OpenWebware.com - An Open Source WYSIWYG Editor

OpenWYSIWYG is a free cross browser editor which can be used to make your content management system much more manageable. Using Open can turn any text area into a WYSIWYG editor employing just a couple lines of code. It’s fast (written in Javascript and DHTML) and it’s easy to use. You can view your HTML source code and make in code adjustments. Open also allows for document management, similar to Word - there’s bold, italics, a variety of font types and colors, along with bullets and lists. Users can insert images and tables, as well as link text. There are drop down menus and formatting previews. Open works with IE, Mozilla, and Netscape. It works with all apps, no matter what you language you use to code them. Open is also open source.

"Finally, a free cross-browser WYSIWYG editor that's packed with every rich-text editing feature you need to make your content management system that much better. Setting up openWYSIWYG is so easy, you can quickly turn any "textarea" into a powerful WYSIWYG editor with just a few simple lines of code.Packed with every rich text editing feature you need, openWYSIWYG gives you total control over formatting your text. The ultimate "textarea" replacement for your content management system."

OpenWYSIWYG is slick and sleek. It works quickly and it’s efficient. It’s powerful but light and it’s open source. It simply works.

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