SnapEditor

SnapEditor is an HTML5 WYSIWYG text editor from 8098182 Canada Inc. that can be used in web pages. It was born out of frustration with existing editors and aims to solve those frustrations.^[2] The first version was released in 2012. Its development was stopped as of Sept 23, 2013.^[3]

SnapEditor

Developer(s)	8098182 Canada Inc.
Initial release	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Written in	JavaScript
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	HTML editor, text editor
License	Commercial software[1]
Website	snapeditor.com

Its core code is written in JavaScript and can integrate with any server side language such as PHP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, Java, Perl, Python, Ruby.

SnapEditor is compatible with most web browsers, including: Internet Explorer 7.0+ (Windows), Firefox 2.0+, Safari 3.0+, and Google Chrome (windows).^[4]

Frustrations

The frustrations that SnapEditor is aiming to solve are

1. WYSIAWYG (what you see is almost what you get)
2. unexpected behaviour
3. messy HTML

In-place and form-based editors

SnapEditor provides both an in-place editor for situations where true WYSIWYG is needed, but still provides a form-based editor in case forms are still used.

References

1. "SnapEditor License Agreement page". Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
2. "SnapEditor Story". Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
3. Archived February 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine The SnapEditor Team announcement.
4. SnapEditor Browser Support

External links

• SnapEditor website
• SnapEditor License Agreement
• SnapEditor Documentation
• SnapEditor Download