AiEditor

AiEditor is a rich text editor built as a Web Component, with tools for AI-assisted writing and document editing. Its AI capabilities include continuing or improving text, proofreading, translation, custom menus and prompts, AI conversations, and code-block assistance. The editor works with Vue, React, Angular, Svelte, Preact, jQuery, and other frameworks. It recognizes basic Markdown, provides a live preview, and supports WYSIWYG editing. Language-model connections include private API keys, ChatGPT, iFlytek Spark, and privatized LLMs; the documentation also describes integrations with draw.io and Excalidraw. Multiple people can edit one document at once and see others' operations in real time. Both open-source and commercial versions support private deployment. The open-source version is free under the LGPL-v2.1 license. Commercial licenses are listed at $5,000, paid once without source code and $8,000, paid once with source code. The commercial version supports Word export for files larger than 500 pages. For ordinary internet users, the documentation advises signing AI credentials through backend services rather than configuring them on the frontend.

AiEditor pairs framework support and standard rich-text editing with a broad set of AI features. The free LGPL-v2.1 version supports private deployment, while the listed commercial licenses add options including collaboration and Word import/export.

AiEditor suits developers choosing an embeddable editor for applications built with supported frameworks. It may also suit teams needing AI writing tools, private deployment, or simultaneous document editing.

Overview

AiEditor is a Web Component rich-text editor for teams that want AI assistance inside a formatted-document workflow. Its broad framework support and self-hosting make it a strong fit for products that need an embeddable editor; teams seeking a ready-made writing app should look elsewhere.

It combines WYSIWYG editing with basic Markdown rendering and live preview, plus structured content, tables and image, audio, video and attachment handling. Media can be selected, pasted or dragged into a document. For more options in this category, browse our Rich Text Editor Software directory.

Key features

AI tools and model connections

AiEditor can continue, optimize, proofread and translate text, and lets teams configure AI menus and prompts. AI conversations and code-block assistance broaden its use beyond general prose editing. Connections include ChatGPT, iFlytek Spark and privatized LLMs, with private API keys supported. That flexibility suits teams integrating their preferred models, but internet-facing deployments need to handle credentials carefully: the guidance recommends signing them through backend services rather than putting them on the frontend.

Framework support and integrations

Support for Vue, React, Angular, Svelte, Preact, jQuery and other frameworks gives product teams room to add the editor to different web stacks. The documentation also describes draw.io and Excalidraw integrations, useful for documents that need diagrams or visual sketches alongside text.

Deployment and collaboration

Both the open-source and commercial versions support private deployment, which can help organizations keep editing infrastructure under their control. Simultaneous editing shows collaborators' operations in real time, but that capability is reserved for commercial licensing. Commercial support also includes dedicated architect support and software-extension development consulting, a more substantial offer than community help alone.

Pricing

AiEditor has a free LGPL-v2.1 open-source version and paid commercial licenses. The free license allows unlimited users and applications, making it the clearest starting point for teams comfortable with open-source terms. It does not include the commercial feature set, including team collaboration, comments, AI chat and Word import/export.

• Open Source Version: free. LGPL license, free to use, with unlimited users and applications.
• Pro Version（No Source Code）: $5,000, paid once. Includes a commercial license, root version, team collaboration, comments, AI chat, Word import/export and private LLMs.
• Pro Version（Source Code）: $8,000, paid once. Adds source code to the commercial features in the no-source-code version.
• Custom version: custom pricing, with customization discussed directly.

The Pro licenses are one-time purchases rather than subscriptions. Commercial Word export supports files larger than 500 pages, a practical distinction for teams handling lengthy documents. Choose the source-code tier only if access to the code is important; otherwise the lower commercial tier retains the named collaboration and document features.

Platforms

AiEditor supports web, Android and iOS, and can be self-hosted. Framework support includes Vue, React, Angular, Svelte, Layui and JavaScript. The extensive framework list is useful for embedding in an existing product, though this is still an editor component rather than a standalone end-user app.

Who it's for

AiEditor is best suited to developers and product teams building an editor into their own software, particularly when they need AI actions, private deployment or a choice of model connections. The open-source edition fits projects that can work within its license and do not require commercial collaboration or Word features. Teams needing simultaneous editing, comments, AI chat or Word interchange should budget for a commercial license. It is a weaker fit for anyone who simply wants a finished personal writing tool.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Broad framework compatibility makes it adaptable to varied web application stacks.
• Pro: Private deployment is supported in both license families, useful where data control matters.
• Pro: The free edition permits unlimited users and applications, avoiding seat and app caps.
• Pro: AI writing, model connections, rich-text editing and Markdown preview sit in one editor.
• Con: Real-time collaboration, comments, AI chat and Word import/export require a commercial license.
• Con: Commercial licenses cost $5,000, paid once or $8,000, paid once, a significant upfront commitment.
• Con: Internet-facing AI integrations require backend credential handling, adding deployment work.

Alternatives

CKEditor 5 is worth comparing if a monthly plan and editor-load pricing suit the project better; its Essential plan is $160 a month, with 5,000 editor loads monthly before overage charges.

Editor.js is a free alternative for teams that prefer an open-source editor from the CodeX non-profit team.

Froala Editor is another option to consider for teams looking for a paid editor with a free trial.

BlockNote offers a free community plan for web and self-hosted use, making it another candidate for projects that want a community edition.

Plate has a free plan and a one-time €299 Personal plan for per-developer licensing and solo projects; consider it if those terms fit better.

ProseMirror is a free open-source library that permits commercial use, a relevant option for teams seeking a library rather than AiEditor's integrated AI feature set.

TinyMCE offers free plans, including a cloud-hosted tier with 1,000 editor loads per month before charges; it may suit teams whose expected usage fits that cap.

Tiptap offers a free MIT-licensed open-source editor framework and core components, making it an alternative for teams prioritizing that licensing model.

Verdict

Choose AiEditor if you are building a rich-text experience into a product and want AI tools, framework flexibility and private deployment, with a free route for projects that can forgo commercial features. Its main draw is the breadth of editing and AI capabilities in an embeddable editor; its main reason to look elsewhere is the substantial upfront cost when collaboration, comments or Word support are requirements.