What's the best WYSIWYG editor currently available? (jQuery suppport/integration is a plus.)

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Solution 1

I have used almost all of them and in my opinion, ckeditor (which evolved from fckeditor) is probably the best free one and integrates well with jQuery. others i like include cuteEditor (not free) and a relative newcomer called elrte

Solution 2

We use tinyMCE and it works well with jQuery.

Solution 3

I've used JWYSIWYG for a couple projects where I needed something really light-weight that is an actual plugin. What features do you need?

Solution 4

I've tried several editors, but the most customizable and best use I think the redactor.

It's not free, but you can save a lot of time with it.

Fast, small, looks great.

Solution 5

Another worth adding to the list is the Closure Library Editor from Google. This is the editor the use in Gmail, Google Sites and Google Groups. It is also very customizable.

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Updated on July 09, 2022

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Aaron Butacov almost 2 years

I'm working on a project that needs a WYSIWYG editor, but I haven't had to integrate one in a while, so I'm not familiar with the latest and greatest ones. I've used both tinyMCE and nicEdit in the past and I'd prefer not to use tinyMCE for this project because of its large overhead.

I don't need it to be overly complex, but I need the ability to change the available buttons on a per-implementation basis, and good compatibility with jQuery and AJAX is a huge plus. Obviously, good clean HTML support is a necessity.

So what WYSIWYG editors have you found lately? What ones would you recommend?

P.S. I know this is sort of a duplicate of This Question, but that question is nearly a year old and things change quickly.
user3167101 almost 14 years

Ckeditor isn't written with help from jQuery, but it provides an adapter to easily integrate it using jQuery.
Scott Evernden almost 14 years

yeah absolutely true - i should have clarified that. tnx alex
K. Norbert almost 14 years

Just keep in mind that there are problems loading the editor from across different domains. If you have site.com, and you load the editor from static.site.com, you'll have problems, even when setting document.domain.
Phil Hale almost 13 years

I like elrte very much. It uses jQuery and jQuery UI, and is very easy to set up.
Eran Medan over 11 years

ckeditor seems amazing, wonder why it isn't more famous as wysihtml5 and TinyMCE...
Sk446 over 11 years

Just to add another one here - Redactor. Disappointingly it's not free, however looks to be a fairly competent editor.:
manudea over 10 years

YUI recommends using YUI 3. YUI 2 has been deprecated as of 2011. This site acts as an archive for files and documentation. New link: yuilibrary.com
manudea over 10 years

yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/editor
ykay says Reinstate Monica about 9 years

I found that tinyMCE currently has better mobile support
Charles almost 9 years

Be sure you understand the ckEditor is not accessible to screen readers. One blind user and I had to replace it thoughout my program.
Vikrant almost 9 years

Yes @K.Norbert, I've faced the same!! how to overcome that problem; or any better alternative? buddy!! plz guide through!