title: Overview category: builds-guides
CKEditor 5 Builds are a set of ready to use rich-text editors. Every "build" provides a single type of editor with a set of features and a default configuration. Our goal is to provide easy to use solutions that can satisfy a good part of the editing use cases out there.
The classic "boxed" editing interface, with a toolbar at the top:
[ TODO: Classic editor screenshot or sample ]
The edited content remains a part of the page, with a floating toolbar attached:
[ TODO: Inline editor screenshot ]
The edited content remains a part of the page (like in the inline editor). The toolbar appears in a balloon next to the selection (when the selection is not empty):
[ TODO: Ballon toolbar editor screenshot ]
Each build was designed to satisfy as many use cases as possible. They differ in their UI, UX and features, and are based on the following approach:
Every build comes with a default set of features and a default configuration of them. Although the builds try to fit many cases, they may still need to be adjusted in some integrations.
You can override the default configuration of features when creating an instance of the editor. It's also possible to remove some of built-in features through the configuration (if the build comes with too many of them). Read more in the {@link builds/guides/integration/configuration Configuration guide}.
If a build doesn't provide all the necessary features or you want create a highly optimized build of editor which will contain only the necessary features, then you need to customize the build or create a brand new one. Check {@linkTODO Custom builds} for details on how to change the default builds to match your preferences.
Each of the builds fits several different use cases. Just think about any possible use for writing rich-text in applications.
The following are some common use cases:
The {@linkTODO CKEditor 5 Framework} should be used, instead of builds, in the following cases:
In the following cases {@linkTODO CKEditor 4} should be used instead: