slate vs trix

slate and trix are two comparable projects, each with trade-offs depending on your needs. slate is the more popular choice (31,695 vs 19,967 stars).

	slate	trix
Summary	Slate is a completely customizable framework for building rich text editors in React. Rather than shipping a fixed editor, it provides a schema-less, plugin-driven core and a nested document model so developers can implement editors like Medium, Dropbox Paper, or Google Docs without fighting against built-in assumptions.	Trix is a WYSIWYG rich text editor from 37signals (creators of Rails) that powers writing in Basecamp. Rather than relying on contenteditable/execCommand directly, it treats the browser's editable surface as an I/O device, mapping input onto an internal document model and re-rendering to produce clean, consistent HTML.
Category	Editors & rich text	Editors & rich text
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
License	—	MIT
Stars	31,695	19,967
Downloads/wk	—	550.2k
Security	—	8 advisories
Health	100	100
Last commit	6/13/2026	6/13/2026
Source	GitHub	GitHub