Lexical
Meta
π‘ Pick Lexical for a React-first editor with strong performance and full control over the editing model.
Lexical is an extensible, open-source framework for building fast rich text editors, particularly in React applications. It offers a modular editor core,...
Pros
- Excellent React integration and performance for interactive editors
- Maintained by Meta with a modern, modular architecture
- Provides fine-grained control similar to Tiptap without hosted-service costs
Cons
- Less framework-agnostic than Tiptap for non-React teams
- Requires substantial UI and feature development for a production editor
- Smaller ecosystem of ready-made extensions than established editors