The best Summernote alternatives
5 tools that do a similar job to Summernote, 5 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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SummernoteA JavaScript library that adds a simple rich-text (WYSIWYG) editor to web pages.
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Trix
Open source · MIT · ★ 20k
A rich text editor web component for writing messages, comments, and articles in web apps.
Best for: Developers adding a rich text box to a Rails or other web app; Teams that want simple, consistent HTML output for comments or messages
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wangEditor
Open source · MIT · ★ 18.3k
Open-source web rich text editor that works out of the box, with JS, Vue and React support.
Best for: Developers adding a rich text input to a website; Teams using Vue or React who want an embeddable editor
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Tiptap
Open source · MIT · ★ 38.9k
A headless rich text editor framework for JavaScript apps, with no built-in look.
Best for: Developers building a custom text editor into a web product; Teams using Vue, React, or plain JavaScript who want one editor across frameworks
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pell
Open source · MIT · ★ 12k
A tiny, dependency-free rich text editor you can drop into a web page.
Best for: Web developers who need a simple rich text box in a form or admin page; Projects where a small file size matters more than many features
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Milkdown
Open source · MIT · ★ 12k
A plugin-based markdown editor framework where you type rich text and see formatted output.
Best for: Developers adding a rich markdown editing box to a web app; Teams that want an editor extended through plugins
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Summernote. We don't take payment for placement.