Comparison
@uiw/react-codemirror vs react-simple-code-editor
Rich text and code editorsPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@uiw/react-codemirrorv4.25.12, 24 Sept 2026
CodeMirror component for React.
$ npm install @uiw/react-codemirrorreact-simple-code-editorv0.14.1, 4 Jul 2024
Simple no-frills code editor with syntax highlighting
$ npm install react-simple-code-editor| Metric | @uiw/react-codemirror | react-simple-code-editor | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 3,236,524 | 615,024 | @uiw/react-codemirror 5.3x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +233% | +68% | @uiw/react-codemirror +165 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 6 | 0 | @uiw/react-codemirror 6 more |
| Unpacked size | 807 kB | 68 kB | react-simple-code-editor 11.9x smaller |
| Latest release | 4.25.12, 24 Sept 2026 | 0.14.1, 4 Jul 2024 | @uiw/react-codemirror 2.2 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 | 0 | @uiw/react-codemirror 10 more |
| First published | 2 Jul 2018 | 22 Jun 2018 | react-simple-code-editor 10 days earlier |
| GitHub stars | 2,253 | 1,728 | @uiw/react-codemirror +30% |
| Open issues | 164 | 37 | @uiw/react-codemirror 127 more |
| Open pull requests | 7 | 8 | react-simple-code-editor 1 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 44 | 0 | @uiw/react-codemirror higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | CommonJS | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | MIT | MIT | Same |
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.
@uiw/react-codemirror3.2m latest weekreact-simple-code-editor615k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
@uiw/react-codemirror
Major versions
- 1.0.02 Jul 2018
- 2.0.022 Nov 2019
- 3.0.07 Sept 2020
- 4.0.015 Sept 2021
Last 5 releases
- 4.25.1224 Sept 2026
- 4.25.118 Jul 2026
- 4.25.1021 May 2026
- 4.25.925 Mar 2026
- 4.25.88 Mar 2026
218 releases in total, 10 in the last 12 months
react-simple-code-editor
Major versions
- 0.1.022 Jun 2018
Last 5 releases
- 0.14.14 Jul 2024
- 0.14.02 Jul 2024
- 0.13.127 Sept 2022
- 0.13.018 Aug 2022
- 0.12.018 Aug 2022
43 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months
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- Need no runtime dependenciesreact-simple-code-editor (@uiw/react-codemirror has 6, react-simple-code-editor has 0)
- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry points@uiw/react-codemirror (@uiw/react-codemirror: ESM + CommonJS; react-simple-code-editor: CommonJS)
- Need to load it with require()Both
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Need the more recent release@uiw/react-codemirror (4.25.12 on 24 Sept 2026 vs 0.14.1 on 4 Jul 2024)
- Higher weekly npm downloads@uiw/react-codemirror (3.2m vs 615k)
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@uiw/react-codemirror: @uiw/react-codemirror npm registry, @uiw/react-codemirror npm downloads, @uiw/react-codemirror GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
react-simple-code-editor: react-simple-code-editor npm registry, react-simple-code-editor npm downloads, react-simple-code-editor GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.