Feature Comparison Chart

Image management Feature Details Major Competitors CE 3.0 CE 4.0 CE 5.0

Max File size upload You can place limits on the file size of images that you and your users can upload. You may also specify a list of file extensions which are allowed to be uploaded. None or limited limited

Powerful image gallery Powerful image gallery. None or limited limited

Link management Feature Details Major Competitors CE 3.0 CE 4.0 CE 5.0

Relative or Absolute URLs With Cute Editor, you have the choice of using either a relative or absolute URL. None or limited limited

Anchor/bookmark support Anchors can be added, edited and removed anywhere within the content of the editor. When creating hyperlinks all anchors present in the content will dynamically show up in the hyperlink window.

Clickable Image Maps Image maps are pictures with clickable regions also known as "hotspots." When users click on one of the hotspots, they're directed to the page you designate. CuteEditor 5.0 lets you easily create image maps to add fun and excitement to a page.

Downloadable files support You can upload document files, create a link from your HTML content to the document files (zip files, ppt files...). None or limited limited

Miscellaneous Features Feature Details Major Competitors CE 3.0 CE 4.0 CE 5.0

Cross Browser Support Cute Editor for Classic PHP supports all Internet Explorer versions from 5.5 up on Windows, Firefox 1.0+, Mozilla 1.3+, Netscape 7+, Opera 9.x and Safari (1.3+). This includes Macintosh and Linux. This includes Macintosh and Linux. None or limited limited limited

Full-Screen editing support It does not open a new window, instead it will resize to fit the browser screen. Edit in full screen mode, maximizing your available space.

Unlimited levels of the undo/redo feature Many of the other editors on the market cannot undo or redo certain actions, and certain table operations - such as cell merge or column deletion. Cute Editor 4.0 has a new custom undo/redo implementation to make you can now safely undo those actions. None or limited limited

CSS-based Skinning Cute Editor provides several built in themes that are ready to use. Developers can completely change the appearance of the toolbar and the dialogs by simply modifying the supplied classes and images. None or limited limited

Content management with templates The basic idea behind a Content Management System (CMS) is to separate the management of content from design. Cute Editor allows the site designer to easily create and establish templates to give the site a uniform look. Templates may be modified when desired.

Use MaxHTMLLength or MaxTextLength to Protect Your Database If you tried to insert a record whose text length is greater than allowed by your table, an error will be reported. To prevent this type of error from occurring, developers can use MaxHTMLLength or MaxTextLength in the Cute Editor to limit the length of the user’s input.

Multi-culture support, Easy localization through XML All labels, buttons, tooltips and messages are located in external XML files, so that the language of the editor can be switched with a single property. You can also create a new language in a matter of minutes. Varies

Support complete page editing (from <HTML> to </HTML>) Cute Editor 4.0 allows you to edit a full HTML page, including <title>, <!DOCTYPE...> and some other options. You can also insert Form elements (checkbox, button, textarea, etc.) and modify certain properties of the element. None or limited limited

Single line returns on enter Key press Most other editors insert double line returns which can be annoying for clients who are used to editing in Microsoft Word. CuteEditor can be configured to use <div>, <br> or <p> tags when you press enter. In either mode <br> tags can be created by using shift+enter. None or limited limited

Universal and Virtual keyboard Virtual Keyboard does not require changes to language settings of your system and even speeds up the entire text input process for your customers. It lets your native speaking clients to access your web resources from any location in the world without changing national keyboard layouts and fonts on their machines.

Support HTML code indentation and Tags appear in lower case Cute Editor displays nicely indented code in the HTML mode and the generating HTML tags and Attributes are in lower case. This is very convenient and important for the advanced users.

Advanced table manager Create and modify tables and table cells. Set their border color, alignment, cellspacing and more! Once you've created a table, simply double click it and use the handy popup menu to change its attributes. None or limited limited

<div> Box Formatting <div> boxes offer a much greater ability to control the layout of a page. With CuteEditor, you can put any content between <div> tags and then use CSS to style all sorts of borders, backgrounds, etc.

Use External CSS Files Editor.EditorWysiwygModeCss Property allows you specify the location of the style sheet that will be used by the editable area. Multiple Style Sheets are supported.
Example:
EditorWysiwygModeCss="example.css,~/portal.css,/default.css Varies

Paste clean HTML from Microsoft Word When text is pasted from Microsoft Word allot of unnecessary word specific markup is carried across. This can result in web pages that take an unnecessarily long time to download. The Paste from Word button solves this by removing word markup before pasting the text into your page. Varies

Web Standards Support Feature Details Major Competitors CE 3.0 CE 4.0 CE 5.0

Compliant with the web standards, no deprecated tags such as <FONT> anymore Does your online html editor still use deprecated tags such as <FONT>? Cute Editor will help you build sites that adhere to the latest HTML standards, generates clean HTML/XHTML code with no deprecated tags. None or limited limited

Output HTML or well-formed XHTML to your choice Cute Editor supports output well-formed XHTML. Your choice of XHTML 1.0 or HTML 4.01 output.

Accessibility Support Feature Details Major Competitors CE 3.0 CE 4.0 CE 5.0

Long Description Names Sometimes you may need to provide more explanation or content than is suitable for alt text. In these cases, you can use the long description (longdesc) attribute for the IMG element. Varies

Image management	Feature Details	Major Competitors	CE 3.0	CE 4.0	CE 5.0
Max File size upload	You can place limits on the file size of images that you and your users can upload. You may also specify a list of file extensions which are allowed to be uploaded.	None or limited	limited
Powerful image gallery	Powerful image gallery.	None or limited	limited

Link management	Feature Details	Major Competitors	CE 3.0	CE 4.0	CE 5.0
Relative or Absolute URLs	With Cute Editor, you have the choice of using either a relative or absolute URL.	None or limited	limited
Anchor/bookmark support	Anchors can be added, edited and removed anywhere within the content of the editor. When creating hyperlinks all anchors present in the content will dynamically show up in the hyperlink window.
Clickable Image Maps	Image maps are pictures with clickable regions also known as "hotspots." When users click on one of the hotspots, they're directed to the page you designate. CuteEditor 5.0 lets you easily create image maps to add fun and excitement to a page.
Downloadable files support	You can upload document files, create a link from your HTML content to the document files (zip files, ppt files...).	None or limited	limited

Miscellaneous Features	Feature Details	Major Competitors	CE 3.0	CE 4.0	CE 5.0
Cross Browser Support	Cute Editor for Classic PHP supports all Internet Explorer versions from 5.5 up on Windows, Firefox 1.0+, Mozilla 1.3+, Netscape 7+, Opera 9.x and Safari (1.3+). This includes Macintosh and Linux. This includes Macintosh and Linux.	None or limited	limited	limited
Full-Screen editing support	It does not open a new window, instead it will resize to fit the browser screen. Edit in full screen mode, maximizing your available space.
Unlimited levels of the undo/redo feature	Many of the other editors on the market cannot undo or redo certain actions, and certain table operations - such as cell merge or column deletion. Cute Editor 4.0 has a new custom undo/redo implementation to make you can now safely undo those actions.	None or limited	limited
CSS-based Skinning	Cute Editor provides several built in themes that are ready to use. Developers can completely change the appearance of the toolbar and the dialogs by simply modifying the supplied classes and images.	None or limited	limited
Content management with templates	The basic idea behind a Content Management System (CMS) is to separate the management of content from design. Cute Editor allows the site designer to easily create and establish templates to give the site a uniform look. Templates may be modified when desired.
Use MaxHTMLLength or MaxTextLength to Protect Your Database	If you tried to insert a record whose text length is greater than allowed by your table, an error will be reported. To prevent this type of error from occurring, developers can use MaxHTMLLength or MaxTextLength in the Cute Editor to limit the length of the user’s input.
Multi-culture support, Easy localization through XML	All labels, buttons, tooltips and messages are located in external XML files, so that the language of the editor can be switched with a single property. You can also create a new language in a matter of minutes.	Varies
Support complete page editing (from <HTML> to </HTML>)	Cute Editor 4.0 allows you to edit a full HTML page, including <title>, <!DOCTYPE...> and some other options. You can also insert Form elements (checkbox, button, textarea, etc.) and modify certain properties of the element.	None or limited	limited
Single line returns on enter Key press	Most other editors insert double line returns which can be annoying for clients who are used to editing in Microsoft Word. CuteEditor can be configured to use <div>, <br> or <p> tags when you press enter. In either mode <br> tags can be created by using shift+enter.	None or limited	limited
Universal and Virtual keyboard	Virtual Keyboard does not require changes to language settings of your system and even speeds up the entire text input process for your customers. It lets your native speaking clients to access your web resources from any location in the world without changing national keyboard layouts and fonts on their machines.
Support HTML code indentation and Tags appear in lower case	Cute Editor displays nicely indented code in the HTML mode and the generating HTML tags and Attributes are in lower case. This is very convenient and important for the advanced users.
Advanced table manager	Create and modify tables and table cells. Set their border color, alignment, cellspacing and more! Once you've created a table, simply double click it and use the handy popup menu to change its attributes.	None or limited	limited
<div> Box Formatting	<div> boxes offer a much greater ability to control the layout of a page. With CuteEditor, you can put any content between <div> tags and then use CSS to style all sorts of borders, backgrounds, etc.
Use External CSS Files	Editor.EditorWysiwygModeCss Property allows you specify the location of the style sheet that will be used by the editable area. Multiple Style Sheets are supported. Example: EditorWysiwygModeCss="example.css,~/portal.css,/default.css	Varies
Paste clean HTML from Microsoft Word	When text is pasted from Microsoft Word allot of unnecessary word specific markup is carried across. This can result in web pages that take an unnecessarily long time to download. The Paste from Word button solves this by removing word markup before pasting the text into your page.	Varies

Web Standards Support	Feature Details	Major Competitors	CE 3.0	CE 4.0	CE 5.0
Compliant with the web standards, no deprecated tags such as <FONT> anymore	Does your online html editor still use deprecated tags such as <FONT>? Cute Editor will help you build sites that adhere to the latest HTML standards, generates clean HTML/XHTML code with no deprecated tags.	None or limited	limited
Output HTML or well-formed XHTML to your choice	Cute Editor supports output well-formed XHTML. Your choice of XHTML 1.0 or HTML 4.01 output.

Accessibility Support		Feature Details	Major Competitors	CE 3.0	CE 4.0	CE 5.0
Long Description Names		Sometimes you may need to provide more explanation or content than is suitable for alt text. In these cases, you can use the long description (longdesc) attribute for the IMG element.	Varies