How Do I Support the Development of CKEditor?

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CKEditor is and has always been an Open Source product. We are proud to be a part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Open Source] movement and are happy that we can offer the result of long hours of our work '''completely for free''' to everyone who wants to use the editor.
 
CKEditor is and has always been an Open Source product. We are proud to be a part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Open Source] movement and are happy that we can offer the result of long hours of our work '''completely for free''' to everyone who wants to use the editor.
  
We managed to [http://cksource.com/ build a company] based on the success of our free editor. We can not accept donations for our work, so the development of the editor is paid by the commercial licenses that are available.
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We managed to [http://cksource.com/ build a company] based on the success of our free editor. We can not accept donations for our work, so the cost of the editor development and enhancements is covered from the commercial licenses that are available.
  
If you appreciate our work and want to support the development of CKEditor, it will be most appreciated. Here are a couple of things that you can do:
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If you appreciate our work and want to support the development of CKEditor, it will be most welcome. Here are a couple of things that you can do:
 
* Buy a [http://ckeditor.com/license commercial CKEditor license]. This will not only let you support the development of new editor features, but will also give you access to a [http://ckeditor.com/support dedicated support channel] where CKEditor developers are available to help you solve any issues you might have.
 
* Buy a [http://ckeditor.com/license commercial CKEditor license]. This will not only let you support the development of new editor features, but will also give you access to a [http://ckeditor.com/support dedicated support channel] where CKEditor developers are available to help you solve any issues you might have.
* Report bugs, feature requests and patches on our [http://dev.ckeditor.com/ Development site].
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* Report bugs or feature requests and submit patches on our [http://dev.ckeditor.com/ Development site].
 
* Help [[CKEditor_3.x/Developers_Guide/Localization|localize CKEditor]] into your native language and update existing localizations by joining us at the [https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/ckeditor/ CKEditor UI Tranlslation Center].
 
* Help [[CKEditor_3.x/Developers_Guide/Localization|localize CKEditor]] into your native language and update existing localizations by joining us at the [https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/ckeditor/ CKEditor UI Tranlslation Center].
 
* Create CKEditor plugins with new functionality and publish them on the [http://cksource.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=17 CKEditor Add-Ons Forum].
 
* Create CKEditor plugins with new functionality and publish them on the [http://cksource.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=17 CKEditor Add-Ons Forum].

Revision as of 13:25, 20 January 2012

CKEditor is and has always been an Open Source product. We are proud to be a part of the Open Source movement and are happy that we can offer the result of long hours of our work completely for free to everyone who wants to use the editor.

We managed to build a company based on the success of our free editor. We can not accept donations for our work, so the cost of the editor development and enhancements is covered from the commercial licenses that are available.

If you appreciate our work and want to support the development of CKEditor, it will be most welcome. Here are a couple of things that you can do:

Thank you for your support and for helping us make CKEditor better every day!