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Tiny has led the market in the development of online rich text editors for almost 20 years. With Tiny, you get the choice of three different editor platforms. Please don’t hesitate to contact a specialist who can help you make the right decision for your project.

TinyMCE

Textbox.io

EditLive!

Theming of toolbars and user experience via modern CSS

Modern, mobile-ready and enterprise-grade.

Advanced features and Java-based technology.

Continuously enhanced for more than ten years.

First release in 2014; full mobile compatibility in 2016.

A first-of-its-kind product launched in 2001.

Joined Tiny in 2015 through the merger with Moxiecode.

Continuously upgraded and in its second major version.

Now in its ninth major release.

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Technology & Platform

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript platform

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript platform

Swing component for desktop apps and Java applet for web apps.

Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge and Safari browser support

Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 11+, Edge and Safari browser support

Java Swing-based desktop apps. Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari browser support.

iOS browser support available

iOS 9+

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Android browser support available

Android 5+

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smartphone

Native mobile SDKs in future release

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SDK deployment on premises or embedded in your application

SDK deployment on premises or embedded in your application

SDK deployment on premises or embedded in your application

CDN and Cloud deployment available

Able to be deployed on your own CDN

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User Experience

input

Textarea/forms mode

input

Textarea/forms mode

input

Textarea/forms mode

picture_in_picture

Inline editing mode

picture_in_picture

Inline editing mode

picture_in_picture

Partial inline editing mode

Fully configurable user interface and toolbars

Fully configurable user interface and toolbars

Fully configurable user interface and toolbars

Full screen editing mode

Full screen editing mode

Full screen editing mode

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Responsive UI

view_quilt

Full responsive toolbars and UI

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ARIA compliant user interface

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ARIA compliant user interface

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ARIA compliant user interface

Translated UI provided by community; Professional translations TBD for future release

Translated UI in 33 languages by professional translators. Professional translations are created by specialist software translators and undergo an extensive QA process

Translated UI in 33 languages by professional translators. Professional translations are created by specialist software translators and undergo an extensive QA process

Syntax highlighted HTML view (premium feature)

Syntax highlighted HTML view with code completion

Syntax highlighted HTML view

Importing Content & Microsoft Word Copy-Paste

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Paste as rich text

text_format

Paste as rich text

text_format

Paste as rich text

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Paste as plain text

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Paste as plain text planned for future release

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Paste as plain text

Enhanced clean copy-and-paste support from Microsoft Word (premium feature)

Enhanced clean copy-and-paste support from Microsoft Word

Enhanced clean copy-and-paste support from Microsoft Word

add_to_photos

Images pasted from Microsoft Word and other sources are uploaded to the server (premium feature)

add_to_photos

Images pasted from Microsoft Word and other sources are uploaded to the server

add_to_photos

Images pasted from Microsoft Word and other sources are uploaded to the server

Source code automatically formatted for readablity

Source code automatically formatted for readablity

Source code automatically formatted for readablity

Rich Text Formatting

accessibility

Creates WCAG compliant content

accessibility

Creates WCAG compliant content

accessibility

Creates WCAG compliant content

Block styling capabilities for headings, paragraphs etc

Block styling capabilities for headings, paragraphs etc

Block styling capabilities for headings, paragraphs etc

Text formatting commands such as bold, italic and underline to create semantic HTML markup

Text formatting commands such as bold, italic and underline to create semantic HTML markup

Text formatting commands such as bold, italic and underline to create semantic HTML markup

Inline font styles for color, size, typeface and CSS class

Inline font styles for color, size, typeface and CSS class

Inline font styles for color, size, typeface and CSS class

List creation and editing, including checklists

List creation and editing

List creation and editing

wrap_text

Markdown support under consideration

wrap_text

Markdown support

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At mentions available (premium feature)

At mentions available in IBM Connections

At mentions available in IBM Connections

view_quilt

Basic templating; Enhanced version planned for future release

view_quilt

Enhanced templating support planned for future release

view_quilt

Enhanced templating

Format Painter

Format Painter

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Case Change

Case Change

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Permanent Pen

Permanent Pen

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Media & Images

file_upload

Upload images from the desktop with self-hosted (MoxieManager) or cloud (Tiny Drive) premium solutions

file_upload

Upload images from the desktop and mobile

file_upload

Upload images from the desktop

Drag and drop images into editor (premium feature)

Drag and drop images into editor

Drag and drop images into editor

crop

Image editing with crop, resize, rotate

crop

Image editing with crop, resize, rotate

crop

Image editing with crop, resize, rotate

Embed rich media such as YouTube

Embed rich media such as YouTube

Embed rich media such as YouTube

school

Equation editing available (via third party add-on)

school

Equation editing available (via third party add-on)

school

Equation editing included (Enterprise only; not available in OEM agreements)

Table Editing

Advanced table editing

Advanced table editing

Advanced table editing

Vertical and horizontal cell selection

Vertical and horizontal cell selection

Vertical and horizontal cell selection

menu

Toolbar-based cell and border formatting planned for future release

menu

Toolbar-based cell and border formatting

menu

Toolbar-based cell and border formatting

content_copy

Multiple cell copy-paste

content_copy

Multiple cell copy-paste

content_copy

Multiple cell copy-paste

Proofreading & Review

spellcheck

Spell check as you type with custom dictionary (premium feature)

spellcheck

Spell check as you type

spellcheck

Spell check as you type

accessibility

Accessibility reporting (premium feature)

accessibility

Accessibility reporting and checking

accessibility

Accessibility reporting and checking as-you-type

flash_auto

Autocorrect planned for future release

flash_auto

Autocorrect in English

flash_auto

Autocorrect in English

Hyperlink checking (premium plugin)

Hyperlink checking coming soon in next release

Hyperlink checking

insert_comment

Commenting (premium plugin)

insert_comment

Commenting planned for future release

insert_comment

Commenting

track_changes

Track changes (via third party add-on)

track_changes

Track changes planned for future release

track_changes

Track changes

Thesaurus planned for future release

Thesaurus planned for future release

Thesaurus in English

Extensibility & Support

extension

Extensible API. New UI API in v5 makes it easier to create custom dialogs that match the TinyMCE look and feel

extension

Extensible API

extension

Extensible API

Theming of toolbars and user experience via modern CSS

Theming of toolbars and user experience

User experience takes on native look-and-feel

Built on TinyMCE Community's open source core

Over time Textbox.io and TinyMCE will converge onto the same open source core.

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Enhanced packaging and loading features for plugins

Enhanced packaging and loading features for plugins planned for future release

Enhanced packaging and loading features for plugins

Forums for free users; service level agreements and support team access available in premium versions.

Service level agreements and support team access

Service level agreements and support team access

Licensing & Pricing

Distribution of TinyMCE Community Edition under LGPL. Commercial licenses available; check pricing page.

Commercial end user licenses

Commercial end user licenses

verified_user

Redistribution entitlements for premium features via OEM agreements

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Redistribution entitlements via OEM agreements

verified_user

Redistribution entitlements via OEM agreements

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