| Editing tool |
Screenshot |
Year |
Platform |
Notes |
the default MediaWiki editor, which is an HTML <textarea> |
|
2003 |
Desktop |
This does not have a toolbar. It can be seen when Javascript is disabled and/or when both "Show edit toolbar" and "Enable enhanced editing toolbar" are disabled in Special:Preferences. |
| the "core" 2006 Javascript editor, Manual:EditPage.php |
|
2006 |
Desktop |
This can be seen when "Show edit toolbar" is enabled but "Enable enhanced editing toolbar" is disabled in Special:Preferences. This editor is planned to be removed in MediaWiki 1.30. |
| Extension:WikiEditor |
|
2010 |
Desktop |
This can be seen when "Enable enhanced editing toolbar" is enabled in Special:Preferences. |
| 2017 wikitext editor |
|
2017 |
Desktop and mobile |
This is a mode within Extension:VisualEditor. |
| VisualEditor |
|
2012 |
Desktop and mobile |
A rich-text editing system |
| Proofread Page |
|
2006 |
Desktop |
Used at the Wikisources |
| WikEd |
|
2006 |
Desktop |
This is generally run as a gadget or user script, but it is run as an extension on some non-Wikimedia wikis. |
| CodeEditor |
|
2011 |
Desktop |
This is used for editing Javascript and other code pages. |
| MobileFrontend's current wikitext editor |
|
2013 |
Mobile |
|
| MobileFrontend's original wikitext editor |
|
2012 |
Mobile |
This was a mobile-specific set of modifications to the 2003 desktop wikitext editor. No longer deployed. |
| ContentTranslation |
|
2014 |
Desktop |
|
| Flow |
|
2013 |
Desktop and mobile |
Flow supports wikitext and visual modes. |
| Editor in the Android app |
|
2014 |
Mobile |
|
| Editor in the iOS app |
|
2014 |
Mobile |
|
| TemplateData editor |
|
2014 |
Desktop |
|
| Wikivoyage Listing Editor |
|
2013 |
Desktop |
Specialized Javascript-based editing tool for inserting one of several templates at Wikivoyage |
