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10 Best WYSIWYG Markdown Editors For Faster Writing (2026 Update)

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Markdown is a lightweight and popular markup language that provides plain-text-formatting syntax to quickly write HTML content for the web without writing html.

Markdown is a great tool that helps you write content faster and more efficiently. There are now a lot of tools out there that support it as well. One of the most important elements on a website is the ability to write and edit content faster, but also in an easy to use format.

If a website visitor spends too much time trying to learn how to use your text editor, they will simply click away to another website that doesn't require so much effort

With the increasing popularity of Markdown as a quick and easy way of formatting content, our tools have to adapt to support this new method of writing.

If you're developing a content driven website or web app, you might need a markdown editor embedded in the page to help users write articles, comments, feedbacks in an easy and convenient way.

Here is a list of 10 best WYSIWYG Markdown Editors implemented in jQuery or plain JavaScript, which are highly convenient and simple to use. Using such editors allow users to focus on their content without distraction from the presentation of what they write, thus increasing the efficiency needed for providing premium content. Have fun!

Originally Published July 31 2020, updated Feb 04 2026

Table of contents:

Best jQuery Markdown Editors

Markdown Editor For Bootstrap - jQuery codeparlMarkdown

A jQuery plugin that helps you create a full-featured, customizable markdown editor using Bootstrap, Ace Editor, Font Awesome, and Showdown.js.

Features:

  • Editor & Live Preview views.
  • Fullscreen mode.
  • Configurable toolbar.
  • Import external markdown files.
  • Supports all Ace Editor themes.

Markdown Editor For Bootstrap - jQuery codeparlMarkdown

[Demo] [Download]

Extensible WYSIWYG Markdown Editor For jQuery - tui.editor

A powerful, extensible, full-featured, multi-language WYSIWYG Markdown Editor which can be implemented in either JavaScript or jQuery.

Features:

  • CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown specifications.
  • Useful extensions: Color Picker, Chart, UML, table merge.
  • Easy to create your own extensions.
  • Simple & WYSIWYG modes.
  • Live HTML preview with synchronous scrolling support.
  • Syntax highlighting.
  • Allows to set content programmatically.
  • Vanilla JavaScript version is available here.

Extensible WYSIWYG Markdown Editor For jQuery - tui.editor

[Demo] [Download]

Feature-rich WYSIWYG Markdown Editor Plugin with jQuery - MKEditor

A simple yet robust jQuery plugin that helps you generates a WYSIWYG markdown editor from a textarea element.

Features:

  • Uses Font Awesome 4 for editor icons.
  • Word / character / line counters.
  • Instant preview.
  • Fullscreen mode.
  • Smooth scrolling effect.
  • i18n. Currently supports 'en' and 'fr'.

Feature-rich WYSIWYG Markdown Editor Plugin with jQuery - MKEditor

[Demo] [Download]

Textarea Based Markdown Editor with jQuery

A very simple jQuery plugin that converts a normal textarea element into a markdown editor with a instant preview.

Textarea Based Markdown Editor with jQuery

[Demo] [Download]

Minimal WYSIWYG Markdown Editor With Instant Preview - jQuery Markdown live

Just another jQuery based WYSIWYG markdown editor that features instant preview, customizable editor bar and multiple instance on one page. The plugin uses js-markdown-extra library for fast Markdown parsing.

Minimal WYSIWYG Markdown Editor With Instant Preview - jQuery Markdown live

[Demo] [Download]

Best Vanilla JS Markdown Editors

WYSIWYG Markdown Editor for Mobile & Desktop Apps – OverType

A lightweight markdown editor library that provides a WYSIWYG markdown editing experience using an invisible textarea overlay.

WYSIWYG Markdown Editor for Mobile & Desktop Apps – OverType

[Demo] [Download]

Simple Markdown Editor with Real-Time Preview and Customizable Toolbar

A lightweight JavaScript library that transforms standard textareas into full-featured Markdown editors.

Simple Markdown Editor with Real-Time Preview and Customizable Toolbar

[Demo] [Download]

Full-featured WYSIWYG Markdown Editor – tui.editor

tui.editor is a powerful, extensible, full-featured, multi-language WYSIWYG Markdown Editor which can be implemented in either JavaScript or jQuery.

Full-featured WYSIWYG Markdown Editor – tui.editor

[Demo] [Download]

Dual-Mode WYSIWYG Rich Text & Markdown Editor in JavaScript

A lightweight, user-friendly, dual-mode (rich text & markdown) WYSIWYG editor built with vanilla JavaScript and the marked.js library.

Features:

  • Dual editing modes with instant switching between WYSIWYG editor and raw Markdown text editor
  • Formatting toolbar with headings, text styling, lists, links, tables, code blocks, and blockquotes
  • Keyboard shortcuts for common actions including undo/redo and list indentation
  • Table creation tool with interactive grid selector for quick table insertion
  • Customizable configuration including toolbar buttons, initial content, and update callbacks

Dual-Mode WYSIWYG Rich Text & Markdown Editor in JavaScript

[Demo] [Download]

GitHub-style Markdown Editor For jQuery - tail.writer

The tail.writer JavaScript plugin turns textarea fields into WYSIWYG markdown editors. Supports GitHub Flavored Markdown, BBCode and Textile Markup.

GitHub-style Markdown Editor For jQuery - tail.writer

[Demo] [Download]

Conclusion:

So, these are the most popular, industry-rated and user-friendly WYSIWYG Markdown editors. All of them are available for free and can be integrated as a plugin or with HTML code on all blogging platforms that support Markdown.

Looking for more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create WYSIWYG Markdown Editors on the web & mobile? See jQuery Markdown Editor and JavaScript Markdown Editor sections for more details.

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