Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Smart Text Editor

The text editor that requires only a browser and a keyboard

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Smart Text Editor launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Notefy▲66

   All your notes in one place accessible from any device

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   AiEditor▲589

   An open source AI-powered rich text editor

   2024 · aieditor.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   An in-browser text editor to easily create static HTML▲140

   Text editor that generates static HTML files with many ready-to-add components.

   2022 · triplelog.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Smart Canvas by Google▲414

   Google's answer to Notion

   2021 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Editor.js▲723

   A block-styled editor with clean JSON output

   2019 · editorjs.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   blank.page▲90

   Simple text editor in your browser

   2023 · blank.page · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Reactivepad▲243

   Docs made smart with textually narrated calculations 📝📊

   2018 · reactivepad.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Medium Editor▲266

   The dead simple inline editor toolbar

   2016 · yabwe.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   neonpad.io▲73

   A neon plain text editor in the browser

   2020 · thaicockfight.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TryCode▲72

    Realtime collaborative code editor (beta)

    2019 · trycode.pw · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Editr▲71

    Minimalistic text editor

    2022 · editr.netlify.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Code editor by Flawwwless▲89

    An online Javascript code editor 🤖

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TinyMCE▲129

    Full featured web based JavaScript WYSIWYG HTML Editor

    2016 · tiny.cloud · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TextMate 2.0▲155

    Powerful and customizable text editor for Mac

    2019 · macromates.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    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 →

16. 16
    HTML Editor▲187

    Create HTML snippets with a simple WYSIWYG editor

    2017 · htmleditor.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Plain Text Edit▲65

    Create and edit plain text documents in a Chrome tab

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    CKEditor 5▲74

    Real-time collaborative WYSIWYG rich text editor.

    2018 · ckeditor.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Smart Keys for Mac▲149

    AI shortcuts for fixing grammar, translating and coding

    2025 · smartkeys.so · its alternatives →

20. 20
    txt.edit▲109

    The missing text editor for iPhone & iPad

    2020 · txtedit.dev · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tweetable Rich Text▲96

    Rich text editor for a͟n͟y text box, works on 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

    2021 · tweetable-rich-text.agiliq.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CodeX-Editor▲125

    A web code editor with AI & multi-language support

    2025 · x-codex.vercel.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Froala Editor V2▲94

    A beautiful modern WYSIWYG HTML text editor

    2016 · froala.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Typewriter▲72

    A Text Editor with No Features

    2014 · 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 →