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category: api-reference
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# CKEditor 5 balloon editor implementation

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The balloon editor implementation (Medium-like editor) for CKEditor 5. See the {@link examples/builds/balloon-editor demo}.

## Documentation

This package contains the {@link module:editor-balloon/ballooneditor~BalloonEditor} class. Follow there to learn more about this type of editor and how to initialize it.

This package contains the source version of the balloon editor. This editor implementation is also available in the [balloon build](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-build-balloon). Read more about {@link installation/index CKEditor 5 builds}.

## Installation

```bash
npm install --save @ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-balloon
```

## Contribute

The source code of this package is available on GitHub in https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-editor-balloon.

## External links

* [`@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-balloon` on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-balloon)
* [`ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-balloon` on GitHub](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-editor-balloon)
* [Issue tracker](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/issues)
* [Changelog](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)