Best WYSIWYG HTML Editors

I have been searching for some of best web based html editors written in javascript so that i can integrate it with my scripts. I have found pretty nice open source wysiwyg editors so i decided to blog it here.

Please note that some of the editors are just markup editors, which i believe a pretty good alternative to web applications needing lightweight editor. I very much prefer using markup editors keeping simple with just textarea than providing rich text environment because wysiwyg tend use iframes which are subjected to more vulnerabilities.

TinyMCE

Web based Javascript HTML WYSIWYG editor.
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License: Free (LGPL)

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NicEdit

A fast loading WYSIWYG html editor for use in your web applications.
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License: Free (MIT license)
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OpenWebWare

Powerful WYSIWYG html editor supports many cross browser platforms and it works replacing all textareas to html editor.
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License: Free (GNU Lesser License)
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widgEditor

It is a simple, easy to customize WYSIWYG editor for textarea replacement.
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License: Free (GNU GPL)
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Textarea HTML Markup Editor

It is the lightweight and very fast loading editor, which just inserts html markup codes on the selected text. It is not WYSIWYG editor.
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License: Free
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WyZZ

An small, light-weight html editor written in javascript. It is free for download.
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License: Free (LGPL)
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markItUp!

Universal markup editor (not WYSIWYG) which can insert html, bbcode, textile, wiki syntax and many more markups. It is written with jQuery library
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Licence: Free under MIT/GPL
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Kevin Roth RTE (Rich Text Editor)

A cross browser rich text editor works in mozilla, IE, safari, opera and many browsers.
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License: Free (Creative commons)
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Hypertextarea

Free WYSIWYG html editor with rich text environment. It works on any platform.
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License: Free
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SPAW Editor

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License: Free (GNU GPL)
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WYMeditor

Web based xhtml editor works best and can be easily integrated to content management system applications.
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License: Free (GPL/MIT)
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Whizzywig

Free web based rich text editor for your projects.
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License: Free
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ST Editor

Simple wysiwyg editor and light weight editor.
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License: Free (BSD Revised)
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For a comprehensive list of wysiwyg editors, you can refer to Genii Web Editors list