NicEdit is a JS library that converts textareas to ‘rich text editing’.

NicEdit is not, of course, a solution for any website, but it grants, e.g., commentators the freedom to make their text more visually impacting.

You can easily pass arguments to NicEdit to ensure that, e.g., inserting pictures is forbidden.

• Website: http://nicedit.com

Create is an on-site web editing interface written with jQuery.

Create’s interface is easy to implement in most CMSes out there, and it offers a nice way for not-that-web-savvy individuals to edit websites with ease.

If someone took the time to upgrade Create or fork it and add a full-fledged interface — as it seems that Create can edit only text as of now — Create could potentially become a rather popular solution for providing an easy to use editing UI.

• Website: http://createjs.org/

ExColor is a jQuery plugin for adding a color picker to your <input> elements.

The plugin features an awesome on-site wizard (in the picture), so users can just as well create a customized color picker without any coding.

Although only applicable to input fields, ExColor is as close you’d get to a real PS color picker, and is useful for, e.g., allowing users to customize your app.

• Website: http://modcoder.org/?ptab=jquery&item=excolor

Mercury Editor is a WYSIWYG HTML5 editor built on Rails.

Mercury has loads of useful features, the main, of course, being WYSIWYG HTML editing. But there’s more:

• Link tools;
• Media tools (insert videos, images, audio, etc.)
• Table editing;
• Snippets;
• Custom HTML.

• Website: http://jejacks0n.github.com/mercury/

Create your own online magazines, fanzines, brochures, catalogues, portfolios and more. Using the formatpixel online editor you too can design page based projects, layout text, upload your own images, add interactivity and customise their appearance. Edit the order of pages in your projects by moving, inserting or deleting pages to create multi-page presentations.

formatpixel is an online application which allows you to create ‘page’ based presentations; anything from magazines to fanzines, brochures to catalogues and even portfolios.

Using formatpixel’s online WTP (Web Top Publisher) editor you can insert, design and layout pages for your projects. Add text objects adjust the many properties, upload and attach your own images and create shapes.

• Website: http://www.formatpixel.com/

Myoats is a community where people create designs using an online drawing application. These designs can be rated, downloaded, and archived. The Most Liked designs are rewarded by being featured on the home page.

Myoats is a place where you can create simple or complex designs, shapes and patterns. The designs that you create can be:

• Downloaded as an image.
• Downloaded as a transparent png.
• Saved to your personal account, which allows for editing and re-saving.
• Made into a wallpaper

Click here to learn how to create

• Website: http://www.myoats.com/