Top 9 React Rich Text Editor Libraries 2024

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by Kanika Maheshwari dot icon Updated: Feb 15, 2024

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Here are some of the famous React Rich Text Editor Libraries. React Rich Text Editor Libraries can be used in Content Management Systems, Online Forms, Content Creation Tools, Email Clients, WYSIWYG Web Editors.


React Rich Text Editor Libraries are libraries of text editors specifically designed for implementing rich text editing capabilities into React-based applications. These libraries typically offer enhanced features such as text formatting, lists, tables, and other text manipulation capabilities.


Let us have a look at these libraries in detail below.

quill

  • Provides great support for managing multiple layers of content.
  • Out-of-the-box support for text embeds such as images and videos.
  • Offers both a toolbar and the ability to enter text in Markdown format.

quillby quilljs

JavaScript doticonstar image 36054 doticonVersion:v1.3.7doticon
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Quill is a modern WYSIWYG editor built for compatibility and extensibility.

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            quillby quilljs

            JavaScript doticon star image 36054 doticonVersion:v1.3.7doticon License: Permissive (BSD-3-Clause)

            Quill is a modern WYSIWYG editor built for compatibility and extensibility.
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                      draft-js 

                      • Uses a modular architecture, allowing developers to mix and match different components as needed. 
                      • Provides high-level abstractions to easily compose rich text documents. 
                      • Provides an immutable editor state object that stores the current state of the editor. 

                      draft-jsby facebookarchive

                      JavaScript doticonstar image 22386 doticonVersion:v0.11.7doticon
                      License: Permissive (MIT)

                      A React framework for building text editors.

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                                draft-jsby facebookarchive

                                JavaScript doticon star image 22386 doticonVersion:v0.11.7doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                A React framework for building text editors.
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                                          prosemirror 

                                          • Offers an innovative structure-preserving editing system that ensures that content is always valid and well-formed. 
                                          • Offers a real-time collaborative editing feature. 
                                          • Modular design allows developers to tailor the editor to their specific content types by creating custom schemas. 

                                          prosemirrorby ProseMirror

                                          JavaScript doticonstar image 6583 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                          The ProseMirror WYSIWYM editor

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                                                    prosemirrorby ProseMirror

                                                    JavaScript doticon star image 6583 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                    The ProseMirror WYSIWYM editor
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                                                              react-draft-wysiwyg 

                                                              • Support for internationalization and localization. 
                                                              • The ability to undo and redo actions. 
                                                              • Support for custom block types and decorators. 
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                                                              A Wysiwyg editor build on top of ReactJS and DraftJS. https://jpuri.github.io/react-draft-wysiwyg

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                                                                        react-draft-wysiwygby jpuri

                                                                        JavaScript doticon star image 6081 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                        A Wysiwyg editor build on top of ReactJS and DraftJS. https://jpuri.github.io/react-draft-wysiwyg
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                                                                                  react-quill 

                                                                                  • Allows for easy integration with third-party services. 
                                                                                  • Supports a wide range of content formats, from plain text to HTML. 
                                                                                  • Includes a full set of APIs and components to easily customize the editor's look and feel. 

                                                                                  react-quillby zenoamaro

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                                                                                  A Quill component for React.

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                                                                                            react-quillby zenoamaro

                                                                                            JavaScript doticon star image 5910 doticonVersion:v1.1.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                            A Quill component for React.
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                                                                                                      ContentTools 

                                                                                                      • Compatible with all major web browsers and devices, including iOS and Android. 
                                                                                                      • Highly extensible library, with a wide range of customisable components and plugins. 
                                                                                                      • Provides a comprehensive image library and editing tools, allowing for easy image uploads. 

                                                                                                      ContentToolsby GetmeUK

                                                                                                      JavaScript doticonstar image 3894 doticonVersion:1.6.16doticon
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                                                                                                      A JS library for building WYSIWYG editors for HTML content.

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                                                                                                                ContentToolsby GetmeUK

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                                                                                                                A JS library for building WYSIWYG editors for HTML content.
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                                                                                                                          react-rte 

                                                                                                                          • Provides a clean and intuitive user interface that allows users to format their text with ease. 
                                                                                                                          • Provides an easy way to add and manage media elements. 
                                                                                                                          • Built with performance in mind and provides a fast and responsive user experience. 

                                                                                                                          react-rteby sstur

                                                                                                                          JavaScript doticonstar image 2831 doticonVersion:v0.16.4doticon
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                                                                                                                          Pure React rich text WYSIWYG editor based on draft-js.

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                                                                                                                                    react-rteby sstur

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                                                                                                                                    Pure React rich text WYSIWYG editor based on draft-js.
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                                                                                                                                              slate 

                                                                                                                                              • Provides excellent support for collaborative editing. 
                                                                                                                                              • Provides powerful features for managing document state. 
                                                                                                                                              • Includes a powerful virtual DOM engine. 

                                                                                                                                              slateby Shopify

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                                                                                                                                              Slate is a toolkit for developing Shopify themes. It's designed to assist your workflow and speed up the process of developing, testing, and deploying themes.

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                                                                                                                                                        slateby Shopify

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                                                                                                                                                                  draftail 

                                                                                                                                                                  • Built on top of draft.js, a low-level API for content editing. 
                                                                                                                                                                  • Provides a wide range of features, including text styling, inline images, embedded videos, and more. 
                                                                                                                                                                  • It is easy to integrate into existing projects.  

                                                                                                                                                                  draftailby springload

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                                                                                                                                                                  📝🍸 A configurable rich text editor built with Draft.js

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                                                                                                                                                                            draftailby springload

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                                                                                                                                                                            📝🍸 A configurable rich text editor built with Draft.js
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