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@mdxeditor/editor vs @uiw/react-md-editor

MarkdownPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@mdxeditor/editorv4.2.5, 13 Sept 2026

React component for rich text markdown editing

$ npm install @mdxeditor/editor
@uiw/react-md-editorv4.1.2, 21 Aug 2026

A markdown editor with preview, implemented with React.js and TypeScript.

$ npm install @uiw/react-md-editor
Metric@mdxeditor/editor@uiw/react-md-editorDifference
Weekly downloads840,308569,514@mdxeditor/editor +48%
12-month download growth---
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies574@mdxeditor/editor 53 more
Unpacked size612 kB4.1 MB@mdxeditor/editor 6.8x smaller
Latest release4.2.5, 13 Sept 20264.1.2, 21 Aug 2026@mdxeditor/editor 23 days more recent
Releases, last 12 months326@mdxeditor/editor 26 more
First published27 Jun 202319 Aug 2019@uiw/react-md-editor 3.9 years earlier
GitHub stars3,6862,928@mdxeditor/editor +26%
Open issues87175@uiw/react-md-editor 88 more
Open pull requests116@uiw/react-md-editor 15 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks9829@mdxeditor/editor 3.4x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM onlyESM + CommonJSDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

No weekly download data.

@mdxeditor/editor

Major versions
  1. 0.0.127 Jun 2023
  2. 1.0.016 Sept 2023
  3. 2.0.04 Jan 2024
  4. 3.0.022 Apr 2024
  5. 4.0.09 May 2026
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.2.513 Sept 2026
  2. 4.2.49 Sept 2026
  3. 4.2.327 Aug 2026
  4. 4.2.226 Aug 2026
  5. 4.2.121 Aug 2026
280 releases in total, 32 in the last 12 months

@uiw/react-md-editor

Major versions
  1. 1.0.019 Aug 2019
  2. 2.0.08 Dec 2020
  3. 3.0.029 Apr 2021
  4. 4.0.023 Nov 2023
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.1.221 Aug 2026
  2. 4.1.121 May 2026
  3. 4.1.029 Mar 2026
  4. 4.0.114 Dec 2025
  5. 4.0.103 Dec 2025
208 releases in total, 6 in the last 12 months
@mdxeditor/editor

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@uiw/react-md-editor

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@mdxeditor/editor

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@uiw/react-md-editor

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  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry points@uiw/react-md-editor (@mdxeditor/editor: ESM only; @uiw/react-md-editor: ESM + CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()@uiw/react-md-editor
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirement@mdxeditor/editor: >=16; @uiw/react-md-editor: none declared (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent release@mdxeditor/editor (4.2.5 on 13 Sept 2026 vs 4.1.2 on 21 Aug 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@mdxeditor/editor (840.3k vs 569.5k)

Each line is generated from the data above.

@mdxeditor/editor: @mdxeditor/editor npm registry, @mdxeditor/editor GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
@uiw/react-md-editor: @uiw/react-md-editor npm registry, @uiw/react-md-editor GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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