Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Wysihtml
A typewriter for the modern web (HTML 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. Wysihtml launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 2AO
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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- 5SI
2012 · scratchpad.io · its alternatives →
- 6OA
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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- 9GM
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hemingwrite▲137Digital typewriter for distraction free writing (pre-launch)
2014 · its alternatives →
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- 19WM
2015 · bevacqua.github.io · its alternatives →
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Showcase of web experiments written by creative coders
2015 · its alternatives →
- 22PT
2016 · saola.in · its alternatives →
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- Wysihtml – Open-source rich text editor for web apps alternatives
- An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor alternatives
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- Scratchpad.io - a real-time HTML and CSS editor alternatives
- OverType – A Markdown WYSIWYG editor that's just a textarea alternatives
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