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24 alternatives to Squire

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

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

1. 1
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Draft.js▲166

   A framework for building rich text editors in React

   2016 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Trix▲184

   A rich text editor for everyday writing

   2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Famo.us▲80

   Impressive highly performant HTML5 for web/mobile

   2014 · famo.us · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Glyphter▲66

    The SVG Font Machine

    2014 · glyphter.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

    28d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Scribe▲4

    A rich text editor framework for the web platform.

    2016 · guardian.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    steeditor▲5

    An advanced post editor, for all levels of users!

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Syml▲6

    A Minimalist iOS Text Editor for Dropbox

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17PA
    Polyphony – A realtime collaborative text editing lib for web/mobile▲8

    2014 · polyphony-ot.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Textnut▲4

    A WYSIWYG Markdown Editor for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ShallowParse▲6

    A text editor for creative writing

    2014 · shallowparse.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Matt's DOM Utils—a modular HTML DOM library with wide browser support▲6

    2012 · fortybelow.ca · its alternatives →

21. 21AL
    A lean HTML editor with instant preview▲8

    2021 · no-gravity.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Prettier 1.0▲11

    An opinionated JavaScript formatter

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    A text editor with a programming language▲6

    2023 · lambdaway.free.fr · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Scratchpad.io▲8

    A realtime HTML + CSS editor.

    2016 · dash.generalassemb.ly · 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 →