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This guide walks through the top eight React rich text editors (RTEs) in 2026, and how they meet different needs for different requirements. You can choose the React rich text editor that meets your app’s requirements where they are, and reduces the integration and configuration work your team needs to do. 

How to evaluate a React rich text editor for your needs

Here's the evaluation criteria for each React rich text editor in this guide. There are five points considered:

1. React integration quality: Whether or not the RTE is a first-class component or a community wrapper, and if the React integration keeps up with React 19 and the Next.js App Router updates. 

2. Pre-built UI versus headless: Whether or not the RTE ships with a ready-made UI or needs engineering time for UI design, assembly, and