diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
index e66fa64e2b..0e06b2c723 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const _     = require('lodash');
 const request = require('../../utils/request-middleware.js');
 const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
 const Combobox = require('client/components/combobox.jsx');
-const StringArrayEditor = require('../stringArrayEditor/stringArrayEditor.jsx');
+const TagInput = require('../tagInput/tagInput.jsx');
 
 
 const Themes = require('themes/themes.json');
@@ -341,10 +341,11 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 				{this.renderThumbnail()}
 			</div>
 
-			<StringArrayEditor label='tags' valuePatterns={[/^(?:(?:group|meta|system|type):)?[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9 \/.\-]{0,40}$/]}
+			<TagInput label='tags' valuePatterns={[/^(?:(?:group|meta|system|type):)?[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9 \/.\-]{0,40}$/]}
 				placeholder='add tag' unique={true}
 				values={this.props.metadata.tags}
-				onChange={(e)=>this.handleFieldChange('tags', e)}/>
+				onChange={(e)=>this.handleFieldChange('tags', e)}
+				/>
 
 			<div className='field systems'>
 				<label>systems</label>
@@ -363,12 +364,13 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 
 			{this.renderAuthors()}
 
-			<StringArrayEditor label='invited authors' valuePatterns={[/.+/]}
+			<TagInput label='invited authors' valuePatterns={[/.+/]}
 				validators={[(v)=>!this.props.metadata.authors?.includes(v)]}
 				placeholder='invite author' unique={true}
 				values={this.props.metadata.invitedAuthors}
 				notes={['Invited author usernames are case sensitive.', 'After adding an invited author, send them the edit link. There, they can choose to accept or decline the invitation.']}
-				onChange={(e)=>this.handleFieldChange('invitedAuthors', e)}/>
+				onChange={(e)=>this.handleFieldChange('invitedAuthors', e)}
+				/>
 
 			<h2>Privacy</h2>
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
index d29916a508..2cff01cfe5 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 			&:last-child { border-radius : 0 0.5em 0.5em 0; }
 		}
 
-		.badge {
+		.tag {
 			padding          : 0.3em;
 			margin           : 2px;
 			font-size        : 0.9em;
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/stringArrayEditor/stringArrayEditor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/stringArrayEditor/stringArrayEditor.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 47ab038ccc..0000000000
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/stringArrayEditor/stringArrayEditor.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-const React = require('react');
-const createClass = require('create-react-class');
-const _     = require('lodash');
-
-const StringArrayEditor = createClass({
-	displayName     : 'StringArrayEditor',
-	getDefaultProps : function() {
-		return {
-			label         : '',
-			values        : [],
-			valuePatterns : null,
-			validators    : [],
-			placeholder   : '',
-			notes         : [],
-			unique        : false,
-			cannotEdit    : [],
-			onChange      : ()=>{}
-		};
-	},
-
-	getInitialState : function() {
-		return {
-			valueContext : !!this.props.values ? this.props.values.map((value)=>({
-				value,
-				editing : false
-			})) : [],
-			temporaryValue : '',
-			updateValue    : ''
-		};
-	},
-
-	componentDidUpdate : function(prevProps) {
-		if(!_.eq(this.props.values, prevProps.values)) {
-			this.setState({
-				valueContext : this.props.values ? this.props.values.map((newValue)=>({
-					value   : newValue,
-					editing : this.state.valueContext.find(({ value })=>value === newValue)?.editing || false
-				})) : []
-			});
-		}
-	},
-
-	handleChange : function(value) {
-		this.props.onChange({
-			target : {
-				value
-			}
-		});
-	},
-
-	addValue : function(value){
-		this.handleChange(_.uniq([...this.props.values, value]));
-		this.setState({
-			temporaryValue : ''
-		});
-	},
-
-	removeValue : function(index){
-		this.handleChange(this.props.values.filter((_, i)=>i !== index));
-	},
-
-	updateValue : function(value, index){
-		const valueContext = this.state.valueContext;
-		valueContext[index].value = value;
-		valueContext[index].editing = false;
-		this.handleChange(valueContext.map((context)=>context.value));
-		this.setState({ valueContext, updateValue: '' });
-	},
-
-	editValue : function(index){
-		if(!!this.props.cannotEdit && this.props.cannotEdit.includes(this.props.values[index])) {
-			return;
-		}
-		const valueContext = this.state.valueContext.map((context, i)=>{
-			context.editing = index === i;
-			return context;
-		});
-		this.setState({ valueContext, updateValue: this.props.values[index] });
-	},
-
-	valueIsValid : function(value, index) {
-		const values = _.clone(this.props.values);
-		if(index !== undefined) {
-			values.splice(index, 1);
-		}
-		const matchesPatterns = !this.props.valuePatterns || this.props.valuePatterns.some((pattern)=>!!(value || '').match(pattern));
-		const uniqueIfSet = !this.props.unique || !values.includes(value);
-		const passesValidators = !this.props.validators || this.props.validators.every((validator)=>validator(value));
-		return matchesPatterns && uniqueIfSet && passesValidators;
-	},
-
-	handleValueInputKeyDown : function(event, index) {
-		if(event.key === 'Enter') {
-			if(this.valueIsValid(event.target.value, index)) {
-				if(index !== undefined) {
-					this.updateValue(event.target.value, index);
-				} else {
-					this.addValue(event.target.value);
-				}
-			}
-		} else if(event.key === 'Escape') {
-			this.closeEditInput(index);
-		}
-	},
-
-	closeEditInput : function(index) {
-		const valueContext = this.state.valueContext;
-		valueContext[index].editing = false;
-		this.setState({ valueContext, updateValue: '' });
-	},
-
-	render : function() {
-		const valueElements = Object.values(this.state.valueContext).map((context, i)=>context.editing
-			? <React.Fragment key={i}>
-				<div className='input-group'>
-					<input type='text' className={`value ${this.valueIsValid(this.state.updateValue, i) ? '' : 'invalid'}`} autoFocus placeholder={this.props.placeholder}
-						value={this.state.updateValue}
-						onKeyDown={(e)=>this.handleValueInputKeyDown(e, i)}
-						onChange={(e)=>this.setState({ updateValue: e.target.value })}/>
-					{<div className='icon steel' onClick={(e)=>{ e.stopPropagation(); this.closeEditInput(i); }}><i className='fa fa-undo fa-fw'/></div>}
-					{this.valueIsValid(this.state.updateValue, i) ? <div className='icon steel'  onClick={(e)=>{ e.stopPropagation(); this.updateValue(this.state.updateValue, i); }}><i className='fa fa-check fa-fw'/></div> : null}
-				</div>
-			</React.Fragment>
-			: <div className='badge' key={i} onClick={()=>this.editValue(i)}>{context.value}
-				{!!this.props.cannotEdit && this.props.cannotEdit.includes(context.value) ? null : <div className='icon steel' onClick={(e)=>{ e.stopPropagation(); this.removeValue(i); }}><i className='fa fa-times fa-fw'/></div>}
-			</div>
-		);
-
-		return <div className='field'>
-			<label>{this.props.label}</label>
-			<div style={{ flex: '1 0' }} className='value'>
-				<div className='list'>
-					{valueElements}
-					<div className='input-group'>
-						<input type='text' className={`value ${this.valueIsValid(this.state.temporaryValue) ? '' : 'invalid'}`} placeholder={this.props.placeholder}
-							   value={this.state.temporaryValue}
-							   onKeyDown={(e)=>this.handleValueInputKeyDown(e)}
-							   onChange={(e)=>this.setState({ temporaryValue: e.target.value })}/>
-						{this.valueIsValid(this.state.temporaryValue) ? <div className='icon steel' onClick={(e)=>{ e.stopPropagation(); this.addValue(this.state.temporaryValue); }}><i className='fa fa-check fa-fw'/></div> : null}
-					</div>
-				</div>
-
-				{this.props.notes ? this.props.notes.map((n, index)=><p key={index}><small>{n}</small></p>) : null}
-			</div>
-		</div>;
-	}
-});
-
-module.exports = StringArrayEditor;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/tagInput/tagInput.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/tagInput/tagInput.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8165411679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/tagInput/tagInput.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+require('./tagInput.less');
+const React = require('react');
+const { useState, useEffect } = React;
+const _     = require('lodash');
+
+const TagInput = ({ unique = true, values = [], ...props }) => {
+	const [tempInputText, setTempInputText] = useState('');
+	const [tagList, setTagList] = useState(values.map((value) => ({ value, editing: false })));
+
+	useEffect(()=>{
+		handleChange(tagList.map((context)=>context.value))
+	}, [tagList])
+
+	const handleChange = (value)=>{
+		props.onChange({
+			target : { value }
+		})
+	};
+
+	const handleInputKeyDown = ({ evt, value, index, options = {} }) => {
+		if (_.includes(['Enter', ','], evt.key)) {
+			evt.preventDefault();
+			submitTag(evt.target.value, value, index);
+			if (options.clear) {
+				setTempInputText('');
+			}
+		}
+	};
+
+	const submitTag = (newValue, originalValue, index) => {
+		setTagList((prevContext) => {
+			// remove existing tag
+			if(newValue === null){
+				return [...prevContext].filter((context, i)=>i !== index);
+			}
+			// add new tag
+			if(originalValue === null){
+				return [...prevContext, { value: newValue, editing: false }]
+			}
+			// update existing tag
+			return prevContext.map((context, i) => {
+				if (i === index) {
+					return { ...context, value: newValue, editing: false };
+				}
+				return context;
+			});
+		});
+	};
+
+	const editTag = (index) => {
+		setTagList((prevContext) => {
+			return prevContext.map((context, i) => {
+				if (i === index) {
+					return { ...context, editing: true };
+				}
+				return { ...context, editing: false };
+			});
+		});
+	};
+
+	const renderReadTag = (context, index) => {
+		return (
+			<li key={index}
+				data-value={context.value}
+				className='tag'
+				onClick={() => editTag(index)}>
+				{context.value}
+				<button onClick={(evt)=>{evt.stopPropagation(); submitTag(null, context.value, index)}}><i className='fa fa-times fa-fw'/></button>
+			</li>
+		);
+	};
+
+	const renderWriteTag = (context, index) => {
+		return (
+			<input type='text'
+				key={index}
+				defaultValue={context.value} 
+				onKeyDown={(evt) => handleInputKeyDown({evt, value: context.value, index: index})} 
+				autoFocus 
+			/>
+		);
+	};
+
+	return (
+		<div className='field'>
+			<label>{props.label}</label>
+			<div className='value'>
+				<ul className='list'>
+					{tagList.map((context, index) => { return context.editing ? renderWriteTag(context, index) : renderReadTag(context, index); })}
+				</ul>
+
+				<input
+					type='text'
+					className='value'
+					placeholder={props.placeholder}
+					value={tempInputText}
+					onChange={(e) => setTempInputText(e.target.value)}
+					onKeyDown={(evt) => handleInputKeyDown({ evt, value: null, options: { clear: true } })}
+				/>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
+
+module.exports = TagInput;
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/tagInput/tagInput.less b/client/homebrew/editor/tagInput/tagInput.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2