# CKEditor 4 plugin equivalents The following table presents plugins available in CKEditor 4 and their equivalent in CKEditor 5. | CKEditor 4 | CKEditor 5 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [a11yhelp](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/a11yhelp) | CKEditor 5 provides an [accessibility help dialog](../../features/accessibility.md#displaying-keyboard-shortcuts-in-the-editor) that lists the available keyboard shortcuts. Users open it with `Alt`+`0`. | | [about](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/about) | N/A | | [ajax](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/ajax) | N/A | | [autocomplete](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/autocomplete) | Partially covered by [Mentions](../../features/mentions.md) | | [autoembed](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/autoembed) | [Auto media embed](../../features/media-embed/media-embed.md#automatic-media-embed-on-paste) | | [autogrow](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/autogrow) | Core (see [Classic editor](../../examples/builds/classic-editor.md) and [setting its height](../../framework/how-tos.md#how-to-set-the-height-of-ckeditor-5)) | | [autolink](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/autolink) | [Autolink](../../features/link.md#autolink-feature) | | [balloonpanel](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/balloonpanel) | [Balloon panel view](../../api/module_ui_panel_balloon_balloonpanelview-BalloonPanelView.md) | | [balloontoolbar](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/balloontoolbar) | [Contextual balloon](../../api/module_ui_panel_balloon_contextualballoon-ContextualBalloon.md) | | [basicstyles](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/basicstyles) | [Basic styles](../../features/basic-styles.md) | | [bbcode](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/bbcode) | N/A | | [bidi](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/bidi) | Partially available [via configuration](../../getting-started/setup/ui-language.md#righttoleft-rtl-languages-support) and the [Language plugin](../../features/language.md) | | [blockquote](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/blockquote) | [Block quote](../../features/block-quote.md) | | [button](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/button) | [Button view](../../api/module_ui_button_buttonview-ButtonView.md) | | [ckfinder](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/ckfinder) | [CKFinder](../../features/file-management/ckfinder.md) | | [clipboard](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/clipboard) | [Clipboard](../../api/module_clipboard_clipboard-Clipboard.md) | | [cloudservices](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/cloudservices) | [Cloud Services](../../api/module_cloud-services_cloudservices-CloudServices.md) | | [codesnippet](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/codesnippet) | Partially covered by [Code blocks](../../features/code-blocks.md) | | [codesnippetgeshi](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/codesnippetgeshi) | The [Code blocks](../../features/code-blocks.md) feature handles blocks of code in CKEditor 5. Syntax highlighting runs in the browser, so no server-side highlighter is involved. | | [colorbutton](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/colorbutton) | [Font color and Font background color](../../features/font.md#configuring-the-font-color-and-font-background-color-features) | | [colordialog](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/colordialog) | The [font color and font background color](../../features/font.md#configuring-the-font-color-and-font-background-color-features) features include a color picker. Set the `colorPicker` option to `false` to offer the predefined palette only. | | [contextmenu](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/contextmenu) | CKEditor 5 does not come with a context menu. Contextual inline toolbars are used instead, offering the actions relevant to the selected element, as for [tables](../../features/tables/tables.md#table-contextual-toolbar) or [images](../../features/images/images-overview.md#image-contextual-toolbar). | | [copyformatting](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/copyformatting) | [Format painter](../../features/format-painter.md) | | [devtools](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/devtools) | Use the [CKEditor 5 inspector](../../framework/development-tools/inspector.md) instead. It shows the editor model, view, selection, commands, and schema while you work. | | [dialog](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/dialog) | CKEditor 5 has its own dialog system, which features use to display forms and other content. Refer to the [`Dialog`](../../api/module_ui_dialog_dialog-Dialog.md) plugin documentation. | | [dialogadvtab](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/dialogadvtab) | N/A | | [dialogui](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/dialogui) | N/A | | [div](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/div) | Partially covered by [General HTML Support](../../features/html/general-html-support.md) | | [divarea](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/divarea) | Core ([Classic editor](../../examples/builds/classic-editor.md)) | | [docprops](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/docprops) | The [Full page HTML](../../features/html/full-page-html.md) feature lets you edit the whole document, including the `` section, the doctype, and metadata such as the page title. | | [easyimage](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/easyimage) | Easy Image, described in the [Image upload](../../features/images/image-upload/image-upload.md) guide. | | [editorplaceholder](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/editorplaceholder) | [Editor placeholder](../../features/editor-placeholder.md) | | [elementspath](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/elementspath) | N/A | | [embed](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/embed) | [Media embed](../../features/media-embed/media-embed.md) | | [embedbase](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/embedbase) | [Media embed](../../api/module_media-embed_mediaembedconfig-MediaEmbedConfig.md) provider configuration | | [embedsemantic](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/embedsemantic) | [Media embed](../../api/module_media-embed_mediaembedconfig-MediaEmbedConfig.md) semantic output configuration | | [emoji](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/emoji) | [Emoji](../../features/emoji.md) | | [enterkey](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/enterkey) | [Enter](../../api/module_enter_enter-Enter.md) (except for the `ENTER_DIV` option) | | [entities](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/entities) | N/A | | [fakeobjects](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/fakeobjects) | [Custom widgets](../../framework/tutorials/widgets/implementing-a-block-widget.md) | | [filebrowser](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/filebrowser) | See [image upload](../../features/images/image-upload/image-upload.md) | | [filetools](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/filetools) | See [image upload](../../features/images/image-upload/image-upload.md) | | [find](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/find) | [Find and replace](../../features/find-and-replace.md) | | [flash](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/flash) | N/A. Flash is obsolete. To embed video and audio, use the [Media embed](../../features/media-embed/media-embed.md) feature. | | [floatingspace](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/floatingspace) | [Inline editor](../../getting-started/setup/editor-types.md#inline-editor) | | [floatpanel](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/floatpanel) | Partially covered by the [createDropdown()](../../api/module_ui_dropdown_utils.md#function-createDropdown) utility | | [font](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/font) | [Font size and Font family](../../features/font.md) | | [format](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/format) | Partially covered by the [Heading](../../features/headings.md) and [Paragraph](../../api/paragraph.md) features | | [forms](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/forms) | N/A. CKEditor 5 has no feature for form controls. To keep such markup in legacy content, allow the elements with the [General HTML Support](../../features/html/general-html-support.md) feature. | | [horizontalrule](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/horizontalrule) | [Horizontal line](../../features/horizontal-line.md) | | [htmlwriter](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/htmlwriter) | A custom HTML writer can be implemented using the [HtmlWriter](../../api/module_engine_dataprocessor_htmlwriter-DataProcessorHtmlWriter.md) interface | | [iframe](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/iframe) | [HTML embed](../../features/html/html-embed.md) | | [iframedialog](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/iframedialog) | N/A | | [image](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/image) | [Image](../../features/images/images-overview.md) | | [image2](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/image2) | [Image](../../features/images/images-overview.md) | | [imagebase](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/imagebase) | [Image](../../features/images/images-overview.md) | | [indent](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/indent) | [Indent](../../features/indent.md#indenting-lists) | | [indentblock](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/indentblock) | Introduced by [IndentBlock](../../api/module_indent_indentblock-IndentBlock.md), exposed by [Indent](../../features/indent.md) | | [indentlist](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/indentlist) | Introduced by [ListEditing](../../api/module_list_list_listediting-ListEditing.md), exposed by [Indent](../../features/indent.md#indenting-lists) | | [justify](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/justify) | [Text alignment](../../features/text-alignment.md) | | [language](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/language) | [Text part language](../../features/language.md) | | [lineutils](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/lineutils) | Partially covered by [Widget type around](../../api/module_widget_widgettypearound_widgettypearound-WidgetTypeAround.md) | | [link](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/link) | [Link](../../features/link.md) | | [list](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/list) | [List](../../features/lists/lists.md) | | [listblock](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/listblock) | [Dropdowns](../../framework/architecture/ui-library.md#dropdowns) and the [addListToDropdown()](../../api/module_ui_dropdown_utils.md#function-addListToDropdown) utility | | [liststyle](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/liststyle) | [List properties](../../features/lists/lists-properties.md) | | [magicline](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/magicline) | [Widget type around](../../api/module_widget_widgettypearound_widgettypearound-WidgetTypeAround.md) | | [mathjax](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/mathjax) | [MathType](../../features/math-equations.md) | | [maximize](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/maximize) | [Fullscreen mode](../../features/fullscreen.md) | | [mentions](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/mentions) | [Mentions](../../features/mentions.md) | | [menu](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/menu) | [Dropdowns](../../framework/architecture/ui-library.md#dropdowns) | | [menubutton](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/menubutton) | [Dropdowns](../../framework/architecture/ui-library.md#dropdowns) | | [newpage](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/newpage) | N/A. To clear the content programmatically, call `editor.setData( ‘’ )`. | | [notification](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/notification) | [Notification](../../api/module_ui_notification_notification-Notification.md) (provides only the engine, without UI) | | [notificationaggregator](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/notificationaggregator) | N/A | | [pagebreak](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pagebreak) | [Page break](../../features/page-break.md) | | [panel](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/panel) | [UI library](../../framework/architecture/ui-library.md) | | [panelbutton](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/panelbutton) | [UI library](../../framework/architecture/ui-library.md) | | [pastefromgdocs](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pastefromgdocs) | [Paste from Google Docs](../../features/pasting/paste-from-google-docs.md) | | [pastefromlibreoffice](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pastefromlibreoffice) | N/A. The [Paste from Office](../../features/pasting/paste-from-office.md) features cover Microsoft Word and Excel. LibreOffice is not supported. | | [pastefromword](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pastefromword) | [Paste from Office](../../features/pasting/paste-from-office.md) | | [pastetext](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pastetext) | [Paste plain text](../../features/pasting/paste-plain-text.md) | | [pastetools](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/pastetools) | N/A as a separate utility. Paste handling is built into the editor. | | [placeholder](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/placeholder) | [Custom implementation](../../framework/tutorials/widgets/implementing-an-inline-widget.md) | | [popup](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/popup) | N/A | | [preview](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/preview) | N/A. CKEditor 5 does not open a preview window. To share a rendition of the content outside the editor, use [Export to PDF](../../features/converters/export-pdf.md) or [Export to Word](../../features/converters/export-word.md). | | [print](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/print) | N/A. CKEditor 5 does not add a print command. To produce a printable rendition of the content, use [Export to PDF](../../features/converters/export-pdf.md). | | [removeformat](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/removeformat) | [Remove format](../../features/remove-format.md) | | [resize](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/resize) | N/A. The editor box cannot be resized by the user. Set the dimensions of the editing area with CSS instead, or declare them in the `styles` field of the [`config.root.element`](../../api/module_core_editor_editorconfig-RootConfig.md) option. | | [richcombo](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/richcombo) | [DropdownView](../../api/module_ui_dropdown_dropdownview-DropdownView.md) | | [save](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/save) | See [Saving data](../../getting-started/setup/getting-and-setting-data.md) | | [selectall](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/selectall) | [Select all](../../features/select-all.md) | | [sharedspace](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/sharedspace) | Custom implementation - see [multi-root editor](../../examples/builds/multi-root-editor.md) | | [showblocks](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/showblocks) | [Show blocks](../../features/show-blocks.md) | | [showborders](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/showborders) | [Table properties](../../features/tables/tables-styling.md) | | [smiley](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/smiley) | [Emoji](../../features/emoji.md) | | [sourcearea](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/sourcearea) | [Source code editing](../../features/source-editing/source-editing.md) | | [sourcedialog](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/sourcedialog) | [Enhanced source code editing](../../features/source-editing/source-editing-enhanced.md) | | [specialchar](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/specialchar) | [Special characters](../../features/special-characters.md) | | [stylescombo](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/stylescombo) | [Style](../../features/style.md) | | [stylesheetparser](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/stylesheetparser) | CKEditor 5 does not build the list of styles by parsing a style sheet. Declare the available styles explicitly with the [Styles](../../features/style.md) feature instead. | | [tab](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/tab) | See [Keyboard support](../../features/accessibility.md) | | [table](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/table) | [Table](../../features/tables/tables.md) | | [tableresize](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/tableresize) | [Table column resize](../../features/tables/tables-resize.md) | | [tableselection](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/tableselection) | [Table selection](../../features/tables/tables.md#table-selection) | | [tabletools](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/tabletools) | [Table properties](../../features/tables/tables-styling.md) | | [templates](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/templates) | [Template](../../features/template.md) | | [textmatch](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/textmatch) | The equivalent utility is [`TextWatcher`](../../api/module_typing_textwatcher-TextWatcher.md), which fires events when the text before the caret matches a given pattern. The [Mentions](../../features/mentions.md) feature uses it for autocompletion. | | [textwatcher](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/textwatcher) | [Text watcher](../../api/module_typing_textwatcher-TextWatcher.md) | | [toolbar](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/toolbar) | [Editor toolbar](../../getting-started/setup/toolbar.md) | | [uicolor](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/uicolor) | See [Theme customization](../../framework/deep-dive/ui/theme-customization.md) | | [undo](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/undo) | [Undo](../../api/module_undo_undo-Undo.md) | | [uploadfile](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/uploadfile) | See [image upload](../../features/images/image-upload/image-upload.md) | | [uploadimage](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/uploadimage) | See [image upload](../../features/images/image-upload/image-upload.md) | | [uploadwidget](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/uploadwidget) | See [image upload](../../features/images/image-upload/image-upload.md) | | [widget](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widget) | [Widget](../../api/module_widget_widget-Widget.md) | | [widgetselection](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/widgetselection) | [Widget](../../api/module_widget_widget-Widget.md) | | [wysiwygarea](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/wysiwygarea) | Core ([Classic editor](../../examples/builds/classic-editor.md) - there is no iframe-based editor implementation in CKEditor 5) | | [xml](https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/xml) | [XML data processor](../../api/module_engine_dataprocessor_xmldataprocessor-XmlDataProcessor.md) | --- Full index of the CKEditor 5 documentation: [llms.txt](../../../llms.txt)