--- title: "Using TinyMCE from a .zip file" description: "Learn how to use TinyMCE from a .zip archive." canonical_url: "https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/latest/zip-install/" md_url: "https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/6/zip-install/index.md" version: "6" last_updated: "2022-03-30T07:08:51Z" tokens: 770 --- Important This page documents TinyMCE 6. For new projects, Tiny recommends using the latest, most up-to-date version. [See TinyMCE 8 documentation](../../latest/zip-install/). # Using TinyMCE from a .zip file ## Install TinyMCE using a TinyMCE .zip package TinyMCE 6 is a powerful and flexible rich text editor that can be embedded in web applications. This quick start covers how to add a TinyMCE editor to a web page using a TinyMCE .zip package. ## Include the TinyMCE script Include the following line of code in the `` of an HTML page. ```html ``` ## Initialize TinyMCE as part of a web form Initialize TinyMCE 6 on any element (or elements) on the web page by passing an object containing a `selector` value to `tinymce.init()`. The `selector` value can be any valid [CSS selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors). For example: To replace ` ``` Adding this content to an HTML file and opening it in a web browser will load a TinyMCE editor, such as: **Example** ```js tinymce.init({ selector: 'textarea#default' }); ``` ## Save the content from the editor To retrieve content from the editor, either process the content with a form handler or use the [getContent API](../apis/tinymce.editor/#getContent). If you use a form handler, once the `
` is submitted, TinyMCE 6 will `POST` the content in the same way as a normal HTML `