quill alternatives
8 packages that do the same job as quill: trix, ckeditor5, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-core, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine, jodit, @blocknote/core, @blocknote/react, @blocknote/mantine. Figures below are from npm, GitHub and Bundlephobia.
| Package | Weekly downloads | 12-month change | Gzip | Dependencies | Last release | Module | Types | Runtimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quill This package | 5.1m | +174% | - | 4 | 1 year ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| trix | 355.4k | +90% | - | 1 | 4 months ago | ESM + CommonJS | None | - |
| ckeditor5 | 697.3k | -24% | - | 60 | 3 days ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| @ckeditor/ckeditor5-core | 893.9k | - | - | 5 | 3 days ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine | 887.5k | - | - | 2 | 3 days ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| jodit | 128.9k | +33% | - | 0 | today | ESM + CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| @blocknote/core | 413k | - | - | 21 | 2 days ago | ESM + CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| @blocknote/react | 411.4k | - | - | 9 | 2 days ago | ESM + CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| @blocknote/mantine | 254.2k | - | - | 2 | 2 days ago | ESM + CommonJS | Bundled | - |
12-month change compares the average of the last 4 weeks of downloads with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series. Gzip size is for the whole package (Bundlephobia). Runtimes are taken from each package's own documentation; "-" means not recorded.
A rich text editor for everyday writing
Compared with quill
- 14x fewer weekly downloads (355.4k vs 5.1m)
- 1 dependency vs 4
- ESM + CommonJS vs ESM only
- No types vs bundled types
- Declares Node.js >= 18 vs none declared
- Last release 9 May 2026 vs 30 Nov 2024
- 2.4x fewer GitHub stars (20k vs 47.4k)
A set of ready-to-use rich text editors created with a powerful framework. Made with real-time collaborative editing in mind.
Compared with quill
- 7.3x fewer weekly downloads (697.3k vs 5.1m)
- 60 dependencies vs 4
- Last release 22 Sept 2026 vs 30 Nov 2024
- 4.5x fewer GitHub stars (10.5k vs 47.4k)
The core architecture of CKEditor 5 – the best browser-based rich text editor.
Compared with quill
- 5.7x fewer weekly downloads (893.9k vs 5.1m)
- 5 dependencies vs 4
- Last release 22 Sept 2026 vs 30 Nov 2024
- 4.5x fewer GitHub stars (10.5k vs 47.4k)
The editing engine of CKEditor 5 – the best browser-based rich text editor.
Compared with quill
- 5.7x fewer weekly downloads (887.5k vs 5.1m)
- 2 dependencies vs 4
- Last release 22 Sept 2026 vs 30 Nov 2024
- 4.5x fewer GitHub stars (10.5k vs 47.4k)
Jodit is an awesome and useful wysiwyg editor with filebrowser
Compared with quill
- 39x fewer weekly downloads (128.9k vs 5.1m)
- 0 dependencies vs 4
- ESM + CommonJS vs ESM only
- Last release 24 Sept 2026 vs 30 Nov 2024
- 24x fewer GitHub stars (2k vs 47.4k)
A "Notion-style" block-based extensible text editor built on top of Prosemirror and Tiptap.
Compared with quill
- 12x fewer weekly downloads (413k vs 5.1m)
- 21 dependencies vs 4
- ESM + CommonJS vs ESM only
- Last release 22 Sept 2026 vs 30 Nov 2024
- 4.6x fewer GitHub stars (10.2k vs 47.4k)
A "Notion-style" block-based extensible text editor built on top of Prosemirror and Tiptap.
Compared with quill
- 12x fewer weekly downloads (411.4k vs 5.1m)
- 9 dependencies vs 4
- ESM + CommonJS vs ESM only
- Last release 22 Sept 2026 vs 30 Nov 2024
- 4.6x fewer GitHub stars (10.2k vs 47.4k)
A "Notion-style" block-based extensible text editor built on top of Prosemirror and Tiptap.
Compared with quill
- 20x fewer weekly downloads (254.2k vs 5.1m)
- 2 dependencies vs 4
- ESM + CommonJS vs ESM only
- Last release 22 Sept 2026 vs 30 Nov 2024
- 4.6x fewer GitHub stars (10.2k vs 47.4k)
Indexability: Indexed.