# CKEditor 5 integration ## How CKBox enhances CKEditor 5 CKBox replaces the basic [CKEditor 5](../../../ckeditor5/latest/features/file-management/ckbox.md) image upload feature. It provides the image and file upload and management capabilities: * Enables image uploads through drag & drop and paste from the clipboard. * Transforms the _Image_ toolbar button, allowing the user to quickly upload and insert an image without opening the CKBox UI. * Adds separate dedicated toolbar buttons to open the CKBox UI to manage and use uploaded files and to edit images from withing CKBox. * Also adds a separate dedicated image contextual toolbar button for CKBox image editing. With CKBox you no longer need to write server-side code to upload and scale images or manage uploaded files. ## Demo The code snippet below presents an integration of CKBox with a rich version of CKEditor 5, inluding a lot but not all available features of the editor. It provides a complex solution for handling images. Try pasting images from the clipboard (`Ctrl`/`Cmd` + `v`)directly into the editing area as well as dropping images – the files will be saved on the fly by CKBox. You can use the toolbar button to open a CKBox window. Then you can manage your files or choose an asset that should be added to the edited content. The image embedded in the editor this way will produce a highly optimized `