# Plugins

Plugins (add-ons) allow you to further extend OutWiker's capabilities beyond its core features. You can find additional plugins on this page of the program's website. A large number of plugins are included in the OutWiker installer and can be installed along with the application.
You can create your own plugins, which are written in Python and consist of a directory containing scripts and a plugin.xml manifest file.
To install an additional plugin, you need to copy the directory containing the plugin's source code and manifest file into the plugins subdirectory within the settings directories. You can open the plugins directory in your operating system's file manager directly from OutWiker by selecting the menu item "Help - Open plugins folder".
After restarting OutWiker, the installed plugin will appear in the preferences dialog under the Plugins section:
If you have written a new plugin and would like it to be placed on the plugins page, please send it to jenyay.ilin@gmail.com with a detailed description of what it does. Accompanying unit tests are welcome.

See also:

- Plugin development documentation
- List of plugins on the OutWiker website
- Preferences - Plugins