Froala Editor review
A feature-rich embedded editor for teams building application content workflows.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Froala Editor is a JavaScript-based WYSIWYG HTML editor designed for developers embedding rich-text editing into websites and web applications. It supports web, iOS, and Android, and fits teams building content management, publishing, collaboration, or structured editing features into their own products. The editor covers rich-text formatting, customizable toolbars, tables, image and video handling, file and media workflows, Markdown editing, code view with syntax highlighting, spell checking, word and character counts, and export to Microsoft Word. It is a commercial product rather than a standalone desktop text editor.
Its strongest fit is an application that needs a broad editing surface and framework flexibility. Froala documents integrations for JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue.js, Svelte, Django, Ruby on Rails, Symfony, Ember, Gatsby, WordPress, CakePHP, Aurelia, Meteor, and Knockout.js. The modular plugin architecture supports custom plugin development, while AI Assist, track changes, and collaborative editing extend the editor beyond basic formatting. Teams that need media handling, code-oriented content, or multiple editing modes can assemble a wider workflow from the available capabilities.
Licensing is structured around commercial annual and perpetual options. The 30-day self-hosted free trial provides unlimited editor loads, but includes a trial key and watermark. Professional options cover one product and three domains, with unlimited active users and mobile or internal app use; Enterprise options add broader product and domain coverage, with SaaS, subscription, OEM, and on-premise use in the listed tiers. Architect adds custom pricing, unminified source code, and Platinum support. Froala Editor suits teams embedding a configurable editor into products; teams seeking a free plan or a desktop writing application should choose a different type of tool.
Froala Editor pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Rich text, Markdown, code view, tables, media, and Word export
- Collaboration, track changes, AI Assist, and custom plugin development
- Integrations across web, iOS, Android, and many frameworks
- Where it doesn't
- Commercial product with no free plan
- Free trial includes a watermark
- Embedded component, not a standalone desktop text editor
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