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slate vs remirror
slate has 31,748 GitHub stars, 3,302 forks, 653 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. remirror has 3,036 stars, 265 forks, 208 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. slate leads on adoption by 946% (31,748 vs 3,036 stars). slate is written in TypeScript under MIT; remirror is written in TypeScript under MIT. slate has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, remirror 9%. slate was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (browser, editor, react, text-editor), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| slate | remirror | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-07-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 265 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick slate if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick remirror if
- You want the remirror feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and remirror fits your workflow better
About slate
Slate is a completely customizable framework for building rich text editors, written in TypeScript and released under the MIT licence, for JavaScript and React developers who need an editor that goes well past what a fixed schema can offer.
read the full slate overview →
About remirror
Remirror is an MIT licensed TypeScript toolkit for building cross platform rich text editors in React on top of ProseMirror, intended for React developers who want either an out of the box WYSIWYG editor or a fully customized editor assembled from extensions.
read the full remirror overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is slate or remirror more popular?
slate has 31,748 GitHub stars and remirror has 3,036. slate has the larger community by that measure.
Are slate and remirror free?
Both are open source. slate is licensed under MIT and remirror under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between slate and remirror?
slate is written in TypeScript and remirror in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, slate or remirror?
Choose slate if you want the larger community (31,748 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose remirror if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.