />
-      <div class="formatPanel buttons-group xsmall-gap mb-4">
-        <StyleButton
-          icon={IconObjects}
-          size={buttonSize}
-          selected={showDiff}
-          showTooltip={{ label: textEditorPlugin.string.EnableDiffMode }}
-          on:click={() => {
-            showDiff = !showDiff
-            editor.chain().focus()
-          }}
-        />
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  {/if}
   <div class="textInput">
     <div class="select-text" style="width: 100%;" bind:this={element} />
   </div>
diff --git a/packages/text-editor/src/components/CollaboratorEditor.svelte b/packages/text-editor/src/components/CollaboratorEditor.svelte
index 942ec71d7d..5e63825fba 100644
--- a/packages/text-editor/src/components/CollaboratorEditor.svelte
+++ b/packages/text-editor/src/components/CollaboratorEditor.svelte
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@
 //
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { Markup, getCurrentAccount } from '@hcengineering/core'
+  import { getCurrentAccount } from '@hcengineering/core'
   import { IntlString, translate } from '@hcengineering/platform'
-  import { IconObjects, IconSize, Loading, getPlatformColorForText, registerFocus, themeStore } from '@hcengineering/ui'
-  import { AnyExtension, Editor, Extension, FocusPosition, getMarkRange, mergeAttributes } from '@tiptap/core'
+  import { IconSize, Loading, getPlatformColorForText, registerFocus, themeStore } from '@hcengineering/ui'
+  import { AnyExtension, Editor, FocusPosition, getMarkRange, mergeAttributes } from '@tiptap/core'
   import Collaboration, { isChangeOrigin } from '@tiptap/extension-collaboration'
   import CollaborationCursor from '@tiptap/extension-collaboration-cursor'
   import Placeholder from '@tiptap/extension-placeholder'
-  import { Plugin, PluginKey, TextSelection } from '@tiptap/pm/state'
-  import { DecorationSet } from '@tiptap/pm/view'
+  import { TextSelection } from '@tiptap/pm/state'
   import { createEventDispatcher, getContext, onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte'
   import * as Y from 'yjs'
 
@@ -35,9 +34,7 @@
   import { copyDocumentContent, copyDocumentField } from '../utils'
 
   import ImageStyleToolbar from './ImageStyleToolbar.svelte'
-  import StyleButton from './StyleButton.svelte'
   import TextEditorStyleToolbar from './TextEditorStyleToolbar.svelte'
-  import { calculateDecorations } from './diff/decorations'
   import { noSelectionRender } from './editor/collaboration'
   import { defaultEditorAttributes } from './editor/editorProps'
   import { FileAttachFunction, ImageExtension } from './extension/imageExt'
@@ -50,14 +47,13 @@
   export let readonly = false
   export let visible = true
 
-  export let token: string
-  export let collaboratorURL: string
+  export let token: string = ''
+  export let collaboratorURL: string = ''
 
   export let buttonSize: IconSize = 'small'
   export let focusable: boolean = false
   export let placeholder: IntlString = textEditorPlugin.string.EditorPlaceholder
   export let initialContentId: string | undefined = undefined
-  export let comparedVersion: Markup | ArrayBuffer | undefined = undefined
 
   export let field: string | undefined = undefined
 
@@ -188,22 +184,6 @@
     copyDocumentField(documentId, srcFieldId, dstFieldId, { provider }, initialContentId)
   }
 
-  export function unregisterPlugin (nameOrPluginKey: string | PluginKey) {
-    if (!editor) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    editor.unregisterPlugin(nameOrPluginKey)
-  }
-
-  export function registerPlugin (plugin: Plugin) {
-    if (!editor) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    editor.registerPlugin(plugin)
-  }
-
   let needFocus = false
   let focused = false
   let posFocus: FocusPosition | undefined = undefined
@@ -225,44 +205,6 @@
     editor.setEditable(!readonly)
   }
 
-  let _decoration = DecorationSet.empty
-  let oldContent = ''
-
-  function updateEditor (editor?: Editor, field?: string, comparedVersion?: Markup | ArrayBuffer): void {
-    const r = calculateDecorations(editor, oldContent, field, comparedVersion)
-    if (r !== undefined) {
-      oldContent = r.oldContent
-      _decoration = r.decorations
-    }
-  }
-
-  const updateDecorations = () => {
-    if (editor?.schema) {
-      updateEditor(editor, field, comparedVersion)
-    }
-  }
-
-  const DecorationExtension = Extension.create({
-    addProseMirrorPlugins () {
-      return [
-        new Plugin({
-          key: new PluginKey('diffs'),
-          props: {
-            decorations (state) {
-              updateDecorations()
-              if (showDiff) {
-                return _decoration
-              }
-              return undefined
-            }
-          }
-        })
-      ]
-    }
-  })
-
-  $: updateEditor(editor, field, comparedVersion)
-  $: if (editor) dispatch('editor', editor)
   $: isStyleToolbarSupported = (!readonly || textNodeActions.length > 0) && canShowPopups
 
   $: tippyOptions = {
@@ -335,7 +277,6 @@
             },
             selectionRender: noSelectionRender
           }),
-          DecorationExtension,
           Completion.configure({
             ...completionConfig,
             showDoc (event: MouseEvent, _id: string, _class: string) {
@@ -385,8 +326,6 @@
     }
   })
 
-  let showDiff = true
-
   export let focusIndex = -1
   const { idx, focusManager } = registerFocus(focusIndex, {
     focus: () => {
@@ -421,27 +360,11 @@
 {/if}
 
 {#if visible}
-  {#if comparedVersion !== undefined || $$slots.tools}
+  {#if $$slots.tools}
     <div class="ref-container" style:overflow>
-      {#if comparedVersion !== undefined}
-        <div class="flex-row-center buttons-group xsmall-gap">
-          <StyleButton
-            icon={IconObjects}
-            size={buttonSize}
-            selected={showDiff}
-            showTooltip={{ label: textEditorPlugin.string.EnableDiffMode }}
-            on:click={() => {
-              showDiff = !showDiff
-              editor.chain().focus()
-            }}
-          />
-          <slot name="tools" />
-        </div>
-      {:else}
-        <div class="text-editor-toolbar buttons-group xsmall-gap">
-          <slot name="tools" />
-        </div>
-      {/if}
+      <div class="text-editor-toolbar buttons-group xsmall-gap">
+        <slot name="tools" />
+      </div>
     </div>
   {/if}
 
diff --git a/packages/text-editor/src/components/MarkupDiffViewer.svelte b/packages/text-editor/src/components/MarkupDiffViewer.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d8e107f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/text-editor/src/components/MarkupDiffViewer.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<!--
+//
+// Copyright © 2022 Hardcore Engineering Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Eclipse Public License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
+// obtain a copy of the License at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+-->
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { Editor, Extension, mergeAttributes } from '@tiptap/core'
+  import { Plugin, PluginKey } from '@tiptap/pm/state'
+  import { DecorationSet } from '@tiptap/pm/view'
+  import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte'
+  import { Markup } from '@hcengineering/core'
+
+  import { calculateDecorations, createMarkupDocument } from './diff/decorations'
+  import { defaultEditorAttributes } from './editor/editorProps'
+  import { defaultExtensions } from './extensions'
+
+  export let content: Markup
+  export let comparedVersion: Markup | undefined = undefined
+
+  let element: HTMLElement
+  let editor: Editor
+
+  let _decoration = DecorationSet.empty
+  let oldContent = ''
+
+  function updateEditor (editor: Editor, comparedVersion?: Markup): void {
+    if (!comparedVersion) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const r = calculateDecorations(editor, oldContent, createMarkupDocument(editor.schema, comparedVersion))
+    if (r !== undefined) {
+      oldContent = r.oldContent
+      _decoration = r.decorations
+    }
+  }
+
+  const updateDecorations = () => {
+    if (editor?.schema) {
+      updateEditor(editor, comparedVersion)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const DecorationExtension = Extension.create({
+    addProseMirrorPlugins () {
+      return [
+        new Plugin({
+          key: new PluginKey('diffs'),
+          props: {
+            decorations () {
+              updateDecorations()
+              return _decoration
+            }
+          }
+        })
+      ]
+    }
+  })
+
+  $: if (editor && comparedVersion) {
+    updateEditor(editor, comparedVersion)
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    editor = new Editor({
+      editorProps: { attributes: mergeAttributes(defaultEditorAttributes, { class: 'flex-grow' }) },
+      element,
+      content,
+      editable: false,
+      extensions: [...defaultExtensions, DecorationExtension],
+      onTransaction: () => {
+        // force re-render so `editor.isActive` works as expected
+        editor = editor
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  onDestroy(() => {
+    if (editor) {
+      editor.destroy()
+    }
+  })
+</script>
+
+<div class="ref-container">
+  <div class="textInput">
+    <div class="select-text" style="width: 100%;" bind:this={element} />
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/packages/text-editor/src/components/diff/decorations.ts b/packages/text-editor/src/components/diff/decorations.ts
index 50a01ef133..11b6f57e68 100644
--- a/packages/text-editor/src/components/diff/decorations.ts
+++ b/packages/text-editor/src/components/diff/decorations.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,26 @@ import { ChangeSet } from '@tiptap/pm/changeset'
 import { DOMParser, type Node, type Schema } from '@tiptap/pm/model'
 import { Decoration, DecorationSet } from '@tiptap/pm/view'
 import { yDocToProsemirrorJSON } from 'y-prosemirror'
-import { Doc, applyUpdate } from 'yjs'
+import { Doc as Ydoc, applyUpdate } from 'yjs'
 import { recreateTransform } from './recreate'
 
 /**
  * @public
  */
-export function createDocument (schema: Schema, content: Markup | ArrayBuffer, field?: string): Node {
+export function createYdocDocument (schema: Schema, ydoc: Ydoc, field?: string): Node {
+  try {
+    const body = yDocToProsemirrorJSON(ydoc, field)
+    return schema.nodeFromJSON(body)
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    console.error(err)
+    return schema.node(schema.topNodeType)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export function createMarkupDocument (schema: Schema, content: Markup | ArrayBuffer, field?: string): Node {
   if (typeof content === 'string') {
     const wrappedValue = `<body>${content}</body>`
 
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@ export function createDocument (schema: Schema, content: Markup | ArrayBuffer, f
     return DOMParser.fromSchema(schema).parse(body)
   } else {
     try {
-      const ydoc = new Doc()
+      const ydoc = new Ydoc()
       const uint8arr = new Uint8Array(content)
       applyUpdate(ydoc, uint8arr)
 
@@ -53,8 +66,7 @@ export function createDocument (schema: Schema, content: Markup | ArrayBuffer, f
 export function calculateDecorations (
   editor?: Editor,
   oldContent?: string,
-  field?: string,
-  comparedVersion?: Markup | ArrayBuffer
+  comparedDoc?: Node
 ):
   | {
     decorations: DecorationSet
@@ -65,11 +77,9 @@ export function calculateDecorations (
     if (editor?.schema === undefined) {
       return
     }
-    if (comparedVersion === undefined) {
+    if (comparedDoc === undefined) {
       return
     }
-    const schema = editor.schema
-    const docOld = createDocument(schema, comparedVersion, field)
     const docNew = editor.state.doc
 
     const c = editor.getHTML()
@@ -77,8 +87,8 @@ export function calculateDecorations (
       return
     }
 
-    const tr = recreateTransform(docOld, docNew)
-    const changeSet = ChangeSet.create(docOld).addSteps(tr.doc, tr.mapping.maps, undefined)
+    const tr = recreateTransform(comparedDoc, docNew)
+    const changeSet = ChangeSet.create(comparedDoc).addSteps(tr.doc, tr.mapping.maps, undefined)
     const changes = changeSet.changes
 
     const decorations: Decoration[] = []
@@ -91,18 +101,18 @@ export function calculateDecorations (
 
     function deleted (prob: any): any {
       const icon = document.createElement('span')
-      icon.className = 'deletion'
+      icon.className = 'text-editor-highlighted-node-delete'
       icon.innerText = prob
       return icon
     }
     changes.forEach((change) => {
       if (change.inserted.length > 0) {
-        decorations.push(Decoration.inline(change.fromB, change.toB, { class: 'diff insertion' }, {}))
+        decorations.push(Decoration.inline(change.fromB, change.toB, { class: 'text-editor-highlighted-node-add' }, {}))
         decorations.push(Decoration.widget(change.fromB, lintIcon('add')))
       }
 
       if (change.deleted.length > 0) {
-        const cont = docOld.textBetween(change.fromA, change.toA)
+        const cont = comparedDoc.textBetween(change.fromA, change.toA)
         decorations.push(Decoration.widget(change.fromB, deleted(cont)))
         decorations.push(Decoration.widget(change.fromB, lintIcon('delete')))
       }
diff --git a/packages/text-editor/src/index.ts b/packages/text-editor/src/index.ts
index 8160185065..168f7715dc 100644
--- a/packages/text-editor/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/text-editor/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export { default as Collaboration } from './components/Collaboration.svelte'
 export { default as CollaborationDiffViewer } from './components/CollaborationDiffViewer.svelte'
 export { default as CollaboratorEditor } from './components/CollaboratorEditor.svelte'
 export { default as FullDescriptionBox } from './components/FullDescriptionBox.svelte'
+export { default as MarkupDiffViewer } from './components/MarkupDiffViewer.svelte'
 export { default as ReferenceInput } from './components/ReferenceInput.svelte'
 export { default as StyleButton } from './components/StyleButton.svelte'
 export { default as StyledTextArea } from './components/StyledTextArea.svelte'
@@ -65,4 +66,7 @@ export {
 export { ImageExtension, type ImageOptions } from './components/extension/imageExt'
 export { TodoItemExtension, TodoListExtension } from './components/extension/todo'
 
+export { TiptapCollabProvider, type TiptapCollabProviderConfiguration, createTiptapCollaborationData } from './provider'
+export { CollaborationIds } from './types'
+
 export { textEditorId }
diff --git a/packages/text-editor/src/provider.ts b/packages/text-editor/src/provider.ts
index 19ec13c8de..8a2c30f94e 100644
--- a/packages/text-editor/src/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/text-editor/src/provider.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 //
-
+import { Doc as Ydoc } from 'yjs'
 import { HocuspocusProvider, type HocuspocusProviderConfiguration } from '@hocuspocus/provider'
 
 export type TiptapCollabProviderConfiguration = HocuspocusProviderConfiguration &
@@ -50,3 +50,24 @@ export class TiptapCollabProvider extends HocuspocusProvider {
     super.destroy()
   }
 }
+
+export const createTiptapCollaborationData = (params: {
+  collaboratorURL: string
+  documentId: string
+  initialContentId: string | undefined
+  token: string
+}): { provider: TiptapCollabProvider, ydoc: Ydoc } => {
+  const ydoc: Ydoc = new Ydoc()
+  return {
+    ydoc,
+    provider: new TiptapCollabProvider({
+      url: params.collaboratorURL,
+      name: params.documentId,
+      document: ydoc,
+      token: params.token,
+      parameters: {
+        initialContentId: params.initialContentId ?? ''
+      }
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/view-resources/src/components/MarkupDiffPresenter.svelte b/plugins/view-resources/src/components/MarkupDiffPresenter.svelte
index 377b654369..1cea8211ae 100644
--- a/plugins/view-resources/src/components/MarkupDiffPresenter.svelte
+++ b/plugins/view-resources/src/components/MarkupDiffPresenter.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { CollaborationDiffViewer } from '@hcengineering/text-editor'
+  import { MarkupDiffViewer } from '@hcengineering/text-editor'
   import { ShowMore } from '@hcengineering/ui'
 
   export let value: string | undefined
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
 
 <ShowMore>
   {#key [value, prevValue]}
-    <CollaborationDiffViewer content={value ?? ''} comparedVersion={prevValue ?? ''} noButton readonly />
+    <MarkupDiffViewer content={value ?? ''} comparedVersion={prevValue ?? ''} />
   {/key}
 </ShowMore>