ContentTools vs Summernote
ContentTools
getcontenttools.comSummernote
summernote.orgSide by side
| Figure | ContentTools | Summernote |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Rich Text Editor Software | 8.5 (#4) | 7.4 (#23) |
| Customization | The editor is framework agnostic, extensible and made up of five libraries that can be used independently. | The toolbar and popovers can be customized with initialization options. |
| Downloads | The getting-started guide directs users to download the repository and copy prebuilt files from its build folder. | The project offers precompiled CSS and JavaScript downloads and source code through GitHub. |
| Integrations | The maker describes integrations with CMS applications and web frameworks including WordPress, Yii, Laravel and Django. | The documentation lists third-party integrations for Django, Rails, Angular, and React. |
| Intended users | The tutorials cover common editing scenarios and advanced topics for developers building their own editors. | The team says its goal is to provide web developers with a ready-to-use WYSIWYG editor so they do not have to build one from scratch. |
| License | The project code is licensed under MIT. | Summernote is distributed under the MIT license. |
| Product | ContentTools is a JavaScript library for building WYSIWYG editors for HTML content. | Summernote describes itself as a simple WYSIWYG editor for websites, built on Bootstrap. |
| Support | The project README directs how-to questions to Stack Overflow and suspected bugs or feature requests to GitHub issues. | The site links to a community Discord and GitHub project. |
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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.
Summernote
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