Trix Alternatives

Trix is described as 'Compose beautifully formatted text in your web application. Trix is a WYSIWYG editor for writing messages, comments, articles, and lists—the simple documents most web apps are made of. It features a sophisticated document model, support for embedded attachments, and outputs' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Trix for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Linux, JavaScript and Joomla apps. The best Trix alternative is TinyMCE, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Trix are Glee, CKEditor, Tiptap and Trumbowyg.

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Compose beautifully formatted text in your web application. Trix is a WYSIWYG editor for writing messages, comments, articles, and lists—the simple documents most web apps are made of. It features a sophisticated document...

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Trix alternatives page was last updated Mar 21, 2024
  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.

    32 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 iconTrix Icon

    TinyMCE VS Trix

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

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

    • TinyMCE is Freemium and Open SourceTrix is Free 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.

    32 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 iconTrix Icon

    Glee VS Trix

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

    • Glee is Free and Open SourceTrix is also Free 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.

    38 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 iconTrix Icon

    CKEditor VS Trix

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  4. Tiptap icon
     1 like

    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.

    31 Tiptap alternatives
    Tiptap screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    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 iconTrix Icon

    Tiptap VS Trix

    Is Tiptap a good alternative to Trix?
     
  5. Trumbowyg icon
     17 likes

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

    21 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 iconTrix Icon

    Trumbowyg VS Trix

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  6. 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.

    32 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 iconTrix Icon

    Quill VS Trix

    Is Quill a good alternative to Trix?
     
  7. WYMeditor icon
     11 likes

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

    30 WYMeditor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    WYMeditor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    WYMeditor iconTrix Icon

    WYMeditor VS Trix

    Is WYMeditor a good alternative to Trix?
     
  8. 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.

    35 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 iconTrix Icon

    ContentTools Editor VS Trix

    Is ContentTools Editor a good alternative to Trix?
     
  9. Froala Editor icon
     5 likes

    A beautiful WYSIWYG HTML text editor.

    23 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 iconTrix Icon

    Froala Editor VS Trix

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

    • Froala Editor is Paid and ProprietaryTrix is Free and Open Source
    • Froala Editor is LightweightTrix is not according to our users
  10. 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.

    33 Aloha Editor alternatives
    Aloha Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Aloha Editor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    Aloha Editor iconTrix Icon

    Aloha Editor VS Trix

    Is Aloha Editor a good alternative to Trix?
     
  11. SCEditor icon
     8 likes

    A lightweight WYSIWYG BBCode & HTML editor.

    28 SCEditor alternatives
    SCEditor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    SCEditor VS Trix

    Is SCEditor a good alternative to Trix?
     
  12. Summernote icon
     7 likes

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

    23 Summernote alternatives
    Summernote screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Summernote Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    Summernote iconTrix Icon

    Summernote VS Trix

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