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react-simple-code-editor alternatives

8 packages that do the same job as react-simple-code-editor: @monaco-editor/react, react-monaco-editor, @uiw/react-codemirror, react-codemirror-merge, slate-react-placeholder, slate-prop-types, tiptap-extension-resizable-image, @blocknote/core. Figures below are from npm, GitHub and Bundlephobia.

Data as of 25 Sept 2026
PackageWeekly downloads12-month changeGzipDependenciesLast releaseModuleTypesRuntimes
react-simple-code-editor
This package
615k+68%-02 years agoCommonJSBundled-
@monaco-editor/react4.7m+224%-11 year agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
react-monaco-editor172.2k+9%-0-ESM + CommonJSBundled-
@uiw/react-codemirror3.2m+233%-6todayESM + CommonJSBundled-
react-codemirror-merge25.8k+70%-3-ESM + CommonJSBundled-
slate-react-placeholder93.4k-22%-0-ESM + CommonJSNone-
slate-prop-types110.9k-20%-06 years agoESM + CommonJSNone-
tiptap-extension-resizable-image23.5k+665%-08 months agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
@blocknote/core413k--212 days agoESM + CommonJSBundled-

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.

Monaco Editor for React - use the monaco-editor in any React application without needing to use webpack (or rollup/parcel/etc) configuration files / plugins

Compared with react-simple-code-editor

  • 7.7x more weekly downloads (4.7m vs 615k)
  • 1 dependency vs 0
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release 13 Feb 2025 vs 4 Jul 2024
  • 2.7x more GitHub stars (4.7k vs 1.7k)

Monaco Editor for React

Compared with react-simple-code-editor

  • 3.6x fewer weekly downloads (172.2k vs 615k)
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release - vs 4 Jul 2024
  • 2.4x more GitHub stars (4.2k vs 1.7k)

CodeMirror component for React.

Compared with react-simple-code-editor

  • 5.3x more weekly downloads (3.2m vs 615k)
  • 6 dependencies vs 0
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release 24 Sept 2026 vs 4 Jul 2024
  • 1.3x more GitHub stars (2.3k vs 1.7k)

CodeMirror merge view for React.

Compared with react-simple-code-editor

  • 24x fewer weekly downloads (25.8k vs 615k)
  • 3 dependencies vs 0
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release - vs 4 Jul 2024
  • 1.3x more GitHub stars (2.3k vs 1.7k)

A Slate plugin to render a placeholder with React.

Compared with react-simple-code-editor

  • 6.6x fewer weekly downloads (93.4k vs 615k)
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • No types vs bundled types
  • Last release - vs 4 Jul 2024
  • 18x more GitHub stars (31.8k vs 1.7k)

A set of React prop type checkers for Slate editors.

Compared with react-simple-code-editor

  • 5.5x fewer weekly downloads (110.9k vs 615k)
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • No types vs bundled types
  • Last release 25 Apr 2020 vs 4 Jul 2024
  • 18x more GitHub stars (31.8k vs 1.7k)

Resizable image extension for Tiptap

Compared with react-simple-code-editor

  • 26x fewer weekly downloads (23.5k vs 615k)
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release 7 Jan 2026 vs 4 Jul 2024
  • 44x fewer GitHub stars (39 vs 1.7k)

A "Notion-style" block-based extensible text editor built on top of Prosemirror and Tiptap.

Compared with react-simple-code-editor

  • 1.5x fewer weekly downloads (413k vs 615k)
  • 21 dependencies vs 0
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release 22 Sept 2026 vs 4 Jul 2024
  • 5.9x more GitHub stars (10.2k vs 1.7k)
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, Bundlephobia. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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