openWYSIWYG Alternatives

openWYSIWYG is described as 'The ultimate WYSIWYG editor for your web-based applications and forms' and is an website. There are more than 25 alternatives to openWYSIWYG, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best openWYSIWYG alternative is Adobe Dreamweaver. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try TinyMCE or Glee. Other great sites and apps similar to openWYSIWYG are CKEditor, Tiptap, Quill and PageBreeze HTML Editor.

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  1. Adobe Dreamweaver icon

    Adobe Dreamweaver

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    Advanced web authoring tool supports designing and coding tasks from a visual perspective and backs it up with robust coding. Offers live preview, customizable templates, endless design options, and tools like drag-and-drop visual design capabilities, FTP/SFTP transfer, and supports multiple monitors.

    97 Adobe Dreamweaver alternatives

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Adobe Dreamweaver screenshot 1

    Top Adobe Dreamweaver Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  HTML/CSS/JS rendering
    3.  Visual design
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  iPhone/iPod sync
    7.  Support for Bootstrap
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    10. Git icon  Git Support
    11.  Drag and Drop
    12.  Support for SFTP

    Adobe Dreamweaver VS openWYSIWYG

     

    • Adobe Dreamweaver is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to openWYSIWYG.

    • Adobe Dreamweaver is the most popular commercial alternative to openWYSIWYG.

    • Adobe Dreamweaver is Paid and ProprietaryopenWYSIWYG is Free and Open Source
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    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 openWYSIWYG

     

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

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

    • TinyMCE is Freemium and Open SourceopenWYSIWYG is Free and Open Source
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    CKEditor

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    CKEditor 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.

    39 CKEditor alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    CKEditor 5 Classic build

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Rich Text Editor
    5.  Browser-based
    6.  Embeddable
    7.  Drag and Drop
    8.  Support for ReactJS
    9.  Colored Text

    CKEditor VS openWYSIWYG

     
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    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 openWYSIWYG

     

    • Glee is the most popular Linux alternative to openWYSIWYG.

    • Glee is Free and Open SourceopenWYSIWYG is also Free and Open Source
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    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

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  8. 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 openWYSIWYG

     
  10. PageBreeze HTML Editor icon

    PageBreeze HTML Editor

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    A full-featured but easy to use visual (WYSIWYG) HTML editor for creating web pages.

    Includes a completely new editor with support for the latest HTML standards, many new formatting features, improved stability and ease of use.

    35 PageBreeze HTML Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PageBreeze HTML Editor screenshot 1

    PageBreeze HTML Editor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  HTML/CSS/JS rendering

    PageBreeze HTML Editor VS openWYSIWYG

     
  11. PHP Markdown icon

    PHP Markdown

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    PHP port of the Markdown text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    PHP Markdown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Text formatting

    PHP Markdown VS openWYSIWYG

     
  12. Marksmith icon

    Marksmith

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    GitHub-style markdown editor for Ruby and Rails.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby on Rails
    Marksmith screenshot 1

    Marksmith Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown

    Marksmith VS openWYSIWYG

     
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    WYMeditor

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    WYMeditor is a web-based WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Mean) XHTML editor (not WYSIWYG).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    WYMeditor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support

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    ContentTools Editor

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    A small & beautiful WYSIWYG editor for HTML content. ContentTools is a collection of small, flexible, extensible and framework agnostic JavaScript libraries for creating beautiful WYSIWYG editors for HTML content.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    ContentTools Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  CMS integration
    4.  Online editor
    5.  Drag and Drop

    ContentTools Editor VS openWYSIWYG

     
  15. Froala Editor icon

    Froala Editor

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    A beautiful WYSIWYG HTML text editor.

    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 openWYSIWYG

     
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