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SharePoint Online Custom Master Page
You definately could use Visual Studio to create a custom Master Page so that you can utilize version control / source control. You should however consider your approach to branding carefully. In general custom Master Pages should be avoided...
Please read about the latest guidance in the articles below:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/solution-guidance/portal-branding
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/solution-guidance/branding-and-site-provisioning-solutions-for-sharepoint
Have you considered making use of Communication Sites in SharePoint Online? These type of sites are generally considerd to be the successor to traditional Publishing Sites
If we decide to use spfx widget for customization. Can we write a full page spfx app? hiding the quick launch?
Regards,
Syed
There is no way to do this with SPFx right now; add your vote to https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329220-sharepoint-dev-platform/suggestions/15745306-add-support-for-single-page-applications-to-the-sh if you'd like to see that added! Meanwhile you can always use a non-SPFx widget with SPFx type tooling (see http://julieturner.net/2018/01/conquer-your-dev-toolchain-in-classic-sharepoint-part-1/) and host it on an .aspx page in a document library. If you're careful it will port easily to SPFx!