CKEditor

WYSIWYG text editor to be used inside web pages

CreativeWork text_editor Q136559

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Summary

CKEditor is a text editor^[1]. CKEditor draws 237 Wikipedia views per month (text editor category, ranking #23 of 95).^[2]

Key Facts

Instance of: free software^[3], HTML editor^[4], online rich-text editor^[5]
Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later^[6], GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later^[7], Mozilla Public License, version 1.1^[8], proprietary license^[9]
Programmed in: JavaScript^[10]
Software version identifier: 4.5.8^[11], 4.9.2^[12], 4.0^[13], 4.0.0^[14], 4.0.1^[15], 4.0.1.1^[16], 4.0.2^[17], 4.0.3^[18], 4.1^[19], 4.1.0^[20], 4.1.1^[21], 4.1.2^[22], 4.1.3^[23], 4.2^[24]

Why It Matters

CKEditor has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] CKEditor is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

⭐ Popularity Graph

23/100 established

🌐 Wiki Languages

18 / 427 langs

📈 Wikipedia Views · last 116h

237/mo 1.3K/yr

🔗 Readers Also Explored · clickstream

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Quick Facts

Instance of text editor, free software, HTML editor, online rich-text editor

Inception 2003

Language of work or name Arabic, Bangla, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Official website ckeditor.com

Properties

Copyright license GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later, GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later, Mozilla Public License, version 1.1, proprietary license

Introduced feature text editing

Issue tracker url dev.ckeditor.com

Programmed in JavaScript

Software version identifier 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.1.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.1, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6, 4.5.7, 4.5.9, 4.5.10, 4.5.11, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.8.0, 4.9.0, 4.9.1, 4.10.0, 4.10.1, 4.11.0, 4.11.1, 4.11.2, 4.11.3, 4.11.4, 4.12.0, 4.12.1, 4.13.0, 4.13.1, 4.14.0, 4.14.1, 5.21.0.0, 5.22.0.0, 4.15.0, 4.15.1, 20.0.0, 20.1.0, 20.2.0, 20.2.1, 21.0.0, 22.0.0, 23.0.0, 23.1.0, 23.1.1, 23.2.0, 23.3.0, 23.4.0, 23.5.0, 23.5.1, 23.6.0, 23.6.1, 24.0.0, 24.0.1, 24.0.2, 24.1.0, 24.2.0, 24.3.0, 24.4.0, 24.4.1, 24.4.2, 25.0.0, 25.1.0, 25.2.0, 25.2.1, 25.2.2, 4.17.1, 31.1.0, 33.0.1, 25.2.3, 25.2.4, 25.2.5, 25.2.6, 25.3.0, 25.3.1, 25.4.0, 25.4.1, 25.4.2, 25.4.3, 25.4.4, 25.4.5, 26.0.0, 26.0.1, 26.1.0, 26.2.0, 26.2.1, 27.0.0, 27.1.0, 27.1.1, 27.2.0, 27.3.0, 27.4.0, 28.0.0, 28.0.1, 28.0.2, 28.0.3, 28.0.4, 28.1.0, 28.1.1, 29.0.0, 29.0.1, 29.0.2, 30.0.0, 30.0.1, 30.1.0, 30.1.1, 30.1.2, 30.1.3, 30.1.4, 30.1.5, 30.2.0, 30.3.0, 30.3.1, 30.3.2, 30.3.3, 30.3.4, 30.3.5, 30.4.0, 30.5.0, 31.0.0, 31.1.1, 31.1.2, 31.1.3, 31.1.4, 31.1.5, 31.1.6, 31.1.7, 31.1.8, 31.1.9, 31.1.10, 31.1.11, 31.1.12, 31.1.13, 32.0.0, 32.0.1, 32.0.2, 32.1.0, 32.1.1, 32.1.2, 33.0.0, 34.0.0, 34.0.1, 34.0.2, 34.1.0, 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.1.3, 35.0.0, 35.0.1, 35.0.2, 35.0.3, 35.0.4, 35.0.5, 35.0.6, 36.0.0, 36.0.1, 37.0.0, 37.0.1, 38.0.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.2, 4.20.2, 38.0.3, 38.0.4, 38.0.5, 38.1.0, 38.1.1, 38.1.2, 38.1.3, 38.1.4, 38.2.0, 38.2.1, 38.2.2, 38.3.0, 38.3.1, 38.4.0, 38.4.1, 39.0.0, 39.1.0, 39.2.0, 39.2.1, 39.3.0, 39.4.0, 39.5.0, 39.5.1, 39.6.0, 39.6.1, 39.6.2, 39.6.3, 39.7.0, 39.8.0, 39.9.0, 39.9.1, 40.0.0, 40.0.1, 40.1.0, 40.2.1, 40.2.2, 40.2.0, 40.2.3, 40.3.0, 40.3.1, 40.4.0, 40.5.0, 41.0.0, 42.0.0, 42.0.1, 42.1.0, 43.0.0, 44.0.0, 44.1.0, 44.1.1, 44.2.0, 44.2.1, 43.0.1, 45.0.0, 45.0.1, 45.0.2, 45.0.3, 45.0.4, 45.0.5, 45.0.6, 45.0.7, 45.0.8, 45.0.9, 45.0.10, 46.0.0, 46.0.1, 46.0.2, 46.0.3, 46.0.4, 46.0.5, 46.0.6, 46.0.7, 46.1.0, 47.0.0, 47.1.0, 47.1.1, 48.0.0, 49.0.0, 49.0.1, 49.0.2, 50.0.0, 50.1.0, 50.1.1, 43.1.0, 50.1.2, 50.2.0, 50.3.0, 50.3.1, 51.0.0, 51.1.0, 52.0.0, 53.0.0, 53.1.0, 53.1.1, 53.2.0, 53.3.0, 53.3.1, 53.3.2, 53.4.0, 54.0.0, 54.0.1, 54.0.2, 54.1.0, 54.2.0, 54.2.1, 54.2.2, 54.2.3, 54.3.0, 54.3.1, 54.3.2, 54.3.3, 54.3.4, 54.4.0, 54.5.0, 54.6.0, 54.6.1, 54.7.0, 54.7.1, 55.0.0, 55.1.0, 55.1.1, 55.2.0, 55.3.0, 55.3.1, 55.4.0, 55.5.0, 54.7.2, 55.6.0, 55.6.1, 54.7.3, 55.6.2, 55.6.3, 56.0.0, 56.1.0, 56.2.0, 56.2.1, 56.3.0, 56.4.0, 54.7.4, 56.5.0, 56.6.0, 57.0.0, 57.1.0, 57.2.0, 54.8.0, 57.3.0, 57.4.0, 58.0.0, 59.0.0, 59.1.0, 60.0.0, 61.0.0, 61.1.0, 61.2.0, 62.0.0, 62.1.0, 54.9.0, 54.9.1, 61.3.0, 62.2.0, 62.2.1, 62.3.0, 62.4.0, 62.5.0

Source code repository url github.com

Stack exchange tag stackoverflow.com

External References (8)

Debian stable package ckeditor

Free software directory entry CKeditor

Freebase id /m/086q8l

Freebsd port www/ckeditor

Open hub id ckeditor

Pro-linux.de dbapp id 5702

Quora topic id CKEditor

Repology project name ckeditor

🌐 Available in 15 languages

enCKEditor csCKeditor deCKEditor esCKEditor fiCKEditor frCKEditor itCKEditor jaCKEditor koCKEditor plCKEditor ptCKEditor ruCKeditor svCKeditor viCKEditor zhCKEditor

🏷️ Also known as

en CKEditor cs FCKeditor de FCKeditor es FCKeditor fi FCKeditor pl FCKeditor sv FCKeditor vi FCKeditor zh FCKeditor

🔗 Connections

Language of work or name 38

English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Italian, Japanese +30 more

Instance of 3

free software, text editor, HTML editor

GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later, proprietary license

Programmed in 1

JavaScript

← Factgrid item id 1

Steinsoultz

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). CKEditor. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ckeditor

MLA “CKEditor.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ckeditor.

BibTeX

@misc{4ortxyz_ckeditor_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{CKEditor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ckeditor}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}

LLM prompt

According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): CKEditor — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ckeditor (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ckeditor · Last refreshed: October 14, 2026

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

1d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 62.5.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ab0aba4f480a|details]])"
2d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 62.4.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/f28f40bb7d52|details]])"
12d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 62.3.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b2c608c9ff71|details]])"
13d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 54.9.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/68b724e16d83|details]])"
16d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'p

Sitelink count → 18

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 62.1.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bc19f2395d96|details]])"
5w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 62.0.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ff5295540c9c|details]])"
5w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 61.2.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/479135216db1|details]])"
7w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 61.1.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a7fbdb0aab6e|details]])"
8w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 61.0.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a7d4d742ac3c|details]])"
8w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 60.0.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/fd679bbc346d|details]])"
8w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 59.1.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/c1454b188578|details]])"
10w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 59.0.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b35b268eb31|details]])"
12w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 58.0.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/5f6bb84a06f8|details]])"
12w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 57.4.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/8569cc55d28a|details]])"
13w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 54.8.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/340e0c5d1aa2|details]])"
13w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 57.1.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/86295c621817|details]])"
14w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 57.0.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/8a12252ed94f|details]])"
15w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 56.6.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/76594fea3779|details]])"
16w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 54.7.4, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/84a7fba258d4|details]])"
16w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 56.4.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/d1bcc45bd2d7|details]])"
17w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 56.3.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/9ee17eac9cdf|details]])"
17w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 56.2.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/98b418a15de5|details]])"
19w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 56.1.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/6ff5fb6d585e|details]])"
20w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 55.6.1, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/90f9b8305d86|details]])"
21w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Quora topic → —

Software version identifier → 4.5.8, 4.9.2, 4.0 +358

Image → CKEditor5 2025.png

Inception → +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z

+ 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 54.7.2, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/56911c71e846|details]])"

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CKEditor

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