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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. friendsoftypo3/rtehtmlarea ActiveTypo3-cms-extension[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) friendsoftypo3/rtehtmlarea ========================== Highly configurable RTE based on HtmlArea for TYPO3 v8. v8.7.4(4y ago)1074.4k19[4 issues](https://github.com/FriendsOfTYPO3/rtehtmlarea/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/FriendsOfTYPO3/rtehtmlarea/pulls)GPL-2.0-or-laterJavaScript Since Mar 11Pushed 4y ago7 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/FriendsOfTYPO3/rtehtmlarea)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/friendsoftypo3/rtehtmlarea)[ Docs](https://github.com/FriendsOfTYPO3/rtehtmlarea)[ RSS](/packages/friendsoftypo3-rtehtmlarea/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (1)Versions (21)Used By (0) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c5ad6d782253576a3f2e4c057798cf98741817e37748b0020ff4e237a851538f/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f667269656e64736f667479706f332f72746568746d6c617265612f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/rtehtmlarea/)[![TYPO3 8](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3899452e7a991337944f3ea6748d8c71550710ea0b1b9ec96f9d2ab88d4367c2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f5459504f332d382d6f72616e67652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://get.typo3.org/version/8)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/69f44bca823c1751c8fa24343d679b088987ffe54ae41c55517a2f255d2a0823/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f667269656e64736f667479706f332f72746568746d6c617265612f642f746f74616c2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/friendsoftypo3/rtehtmlarea)[![Monthly Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a2c17d93d8174bca51aae6e69cf194c2fecf6151833945d516125ae5f092dd78/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f667269656e64736f667479706f332f72746568746d6c617265612f642f6d6f6e74686c79)](https://packagist.org/packages/friendsoftypo3/rtehtmlarea) TYPO3 extension `rtehtmlarea` ============================= [](#typo3-extension-rtehtmlarea) This extension provides a highly configurable rich text editor based on HtmlArea for TYPO3 v8. It was part of TYPO3 Core until 2017, where it was replaced by the CKeditor (see [rte\_ckeditor](https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/rte_ckeditor)extension), which has been the new standard since then. URL**Repository:****Read online:****TER:** ### Health Score 39 — LowBetter than 86% of packages Maintenance12 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity36 Limited adoption so far Community27 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity72 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 64% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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