CKEditor 5 provides every type of WYSIWYG editing solution imaginable. From editors similar to Google Docs and Medium, to Slack or Twitter-like applications, all is possible within a single editing framework.
The editor comes with a well-designed UI and perfect UX, so users can easily manage media and tables as well as use advanced features, such as auto-formatting, mentions, Paste from Word or Markdown support.
Modern and state-of-the-art
CKEditor 5 is an ultra-modern JavaScript rich text editor with MVC architecture, custom data model and virtual DOM. It is written from scratch in ES6 and has excellent webpack support.
Native integrations with Angular, React and Vue.js are available for your convenience. CKEditor 5 is also compatible with Electron and mobile devices (Android, iOS).
Why developers love CKEditor 5
Extensive documentation
Covering rich-text editing framework, predefined builds and complete API. We provide detailed documentation that is easy to understand - both for beginner and advanced developers
Bulletproof
Software quality is in our DNA. CKEditor 5 has 100% code coverage and our developers spend over 50% of their time on testing code and writing documentation.
Secure
With built-in content filtering and full control over allowed content you can define which elements are supported. CSP support protects your website against XSS or data injection attacks.
Long-term support
Integrate once and use for many years to come with exceptional support provided to you by a team of 50+ developers with over 20+ years of experience in WYSIWYG editing.
Modular, extensible & customizable
Plugin-based architecture
In CKEditor 5 everything is a plugin, even a basic feature like typing. You can tune-up, remove or replace plugins as you wish.
Markdown output
Use the data processor to produce custom output instead of HTML, for example Markdown, JSON or XML.
Theme customization
Easily adjust the theme with CSS variables. You can even build your own third-party UI, for example in Bootstrap or React.
CKEditor in numbers
- 20+ years
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