ContentTools vs Novel
ContentTools
getcontenttools.comNovel
novel.shSide by side
| Figure | ContentTools | Novel |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Rich Text Editor Software | 8.5 (#4) | 7.2 (#27) |
| Image uploads | A tutorial describes a front-end image-upload approach that uses Cloudinary for server-side handling. | The image upload guide shows how to configure uploads, validate image type and size, and handle image paste and drop events. |
| License | The project code is licensed under MIT. | The repository is licensed under Apache-2.0. |
| Product | ContentTools is a JavaScript library for building WYSIWYG editors for HTML content. | Novel is an open-source, Notion-style WYSIWYG editor with AI-powered autocompletions. |
| Support | The project README directs how-to questions to Stack Overflow and suspected bugs or feature requests to GitHub issues. | The repository suggests opening an issue to report a bug and contributing through pull requests. |
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In their own words
ContentTools
ContentTools is a JavaScript library for adding WYSIWYG editing to HTML pages. Developers include its CSS and JavaScript files, mark the page regions that should be editable, and configure the editor to initialize from those regions. Editing tools support inserting and converting images, videos, tables, and lists; users can drag blocks to rearrange them and resize images and videos. Undo and redo are supported without a stated limit during an editing session. Developers can define a palette of styles for eligible elements. The library is framework agnostic and extensible, and its five component libraries can be used independently. The maker describes integrations with CMS applications and web frameworks including WordPress, Yii, Laravel, and Django. ContentTools is free and MIT licensed. It does not store edited content or provide user authentication, so developers need to configure their own save mechanism. Its image-upload interface includes rotation and cropping, but the demo simulates those functions without a server-side API. Pre-built project files are available in the repository’s build folder.