docs/api/core.md
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category: api-reference
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# CKEditor 5 core editor architecture
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This package implements the core editor architecture — a set of classes and interfaces which glue everything together.
Together with the {@link api/engine editing engine} and the {@link api/ui standard UI library} they create a platform for implementing rich text editors.
## Documentation
See the introduction to the {@link framework/guides/architecture/core-editor-architecture core editor architecture}.
You can also browse the API documentation of this package by using the module tree on the left.
## Installation
```bash
npm install --save @ckeditor/ckeditor5-core
```
## Contribute
The source code of this package is available on GitHub in https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-core.
## External links
* [`@ckeditor/ckeditor5-core` on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-core)
* [`ckeditor/ckeditor5-core` on GitHub](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-core)
* [Issue tracker](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/issues)
* [Changelog](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5-core/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)