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TipTap vs quill
TipTap has 38,429 GitHub stars, 3,123 forks, 846 open issues and last shipped yesterday. quill has 3,031 stars, 274 forks, 8 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. TipTap leads on adoption by 1,168% (38,429 vs 3,031 stars). TipTap is written in TypeScript under MIT; quill is written in C++ under MIT. TipTap has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, quill 9%. TipTap was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| TipTap | quill | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 274 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick TipTap if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick quill if
- You want the quill feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and quill fits your workflow better
About TipTap
Tiptap is a headless, framework agnostic rich text editor framework built on ProseMirror. It provides the core editing logic and state management without imposing a user interface, allowing developers to build custom editing experiences tailored to their design systems. It lives in the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem and integrates with React, Vue, or plain JavaScript projects.
read the full TipTap overview →
About quill
Quill is an ultra low latency asynchronous logging and metrics library for C++17 and later, aimed at performance critical applications whose latency sensitive threads cannot afford to format strings or perform I/O inline.
read the full quill overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is TipTap or quill more popular?
TipTap has 38,429 GitHub stars and quill has 3,031. TipTap has the larger community by that measure.
Are TipTap and quill free?
Both are open source. TipTap is licensed under MIT and quill under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between TipTap and quill?
TipTap is written in TypeScript and quill in C++. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, TipTap or quill?
Choose TipTap if you want the larger community (38,429 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose quill if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.