Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to RectorJS
A modern block editor for any web application
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Free block-style editor with a universal JSON output
2019 · codex.so · its alternatives →
- 3GN
2016 · graphicsjs.org · its alternatives →
- 4WP
2013 · usablica.github.com · its alternatives →
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The headless rich text editor framework for web artisans. - ueberdosis/tiptap
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Bridging the gap between block programming and JavaScript. - ronilan/BlockLike
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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RedwoodJS▲203Hey everyone, I'm the original co-creator of RedwoodJS. (The framework that myself and Tom Preston-Werner, Rob Cameron and David Price built during Covid.) I had tried to build a developer tool startup (Snaplet), and failed. I rejoined the efforts to add RSC to Redwood, but I realized that we needed a much simpler framework that was closely tied to a platform (We chose Cloudflare). We started building RedwoodSDK a year ago and this is the result. An insanely simple stack. I am incredibly proud of this work, please star our repo and let me know if there's anything that doesn't resonate with…
2022 · rwsdk.com · its alternatives →
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GrapesJS▲163I’ve been working with @artf (creator of GrapesJS) on Grapes Studio, an HTML-first editor with an LLM assistant on top of GrapesJS. We’re approaching this differently than the new wave of AI app/site builders which are typically generating full React applications, which we think is overkill for simple websites. From talking to people using these tools, we’ve seen a lot of issues with build errors and overly complicated pages. With our approach you can: - Edit visually via the no-code editor (drag/drop) or ask the LLM to make scoped changes (like “add a section” or “add a new…
2016 · grapesjs.com · its alternatives →
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Kickstart your Next.js collaborative application
2023 · liveblocks.io · its alternatives →
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Primo represents your entire site as files. Pull it down, edit with Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI agent, push it back. Your team manages content visually in the browser.
2023 · primocms.org · its alternatives →
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2013 · filepicker.github.io · its alternatives →
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2018 · blocklike.org · its alternatives →
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I built µJS because I wanted AJAX navigation without the verbosity of HTMX or the overhead of Turbo. It intercepts links and form submissions, fetches pages via AJAX, and swaps fragments of the DOM. Single tag, one call to `mu.init()`. No build step, no dependencies. Key features: patch mode (update multiple fragments in one request), SSE support, DOM morphing via idiomorph, View Transitions, prefetch on hover, polling, and full HTTP verb support on any element. At ~5KB gzipped, it's smaller than HTMX (16KB) and Turbo (25KB), and works with any backend: PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, whatever.…
Mar 2026 · mujs.org · its alternatives →
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A serverless NextJS/React template to build GPT-3 apps
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A free React/NodeJS SaaS template for quick idea execution
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Draft.js▲166A framework for building rich text editors in React
2016 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →
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2018 · layerjs.org · its alternatives →
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We needed a JS-first WYSIWYG DOCX editor and couldn't find a solid OSS option, most were either commercial or abandoned. As an experiment, we gave Claude Code the OOXML spec, a concrete editor architecture, and a Playwright-based test suite. The agent iterated in a (Ralph) loop over a few nights and produced a working editor from scratch. Core text editing works today. Tables and images are functional but still incomplete. MIT licensed.
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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As a native Windows user who switched to macOS a few years back, one thing I never got over was the simplicity and usefulness of the old school Notepad app. This app aims to recreate that very same experience, cross-platform and easily installable as a PWA. I've been using this for personal use for around 2 years and I figured it was time to share it with the world. Criticism, issues and PRs are welcome. Thanks!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Baseline JS▲139Open-source, serverless, fullstack framework that delivers
2024 · baseline.technology · its alternatives →
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🎨 A front-end JavaScript library for building user interfaces! - Authman2/Mosaic
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Quokka▲93Rapid prototyping playground for JavaScript in your editor
2017 · quokkajs.com · its alternatives →
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