Best Rich Text Editor Software in 2026
Updated
In short: CKEditor 5 is ranked #1 of 37 as of 7 October 2026, ahead of AiEditor and TinyMCE. The best-ranked option with a free plan is AiEditor. The lowest first paid tier on this page is TinyMCE at $6.58/mo.
If you are choosing an editor for formatted content, start by checking how it fits your project’s technical setup. Compare deployment and framework support alongside structured content, media handling and table editing; real-time collaboration may matter when people edit together. Free-plan availability and the paid-from price offer additional points of comparison. CKEditor 5, TinyMCE and Tiptap are the first entries, with AiEditor and BlockNote also near the top. The ranking orders the options, while the listed criteria let you assess which editors align with your implementation needs and the kinds of content people will create.
37 rich text editor software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
37ranked
11free plans on this page
$6.58/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Rich Text Editor Software 25 channels on this page · 141 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDeploymentFramework supportStructured contentReal-time collaborationTable editingMedia handling Spec sheet Score
01 CKEditor 5 Free planYesPaid from$144/moDeploymentbothFramework supportAngular, React, Next.js, Nuxt, Vue.js, Svelte, Spring Boot, jQuery, Electron, Salesforce, SharePoint SPFx, Drupal, .NET, LaravelStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImage upload, drag and drop, clipboard and URL insertion; media embedding for YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify, Dailymotion, Instagram, Twitter, Google Maps, Flickr and Facebook 8/8spec lines stated 7.7
02 AiEditor Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportVue, React, Angular, Svelte, Layui, JavaScriptStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages, audio, video, attachments; selection, paste, and drag-and-drop upload 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
03 TinyMCE Free planYesPaid from$79/moDeploymentbothFramework supportReact, Angular, Vue.js, Blazor, Svelte, Web Components, jQuery, Django, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, BootstrapStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImage upload; HTML5 audio and video; iframe and URL-based embeds; live video previews 8/8spec lines stated 7.4
04 Tiptap Free planYesPaid from$49/moDeploymentbothFramework supportJavaScript, React, Next.js, Vue 3, Vue 2, Nuxt, Svelte, Alpine.js, PHP; community Angular and SolidStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages, audio embeds, YouTube and Twitch video embeds, file drag-and-drop or paste handling 8/8spec lines stated 7.4
05 Editor.js Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportJavaScript, TypeScriptStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationNoTable editingYesMedia handlingImages, file attachments, and embeds including YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo, Gfycat, Instagram and Twitter 7/8spec lines stated 7.1
06 BlockNote Free planYesPaid from$195/moDeploymentself hostedFramework supportReact, Next.js, vanilla JavaScript, Mantine, Shadcn, AriakitStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages, video, audio, and file blocks with configurable file uploads 8/8spec lines stated 7.0
07 Plate Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportReact, Next.js, React Server Components, Node.js, Vite, React Router, RemixStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages, video, audio, files, media embeds; upload, drag-and-drop, clipboard paste, URL embedding, captions 7/8spec lines stated 7.0
08 ProseMirror Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportJavaScript, TypeScriptStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages via URL-based image nodes; HTML and plain-text paste; drag-and-drop content 7/8spec lines stated 7.0
09 Jodit Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothFramework supportReact, Angular, Vue, Yii2, Joomla, TypeScript, JavaScriptStructured contentnot statedReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages via upload, URL, file browser, and base64 data URIs; iframe, video, and audio elements can be embedded or manipulated 6/8spec lines stated 6.9
10 Froala Editor Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedFramework supportnot statedStructured contentnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingnot statedMedia handlingnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
11 Milkdown Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedFramework supportReact, VueStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages with upload, resizing, captions, inline embedding, and uploader support 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
12 SCEditor Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportJavaScript, jQueryStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationNoTable editingYesMedia handlingimages, YouTube video embeds, file drag and drop 7/8spec lines stated 6.7
13 Novel Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportReact, Svelte, VueStructured contentnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingnot statedMedia handlingImages, YouTube embeds, Twitter embeds 3/8spec lines stated 6.4
14 Squire Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportnot statedStructured contentNoReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingnot statedMedia handlingImages can be inserted by URL and image paste events are exposed 3/8spec lines stated 6.3
15 ContentTools Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedFramework supportnot statedStructured contentnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingnot statedMedia handlingnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.2
16 MediumEditor Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportnot statedStructured contentnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingYesMedia handlingImage upload plus Twitter, YouTube, and Vimeo embeds through extensions 3/8spec lines stated 6.2
17 Summernote Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentnot statedFramework supportnot statedStructured contentnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingnot statedMedia handlingnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.0
18 am-editor Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothFramework supportReact, Vue, JavaScript, TypeScriptStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages, audio, video, and embedded multimedia 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
19 Blok Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportJavaScript, React, Vue, AngularStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages, video, audio and files; upload by file or URL 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
20 MDXEditor Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportReact, Next.js, Vite, Remix, Create React AppStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingYesMedia handlingImages; URL insertion; local-device insertion; paste and drag-and-drop upload handling; image resizing 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
21 OverType Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportReact, Vue, vanilla JavaScript; framework-agnosticStructured contentNoReal-time collaborationNoTable editingNoMedia handlingFile upload by paste, drag-and-drop, or click; Markdown preview 7/8spec lines stated 5.9
22 Quill Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothFramework supportReact, Webpack, ViteStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingNoMedia handlingImages, video, formulas, and custom embeds 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
23 RichText Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportjQueryStructured contentNoReal-time collaborationNoTable editingYesMedia handlingImage and file uploads; video embedding from YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, and Dailymotion 7/8spec lines stated 5.9
24 RichTextEditor Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportJavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web Forms, PHP, Classic ASPStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationYesTable editingYesMedia handlingImages, video, audio, file uploads, YouTube and Vimeo embeds 7/8spec lines stated 5.9
25 RoosterJS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentself hostedFramework supportJavaScript; TypeScriptStructured contentYesReal-time collaborationnot statedTable editingYesMedia handlingImages; HTML content; paste handling for Word, Excel, Word Online, OneNote Online, and PowerPoint 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment | Framework support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CKEditor 5 | 7.7 | Free plan | $160/mo | Yes | 144 /mo | both | Angular, React, Next.js, Nuxt, Vue.js, Svelte, Spring Boot, jQuery, Electron, Salesforce, SharePoint SPFx, Drupal, .NET, Laravel |
| 2 | AiEditor | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | Vue, React, Angular, Svelte, Layui, JavaScript |
| 3 | TinyMCE | 7.4 | Free plan | $6.58/mo | Yes | 79 /mo | both | React, Angular, Vue.js, Blazor, Svelte, Web Components, jQuery, Django, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, Bootstrap |
| 4 | Tiptap | 7.4 | Free plan | $49/mo | Yes | 49 /mo | both | JavaScript, React, Next.js, Vue 3, Vue 2, Nuxt, Svelte, Alpine.js, PHP; community Angular and Solid |
| 5 | Editor.js | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | JavaScript, TypeScript |
| 6 | BlockNote | 7.0 | Free plan | $195/mo | Yes | 195 /mo | self_hosted | React, Next.js, vanilla JavaScript, Mantine, Shadcn, Ariakit |
| 7 | Plate | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | React, Next.js, React Server Components, Node.js, Vite, React Router, Remix |
| 8 | ProseMirror | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | JavaScript, TypeScript |
| 9 | Jodit | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | React, Angular, Vue, Yii2, Joomla, TypeScript, JavaScript |
| 10 | Froala Editor | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 11 | Milkdown | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | React, Vue |
| 12 | SCEditor | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | JavaScript, jQuery |
| 13 | Novel | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | self_hosted | React, Svelte, Vue |
| 14 | Squire | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | self_hosted | — |
| 15 | ContentTools | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | MediumEditor | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | self_hosted | — |
| 17 | Summernote | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 18 | am-editor | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | both | React, Vue, JavaScript, TypeScript |
| 19 | Blok | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | self_hosted | JavaScript, React, Vue, Angular |
| 20 | MDXEditor | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | React, Next.js, Vite, Remix, Create React App |
| 21 | OverType | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | React, Vue, vanilla JavaScript; framework-agnostic |
| 22 | Quill | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | both | React, Webpack, Vite |
| 23 | RichText | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | jQuery |
| 24 | RichTextEditor | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | self_hosted | JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web Forms, PHP, Classic ASP |
| 25 | RoosterJS | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | JavaScript; TypeScript |
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Questions about this list
Which rich text editor software is ranked first on Specifiction?
CKEditor 5 is ranked #1 of 37 with a score of 7.7. AiEditor is second and TinyMCE third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, TinyMCE has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6.58/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.