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On the recordRead 11 Oct 202618 facts
CKEditor 4
CKEditor 4 · Boston, United States; Warsaw and Poznań, Poland · founded 2012
Plans and prices
CKEditor 4 LTS / Extended Support Model
Priced on request
Security fixes for vulnerabilities · Uninterrupted access to functionality until December 2029 · Commercial licensing
Read 21 Sep 2026 · ckeditor.com
CKEditor 4 standard package
Free
Open-source or commercial license, depending on applicable terms · standard release v4.22.1 dated 2023-06-30
Read 11 Oct 2026 · ckeditor.com
CKEditor 4 Extended Support Model
Priced on request
Paid LTS package · access to essential security fixes · support stated through December 2029 on the product page
Read 11 Oct 2026 · ckeditor.com
On the record
- Downloads
- The download page offers Basic, Standard, and Full packages with 17, 48, and 72 plugins respectively, plus an online builder for custom versions.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Editing features
- It lets users format text and add rich media through editor controls, with changes shown as they edit.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- End of life
- CKEditor 4 reached end of life in June 2023; the maker says standard releases no longer receive features, bug fixes, or security updates.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Extended support
- The CKEditor 4 LTS package requires a license key and is available to customers who purchase the Extended Support Model.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Developers can customize CKEditor 4 with plugins, widgets, and skins, for which the documentation provides SDK guides.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Extension support
- Yesckeditor.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Feature range
- Documented features include image insertion, tables, embedded media, code snippets, formulas, spell checking, PDF export, autocomplete, mentions, emoji, and source editing.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- The documentation describes CKEditor 4 as a browser component rather than a standalone desktop application.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official framework integrations are available for React, Angular, Vue.js, and jQuery; CKEditor 4 is also documented as compatible with Electron and webpack.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- CKEditor 4 downloads are subject to applicable open-source or commercial license agreements.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Maker history
- CKSource says the CKEditor project began in 2003 and that CKSource was officially launched in 2006.cksource.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CKEditor 4 is a browser-based WYSIWYG editor for editing HTML documents and fragments.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The maker says editor filters are not security filters and recommends filtering untrusted content server-side to reduce XSS risk.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- webckeditor.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker describes CKEditor 4 as a component for browser applications that need to edit HTML content such as website content, emails, or form entries.ckeditor.com · read 11 Oct 2026
