CKEditor Alternatives

CKEditor is described as '4 and CKEditor 5 are easy-to-implement open source JavaScript WYSIWYG rich text editors for any web browser. CKEditor Ecosystem has 2 very distinct rich text editors as well as image upload and collaboration solutions' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CKEditor for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac and Windows apps. The best CKEditor alternative is TinyMCE, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CKEditor are Tiptap, Quill, AlloyEditor and Glee.

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CKEditor alternatives page was last updated Mar 21, 2024
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  1. TinyMCE icon

    TinyMCE

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    TinyMCE is a platform independent web based Javascript HTML WYSIWYG editor control released as Open Source under LGPL by Moxiecode Systems AB. It has the ability to convert HTML TEXTAREA fields or other HTML elements to editor instances.

    32 TinyMCE alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    • Joomla
    TinyMCE screenshot 1

    TinyMCE Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    TinyMCE VS CKEditor

     

    • Almost everyone thinks TinyMCE is a great CKEditor alternative.

    • TinyMCE is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to CKEditor.

    • TinyMCE is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CKEditor.

    • TinyMCE is Freemium and Open SourceCKEditor is Free Personal and Open Source
  2. Tiptap icon

    Tiptap

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    The headless rich text editor framework for web artisans. Build products with real-time synchronization, amazing content experience, whiteboard collaboration, real-time editing, AI-powered content and version control efficiency.

    32 Tiptap alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    Tiptap screenshot 1

    Top Tiptap Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Embedded comments
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  React
    7.  Integrated Chat
    8.  Rich Text Editor
    9.  Headless
    10.  Real-time sync
    11.  AI-Powered

    Tiptap VS CKEditor

     
  4. Quill icon

    Quill

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    Quill is a free, open source WYSIWYG editor built for the modern web. With its modular architecture and expressive API, it is completely customizable to fulfill any need.

    33 Quill alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Quill screenshot 1

    Quill Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Rich Text Editor

    Quill VS CKEditor

     
  5. AlloyEditor icon

    AlloyEditor

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    Alloy Editor is a modern WYSIWYG editor built on top of CKEditor, designed to create modern and gorgeous web content.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Demo page

    AlloyEditor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    3.  Online editor

    AlloyEditor VS CKEditor

     
  6. Glee icon

    Glee

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    Glee publishes Markdown files into Ghost blog posts. With glee, you can create and update Ghost blogs. Since glee operates on plain markdown files, your blog posts are now git-friendly, allowing for easy collaboration.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Ghost
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Glee screenshot 1

    Glee Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Blog editor

    Glee VS CKEditor

     

    • Glee is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to CKEditor.

    • Glee is Free and Open SourceCKEditor is Free Personal and Open Source
  7. Trumbowyg icon

    Trumbowyg

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    Trumbowyg is a very small jQuery plugin (16 kB minified) for creating a powerful WYSIWYG editor. Features:

    22 Trumbowyg alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Demo page

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor

    Trumbowyg VS CKEditor

     
  9. Froala Editor icon

    Froala Editor

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    A beautiful WYSIWYG HTML text editor.

    24 Froala Editor alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • jQuery
    Froala Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    3. Amazon icon  Amazon integration
    4.  Embeddable

    Froala Editor VS CKEditor

     

    • Froala Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to CKEditor.

    • Froala Editor is Paid and ProprietaryCKEditor is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Froala Editor is LightweightCKEditor is not according to our users
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    Summernote

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    WYSIWYG Editor built with jQuery, Bootstrap and Font-Awesome. MIT-licensed. 2500+ stars on GitHub.

    24 Summernote alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Summernote screenshot 1

    Summernote Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support

    Summernote VS CKEditor

     
  11. N1ED icon

    N1ED

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    N1ED is an add-on for CKEditor and TinyMCE that completely redefines your vision of WYSIWYG editors. Absolutely FREE. Auto update from CDN.

    36 N1ED alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Online
    • CKEditor
    • TinyMCE
    • Drupal
    • Joomla
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PrestaShop
    • Magento Community Edition
    N1Ed overview. Classic editor with basic editing features will get amazing transform with N1ED

    N1ED Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Browser-based
    4.  Page builder

    N1ED VS CKEditor

     

    • N1ED is the most popular SaaS alternative to CKEditor.

    • N1ED is Free and ProprietaryCKEditor is Free Personal and Open Source
  12. ProseMirror icon

    ProseMirror

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    ProseMirror tries to bridge the gap between editing explicit, unambiguous content like Markdown or XML, and classical WYSIWYG editors.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • JavaScript
    ProseMirror screenshot 1

    ProseMirror Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Real time collaboration

    ProseMirror VS CKEditor

     
  13. Editor.js icon

    Editor.js

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    Editor.js is a block-styled editor for rich media stories. It outputs clean data in JSON instead of heavy HTML-markup. And more important thing is that Editor.js is designed to be API extendable and pluggable.

    32 Editor.js alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Editor.js screenshot 1

    Editor.js Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Rich Text Editor
    3.  Built-in editor

    Editor.js VS CKEditor

     

  14. Redactor Text Editor

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    WYSIWYG html editor.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Redactor Text Editor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Embeddable

    Redactor Text Editor VS CKEditor

     
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