ContentTools vs Quill
ContentTools
getcontenttools.comQuill
quilljs.comSide by side
| Figure | ContentTools | Quill |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Rich Text Editor Software | 8.5 (#4) | 7.7 (#17) |
| Customization | The editor is framework agnostic, extensible and made up of five libraries that can be used independently. | Quill exposes a document model designed for extension and customization, including custom formats and content. |
| License | The project code is licensed under MIT. | Quill is developed and maintained by Slab and permissively licensed under BSD for personal or commercial projects. |
| Product | ContentTools is a JavaScript library for building WYSIWYG editors for HTML content. | Quill is a free, open-source WYSIWYG rich text editor built for the modern web. |
| Undo and redo | The editor supports unlimited undo and redo during an editing session. | The History module supports undo and redo, with configurable delay, maximum stack size, and whether programmatic changes can be undone. |
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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.
Quill
Quill is a free, API-driven rich text editor for developers. Its API exposes content, changes and events using JSON, with operations that access or modify content by indexes and lengths. The document model supports extensions for custom formats and embeds, including slide decks, interactive checklists and 3D models. Built-in formatting covers text styles, links, headings, lists, alignment, code blocks, images and video; formulas require KaTeX. Official modules provide configurable toolbar, clipboard, keyboard, history and syntax features. History supports undo and redo with adjustable delay, stack size and handling of programmatic changes. Clipboard matchers control copy, cut and paste, and the documentation warns that unsafe HTML handling can create cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. Developers can configure toolbar handlers or provide custom HTML. Quill includes Snow and Bubble themes, runs in modern desktop, tablet and phone browsers, and can be loaded from jsDelivr or npm with full and core builds. Slab maintains it under a BSD license for personal and commercial projects.