Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Redactor

Flexible, extensible javascript WYSIWYG editor

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Redactor launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Editor.js▲723

   A block-styled editor with clean JSON output

   2019 · editorjs.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HTML Editor▲187

   Create HTML snippets with a simple WYSIWYG editor

   2017 · htmleditor.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Medium Editor▲266

   The dead simple inline editor toolbar

   2016 · yabwe.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ORY Editor – A rich editor for the browser, built with React and Redux▲369

   Next-gen, highly customizable content editor for the browser - based on React and written in TypeScript. WYSIWYG on steroids. - react-page/react-page

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SMASHDOCs 2.0▲98

   A simple, easy-to-use web editor

   2017 · smashdocs.net · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Draft.js▲166

   A framework for building rich text editors in React

   2016 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor▲460

   Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…

   2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   editorr▲116

   Get instant writing help from real editors.

   2016 · editorr.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wysihtml – Open-source rich text editor for web apps▲215

    Open source rich text editor for the modern web. Contribute to Voog/wysihtml development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    React Draft Wysiwyg▲131

    Out of the box, feature-rich content editing for React

    2016 · jpuri.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Refactor.io▲132

    Share your code instantly for refactoring and code review

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CodePen▲109

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Colorify.js▲179

    The simple, customizable, tiny javascript color extractor

    2015 · colorify.rocks · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PostScripting▲111

    Proofreading and editing done right

    2015 · postscripting.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wysihtml▲69

    A typewriter for the modern web (HTML rich text editor)

    2014 · wysihtml.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    JavaScript-first, open-source WYSIWYG DOCX editor▲130

    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 →

20. 20
    Squire▲123

    The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

    2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    JSPretty▲78

    Javascript Beautifier and Formatter

    2014 · cleancss.com · its alternatives →

22. 22WM
    We made a real-time editor for web database apps▲121

    2018 · demo.hyperfiddle.net · its alternatives →

23. 23
    jsnoxious▲128

    Create tiny APIs in your browser

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Layoutit!▲84

    WYSIWG editor for Bootstrap!

    2014 · layoutit.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →