Tiptap Alternatives

Tiptap is described as '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' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Tiptap, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, JavaScript, Mac and Linux apps. The best Tiptap alternative is TinyMCE, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Tiptap are Glee, CKEditor, Trumbowyg and Quill.

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Tiptap alternatives page was last updated Feb 9, 2025
  1. TinyMCE icon
     50 likes

    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.

    33 TinyMCE alternatives
    TinyMCE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    • Joomla

    TinyMCE Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    TinyMCE iconTiptap Icon

    TinyMCE VS Tiptap

    Is TinyMCE a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
    • TinyMCE is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Tiptap.

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

    • TinyMCE is Freemium and Open SourceTiptap is also Freemium and Open Source
  2. Glee icon
     4 likes

    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.

    33 Glee alternatives
    Glee screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Ghost
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Glee Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Blog editor
    Glee iconTiptap Icon

    Glee VS Tiptap

    Is Glee a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
    • Glee is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Tiptap.

    • Glee is Free and Open SourceTiptap is Freemium and Open Source
  3. CKEditor icon
     40 likes

    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
    CKEditor 5 Classic build

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    CKEditor 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 iconTiptap Icon

    CKEditor VS Tiptap

    Is CKEditor a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
  4. Trumbowyg icon
     17 likes

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

    22 Trumbowyg alternatives
    Demo page

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Trumbowyg VS Tiptap

    Is Trumbowyg a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
  5. Quill icon
     3 likes

    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
    Quill screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript

    Quill Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Rich Text Editor
    Quill iconTiptap Icon

    Quill VS Tiptap

    Is Quill a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
  6. PHP Markdown icon
     4 likes

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

    48 PHP Markdown alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    PHP Markdown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Text formatting
    PHP Markdown iconTiptap Icon

    PHP Markdown VS Tiptap

    Is PHP Markdown a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
    • PHP Markdown is the most popular Windows alternative to Tiptap.

    • PHP Markdown is Free and Open SourceTiptap is Freemium and Open Source
  7. Marksmith icon
     1 like

    GitHub-style markdown editor for Ruby and Rails.

    34 Marksmith alternatives
    Marksmith screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby on Rails

    Marksmith Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    Marksmith iconTiptap Icon

    Marksmith VS Tiptap

    Is Marksmith a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
  8. WYMeditor icon
     11 likes

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

    31 WYMeditor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    WYMeditor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    WYMeditor iconTiptap Icon

    WYMeditor VS Tiptap

    Is WYMeditor a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
  9. ContentTools Editor icon
     27 likes

    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.

    36 ContentTools Editor alternatives
    ContentTools Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    ContentTools Editor Features

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

    ContentTools Editor VS Tiptap

    Is ContentTools Editor a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
  10. Froala Editor icon
     5 likes

    A beautiful WYSIWYG HTML text editor.

    24 Froala Editor alternatives
    Froala Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • jQuery

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Froala Editor VS Tiptap

    Is Froala Editor a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
    • Froala Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to Tiptap.

    • Froala Editor is Paid and ProprietaryTiptap is Freemium and Open Source
    • Froala Editor is LightweightTiptap is not according to our users
  11. Aloha Editor icon
     11 likes

    Aloha Editor is an HTML5 WYSIWYG Editor that gives you a total new experience when editing. It's faster than existing WYSIWYG technologies and offers unprecedented WYSIWYG functionalities.

    34 Aloha Editor alternatives
    Aloha Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Aloha Editor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    Aloha Editor iconTiptap Icon

    Aloha Editor VS Tiptap

    Is Aloha Editor a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
  12. SCEditor icon
     8 likes

    A lightweight WYSIWYG BBCode & HTML editor.

    29 SCEditor alternatives
    SCEditor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Web-Based
    SCEditor iconTiptap Icon

    SCEditor VS Tiptap

    Is SCEditor a good alternative to Tiptap?
     
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