Wordgard
Ranked 2 of 4 rich text editors by recommenders
A free in-browser rich-text editor from ProseMirror's creator, praised for careful design and transaction-based updates. The most common caveat is unstable input on mobile.
A free in-browser rich-text editor from ProseMirror's creator, praised for careful design and transaction-based updates. The most common caveat is unstable input on mobile.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 53%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Thoughtful design from ProseMirror's creator
“ProseMirror and seemingly WordGard have real thought and care put into them”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” “I'd rather trust Marijn's design skills and extensive experience.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” “ProseMirror (and presumably Wordgard) just gets so much right.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” Avoids ProseMirror's design issues
“I had a whole pile of new design insights that avoid some of the issues I've ran into with ProseMirror”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” “Wordgard does not repeat this mistake, and makes updates take transactions, not just a new state.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” Impressive page design and aesthetics
“The design and aesthetics of the page are really impressive”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” “I'm one vote up for the new design direction!”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” “I am so, so happy to see real art for once”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” - Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Mobile keyboard and autocorrect input lost
“Tapped a correction on iOS keyboard and the replacement showed up for a split second before the whole word disappeared.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” “Inputs coming from autocorrect or the keyboard suggestions are swallowed”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” “tried deleting by swipping backspace, it did not work...”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” Editor unstable, undo has no effect
“I entered x and tapped what I presume is Undo. No effect.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror” “At least on mobile the editor seems to still be unstable.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror”
Other rich text editors people recommend
The three most recommended other rich text editors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProseMirror | 16 | 6 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| WordgardThis page | 10 | 9 | 53% | 1 | — | — |
| Lexical | 9 | 5 | 64% | 3 | — | — |
| Tiptap | 8 | 6 | 57% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
18 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Wouldn't justify adding such FE complexity for a text field.”
“there is no single user on WordGuard”
“tried deleting by swipping backspace, it did not work...”
“Inputs coming from autocorrect or the keyboard suggestions are swallowed”
“I'd rather trust Marijn's design skills and extensive experience.”
“ProseMirror (and presumably Wordgard) just gets so much right.”
“Tapped a correction on iOS keyboard and the replacement showed up for a split second before the whole word disappeared.”
“I am so, so happy to see real art for once”
“ProseMirror and seemingly WordGard have real thought and care put into them”
“At least on mobile the editor seems to still be unstable.”
“I'm one vote up for the new design direction!”
“This looks staggeringly brilliant.”
“I had a whole pile of new design insights that avoid some of the issues I've ran into with ProseMirror”
“If you click on the "create link" button multiple times, the menu would pile up vertically.”
“The design and aesthetics of the page are really impressive”
“The landing page needs more information about the "why" rather than the "what".”
“Wordgard does not repeat this mistake, and makes updates take transactions, not just a new state.”
“I entered x and tapped what I presume is Undo. No effect.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.