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Feature Request FR-4637
Product Area Page Components
Status ROADMAP

31 Voters

Enable support for pasting images directly into the Rich Text Editor (RTE) in Oracle APEX

parthiban Public · Sep 1 2025

Idea Summary

  • Enable support for pasting images directly into the Rich Text Editor (RTE) in Oracle APEX, with automatic conversion of images into Base64 format or file references, and storage in a CLOB or associated BLOB item. This would allow users to copy and paste images seamlessly along with text content inside applications.

Use Case

  • In business applications, users often draft notes, emails, comments, or knowledge base articles where screenshots and inline images are critical for communication.
  • Customer service teams can paste images into case descriptions.
  • Training or documentation teams can embed screenshots in instructional content.
  • Internal collaboration tools (chat, wiki, announcement boards) benefit from rich content with pasted images.
  • Without this feature, users must manually upload images as attachments and link them, which breaks the natural workflow.

Preferred Solution (Optional)

  • Enhance the APEX Rich Text Editor (RTE) to support image paste events.
  • When a user pastes an image, automatically:
    1. Convert the image into Base64 and store it in the CLOB (inline with text), or
    2. Save the image in a BLOB column (via automatic upload) and insert a file reference/URL in the CLOB.
  • Provide developer options to choose the storage method (Base64 in CLOB or file in BLOB).
  • Maintain compatibility with existing RTE features and security filters.
  • Previously, CKEditor already had a Clipboard + Upload Image plugin option, which supports copy–paste of images. But Oracle APEX 24.2 CKEditor is not available.
This is currently on the roadmap for a future release of Oracle APEX.

Comments

Comments

  • parthiban OP 4 months ago

    Note
    Removing an existing feature has a negative impact on users who have already built applications relying on this behavior. Please consider re-enabling this option to avoid forcing workarounds that complicate end-user workflows.

  • abishek OP 4 months ago

    This enhancement would significantly improve the usability of the APEX Rich Text Editor. Direct image paste is a natural workflow for users, especially in cases like customer support, documentation, and collaboration tools. Eliminating the extra steps of saving and uploading images would make the RTE much more efficient and user-friendly.

  • gokul b OP 4 months ago

    Good Idea,
    this method provides fast and easy retrieval of blob contents from RTE
    Please provide developer options to choose the storage method (Base64 in CLOB or file in BLOB).  – this allows developer to future data manipulation with the stored column..

    Thanks for sharing the Idea.

  • lakshmi mathiyalagan OP 4 months ago

    I support this idea as well. Direct image paste into the Rich Text Editor would make APEX much more userfriendly and efficient, especially for notes, documentation & collaboration use cases.

  • iamvishal156 OP 4 months ago

    I fully support this idea. In almost every other modern tool I use, from email to chat apps, I can paste images directly. Having to save a screenshot, then upload it as a separate file, feels like a slow and outdated extra step. This feature would make using APEX applications much more intuitive and user-friendly.

  • sasukumaran OP 3 months ago

    I support this as well. The feature was available before, but it was suddenly removed.

  • parthiban OP 3 months ago

    @sasukumaran Yes.. you are correct, after we upgraded the application its not supported.. users are affected much more..

  • sabarinatharumugam1996 OP 3 months ago

    yes. I support your idea.

  • csenthilmurugan OP 3 months ago

    This is required because most of the web application has this feature as default.

  • ramvairavan01 OP 3 months ago

    Great idea. Inline image paste support would bring huge value across multiple use cases—support, training, collaboration, and documentation—while saving time for both developers and end users.

  • fresanirmala OP 3 months ago

    Great suggestion. Enabling image paste directly into the editor stored as Base64 or BLOB would streamline workflows and make the RTE far more practical.

  • franco OP 3 months ago

    This would be a very helpful feature. Pasting images directly into the Rich Text Editor would make content creation much easier and faster.

  • renu OP 3 months ago

    Great idea…enabling direct image paste in the Rich Text Editor would be a highly useful enhancement.

  • shanmugamg1209 OP 3 months ago

    It would be very helpful if this feature were available. Rich Text Editor would make content creation much easier and faster if images could be pasted directly.

  • rajesh.mani OP 3 months ago

    Enabling direct image paste in the Rich Text Editor is an excellent suggestion and would serve as a highly beneficial enhancement.

  • vinodhkannanb OP 3 months ago

    This feature would be a game-changer for APEX applications that rely on rich text inputs. Allowing users to seamlessly paste images directly into the Rich Text Editor—without the extra step of manual upload—would significantly improve usability, especially for customer service, documentation, and collaboration scenarios. Providing developers with the flexibility to store images as Base64 in CLOBs or as file references in BLOBs ensures both convenience and scalability.

  • ramakrishnanrama1997 OP 3 months ago

    This enhancement would make the APEX Rich Text Editor much easier to use. Allowing users to paste images directly is a natural workflow, making the editor faster and more user-friendly.

  • abeeshashokan OP 2 months ago

    I support this idea…Currently we use sharepoint web pages in our applications to capture Text alongwith images.

  • ino.laurensse OP 2 months ago

    With the RTE changing with each APEX version, it feels like FR2373 all over again.

  • jp.lourens OP 8 days ago

    I support this idea. Currently running Apex 22 where (via below Initialization JavaScript Function) we allow copy/paste of images.
    Looks like this is a show-stopper, as I don't like to downgrade to Apex 24.2 without this functionality.

    // Enable pasting of images and save inside the blob as Base64
function(options){
  options.editorOptions.extraPlugins.push(CKEditor5.upload.Base64UploadAdapter);
  return options;
}
  • jayson hanes Admin OP 2 days ago

    We have recently released a new Gallery Sample app for this functionality: 

    with a supporting blog https://blogs.oracle.com/apex/supporting-images-in-rich-text-editor-documents

  • tim van dooremalen OP 46 hours ago

    If anyone is interested I wrote a short blog on a very easy and simple solution to enable the pasting of images in a Rich Text Editor item. Works in APEX 24.x and only needs a couple of lines of JavaScript! (It is actualy very similar to what jp.lourens says in his comments above but adapted for 24.x):

    https://apex-tinkering.hashnode.dev/image-support-for-the-rich-text-editor