Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Woofmark is a markdown, HTML, and WYSIWYG editor for web browsers. It allows users to write and edit content in multiple formats, switching between plain markdown syntax, raw HTML code, and a visual editing interface.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Woofmark – Markdown, HTML, and WYSIWYG Editor launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Woofmark: a modular, progressive Markdown and HTML editor▲58

   :dog2: Barking up the DOM tree. A modular, progressive, and beautiful Markdown and HTML editor - bevacqua/woofmark

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   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 →

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   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 →

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   OverType – A Markdown WYSIWYG editor that's just a textarea▲471

   Hi HN! I got so frustrated with modern WYSIWYG editors that I started to play around with building my own. The problem I had was simple: I wanted a low-tech way to type styled text, but I didn't want to load a complex 500KB library, especially if I was going to initialize it dozens of times on the same page. Markdown in a plain was the best alternative to a full WYSIWYG, but its main drawback is how ugly it looks without any formatting. I can handle it, but my clients certainly can't. I went down the ContentEditable rabbit hole for a few years, but always came to realize others had solved it…

   2025 · its alternatives →

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   MarkdownX▲258

   A new markdown editor built for the TallStack

   2021 · devdojo.com · its alternatives →

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   Haystack – an IDE for exploring and editing code on an infinite canvas▲546

   Hi HN, we’re building Haystack Editor (https://haystackeditor.com/), a canvas-based IDE that automates the boring stuff (plumbing, refactoring, and finding code) so that you can focus on the exciting parts of software development! You can see a quick overview of Haystack at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2uZnR5D_cc! (It's currently only on Mac OS but we're working on Linux and Windows. Edit: just added a Linux download!) Haystack was born out of our frustrations with working in large and mature codebases, specifically with navigating and editing functional…

   2024 · haystackeditor.com · its alternatives →

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   Flowbite WYSIWYG▲349

   Open-source text editor with Tailwind CSS

   2024 · flowbite.com · its alternatives →

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   OpenMarkdown▲189

   A feather-light, local-first Markdown editor built for you and your agent.

   Jul 2026 · openmarkdown.dev · its alternatives →

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   TOAST UI Editor▲119

   Markdown WYSIWYG editor

   2018 · its alternatives →

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    Woop▲65

    A text operation pipeline web tool

    2022 · drinking.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Neptune by Hashnode▲250

    Our Markdown-based WYSIWYG editor for composing blog posts

    2022 · hashnode.com · its alternatives →

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    HTML-to-Markdown – convert entire websites to Markdown with Golang/CLI▲360

    Hey HN! I originally built “html-to-markdown” back in 2018 (while still in high school) to handle complex HTML conversions where other libraries struggled. Now, I’ve released v2 — a complete rewrite designed to handle even more edge cases. It supports entire websites with a high accuracy. Example use: I’ve used it in my RSS reader to strip HTML down to clean Markdown, similar to the "Reader Mode" in your Browser. It can be used as a Golang package or as an CLI. Give it a try & tell me what edge cases you encounter!

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A web text-editor where you can write, compute and draw▲218

    2022 · lambdaway.free.fr · its alternatives →

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    Copy as Markdown▲302

    Convert text to markdown for LLMs like ChatGPT

    2025 · copyasmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

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    WYSIWYG-editing Markdown with Hallo Editor▲33

    2012 · bergie.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Markdown Editor▲126

    Clean, modern & open-source WYSIWYG markdown editor

    2019 · mdown.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    MarkTwo▲71

    A seamless, speedy, syncing markdown editor

    2020 · marktwo.app · its alternatives →

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    Froala Editor V2▲94

    A beautiful modern WYSIWYG HTML text editor

    2016 · froala.com · its alternatives →

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    Write.md▲137

    Sharable, distraction free markdown editor.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Woop▲64

    A scriptable scratchpad, compatible with Boop for macOS

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TinyMCE▲129

    Full featured web based JavaScript WYSIWYG HTML Editor

    2016 · tiny.cloud · its alternatives →

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    Whisk▲99

    Lightweight webpage editor with live preview

    2020 · tumult.com · its alternatives →

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    Mou▲73

    Markdown editor for web developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Tide▲99

    A React-based rich text editor

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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