Editor42 Documentation

Editor42 is a free, open-source, MIT-licensed WYSIWYG HTML editor — an auditable fork of TinyMCE based on its last permissively licensed release.

Getting Started

• Self-hosted installation — download and host Editor42 on your own infrastructure
• CDN installation — load Editor42 directly from a content delivery network
• Migration from TinyMCE — switch from TinyMCE to Editor42 with minimal effort
• Security — fixed CVEs and how to report a vulnerability
• Changelog — version history and release notes

Explore

• Plugins — the full set of built-in plugins
• Examples — try Editor42 live in your browser

API Reference

• Configuration Options — all available settings for customizing the editor
• Editor API — methods, properties, and sub-APIs for programmatic editor control
• Commands — all built-in commands that can be executed via execCommand()
• Events — all events fired by the editor, with payload types and usage examples
• Content Formatting — Formatter API for applying, removing, and querying formats programmatically
• UI Components — register custom toolbar buttons, menu items, context menus, sidebars, and more

Dev Resources

• GitHub — source code, issues, and contributions