MediumEditor by yabwe
Medium.com WYSIWYG editor clone. Uses contenteditable API to implement a rich text solution.
About MediumEditor
From the project's README at github.com/yabwe/medium-editor. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
If you would be interested in helping to maintain one of the most successful WYSIWYG text editors on github, let us know! (See issue #1503)
MediumEditor has been written using vanilla JavaScript, no additional frameworks required.
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 16k | github.com/yabwe/medium-editor |
| GitHub forks | 1.8k | github.com/yabwe/medium-editor |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 169k | medium-editor |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 13.1 years | since May 2013 |
| Last commit | 1.7 years ago | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Releases shipped | 149 | last: 8.5 years ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host MediumEditor?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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