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mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Plug-in (computing)</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 52 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-52" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">52 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AC_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF_(%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A9)" title="برنامج مساعد (حوسبة) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="برنامج مساعد (حوسبة)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagin" title="Plagin – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Plagin" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%88%D1%8B%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B5_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%8F%D1%87%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5)" title="Пашырэнне (праграмнае забеспячэнне) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Пашырэнне (праграмнае забеспячэнне)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA_(%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Дадатак (інфарматыка) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Дадатак (інфарматыка)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Приставка – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Приставка" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connector_(aplicaci%C3%B3_inform%C3%A0tica)" title="Connector (aplicació informàtica) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Connector (aplicació informàtica)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1suvn%C3%BD_modul" title="Zásuvný modul – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Zásuvný modul" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in" title="Plug-in – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Plug-in" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in" title="Plug-in – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Plug-in" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistikprogramm" title="Pistikprogramm – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Pistikprogramm" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in" title="Plug-in – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Plug-in" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complemento_(inform%C3%A1tica)" title="Complemento (informática) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Complemento (informática)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kromprogramo" title="Kromprogramo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kromprogramo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plugin" title="Plugin – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Plugin" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%87" title="افزایه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="افزایه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plugin" title="Plugin – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Plugin" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%8C%EB%9F%AC%EA%B7%B8%EC%9D%B8" title="플러그인 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="플러그인" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priklju%C4%8Dak_(softver)" title="Priključak (softver) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Priključak (softver)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colok-masuk" title="Colok-masuk – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Colok-masuk" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi%C3%B0b%C3%B3t" title="Viðbót – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Viðbót" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plugin_(informatica)" title="Plugin (informatica) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Plugin (informatica)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A3" title="תוסף – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="תוסף" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plugin" title="Plugin – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Plugin" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Плагин – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Плагин" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additrum_(Informatica)" title="Additrum (Informatica) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Additrum (Informatica)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spraudnis_(datorprogramma)" title="Spraudnis (datorprogramma) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Spraudnis (datorprogramma)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papildinys_(informatika)" title="Papildinys (informatika) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Papildinys (informatika)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%91v%C3%ADtm%C3%A9ny_(sz%C3%A1m%C3%ADt%C3%A1stechnika)" title="Bővítmény (számítástechnika) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bővítmény (számítástechnika)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BB_(%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%BC)" title="പ്ലഗിൻ (കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="പ്ലഗിൻ (കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemalam" title="Pemalam – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pemalam" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in" title="Plug-in – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Plug-in" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B0%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3" title="プラグイン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="プラグイン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0)" title="Шордар (программа) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Шордар (программа)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programvareutvidelse" title="Programvareutvidelse – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Programvareutvidelse" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wtyczka" title="Wtyczka – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wtyczka" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in" title="Plug-in – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Plug-in" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plugin" title="Plugin – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Plugin" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Плагин – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Плагин" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_extension" title="Software extension – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Software extension" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1suvn%C3%BD_modul" title="Zásuvný modul – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Zásuvný modul" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vti%C4%8Dnik" title="Vtičnik – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Vtičnik" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Додатна компонента – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Додатна компонента" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodatak_(ra%C4%8Dunarstvo)" title="Dodatak (računarstvo) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Dodatak (računarstvo)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liit%C3%A4nn%C3%A4inen_(tietotekniikka)" title="Liitännäinen (tietotekniikka) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Liitännäinen (tietotekniikka)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insticksprogram" title="Insticksprogram – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Insticksprogram" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a 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title="wiktionary:add-on">add-on</a></b></i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</div></div> </div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Computing" title="Computing">computing</a>, a <b>plug-in</b> (or <b>plugin</b>, <b>add-in</b>, <b>addin</b>, <b>add-on</b>, or <b>addon</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Software_component" title="Software component">software component</a> that adds a specific feature to an existing <a href="/wiki/Computer_program" title="Computer program">computer program</a>. When a program supports plug-ins, it enables customization.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Theme_(computing)" title="Theme (computing)">theme</a> or <a href="/wiki/Skin_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Skin (computing)">skin</a> is a preset package containing additional or changed graphical appearance details, achieved by the use of a graphical user interface (GUI) that can be applied to specific software and websites to suit the purpose, topic, or tastes of different users to customize the look and feel of a piece of computer software or an operating system front-end GUI (and <a href="/wiki/Window_manager" title="Window manager">window managers</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Purpose_and_examples">Purpose and examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plug-in_(computing)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Purpose and examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Applications may support plug-ins to: </p> <ul><li>enable <a href="/wiki/Third-party_developer" class="mw-redirect" title="Third-party developer">third-party developers</a> to extend an application</li> <li>support easily adding new features</li> <li>reduce the size of an application by not loading unused features</li> <li>separate <a href="/wiki/Source_code" title="Source code">source code</a> from an application because of incompatible <a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">software licenses</a>.</li></ul> <p>Types of applications and why they use plug-ins: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation" title="Digital audio workstation">Digital audio workstations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Audio_editing_software" title="Audio editing software">audio editing software</a> use <a href="/wiki/Audio_plug-in" title="Audio plug-in">audio plug-ins</a> to generate, process or analyze sound. <a href="/wiki/Ardour_(software)" title="Ardour (software)">Ardour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audacity_(audio_editor)" title="Audacity (audio editor)">Audacity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cubase" class="mw-redirect" title="Cubase">Cubase</a>, <a href="/wiki/FL_Studio" title="FL Studio">FL Studio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Logic_Pro" title="Logic Pro">Logic Pro X</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pro_Tools" title="Pro Tools">Pro Tools</a> are examples of such systems.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Email_client" title="Email client">Email clients</a> use plug-ins to decrypt and encrypt email. <a href="/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy" title="Pretty Good Privacy">Pretty Good Privacy</a> is an example of such plug-ins.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Video_game_console_emulator" title="Video game console emulator">Video game console emulators</a> often use plug-ins to modularize the separate subsystems of the devices they seek to emulate.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, the <a href="/wiki/PCSX2" title="PCSX2">PCSX2</a> emulator makes use of video, audio, optical, etc. plug-ins for those respective components of the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graphics_software" title="Graphics software">Graphics software</a> use plug-ins to support file formats and process images. A <a href="/wiki/Photoshop_plug-in" class="mw-redirect" title="Photoshop plug-in">Photoshop plug-in</a> may do this.</li> <li>Broadcasting and live-streaming software, like <a href="/wiki/OBS_Studio" title="OBS Studio">OBS Studio</a>, as an open source software utilises plug-ins for user-specific needs.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_player_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Media player (software)">Media players</a> use plug-ins to support file formats and apply filters. <a href="/wiki/Foobar2000" title="Foobar2000">foobar2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/GStreamer" title="GStreamer">GStreamer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quintessential_Media_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Quintessential Media Player">Quintessential</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virtual_Studio_Technology" title="Virtual Studio Technology">VST</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winamp" title="Winamp">Winamp</a>, <a href="/wiki/XMMS" title="XMMS">XMMS</a> are examples of such media players.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Packet_sniffer" class="mw-redirect" title="Packet sniffer">Packet sniffers</a> use plug-ins to decode packet formats. <a href="/wiki/OmniPeek" title="OmniPeek">OmniPeek</a> is an example of such packet sniffers.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remote_sensing_application" class="mw-redirect" title="Remote sensing application">Remote sensing applications</a> use plug-ins to process data from different sensor types; e.g., <a href="/wiki/Opticks_(Software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Opticks (Software)">Opticks</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Text_editors" class="mw-redirect" title="Text editors">Text editors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Integrated_development_environment" title="Integrated development environment">Integrated development environments</a> use plug-ins to support <a href="/wiki/Programming_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Programming languages">programming languages</a> or enhance the development process <i>e.g.</i>, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Visual Studio">Visual Studio</a>, <a href="/wiki/RAD_Studio" class="mw-redirect" title="RAD Studio">RAD Studio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eclipse_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eclipse (computing)">Eclipse</a>, <a href="/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA" title="IntelliJ IDEA">IntelliJ IDEA</a>, <a href="/wiki/JEdit" title="JEdit">jEdit</a> and <a href="/wiki/MonoDevelop" title="MonoDevelop">MonoDevelop</a> support plug-ins. Visual Studio itself can be plugged into other applications via <a href="/wiki/Visual_Studio_Tools_for_Office" title="Visual Studio Tools for Office">Visual Studio Tools for Office</a> and <a href="/wiki/Visual_Studio_Tools_for_Applications" title="Visual Studio Tools for Applications">Visual Studio Tools for Applications</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Web_browser" title="Web browser">Web browsers</a> have historically used <a href="/wiki/Executable" title="Executable">executables</a> as plug-ins, though they are now mostly <a href="/wiki/Deprecation" title="Deprecation">deprecated</a>. Examples include the <a href="/wiki/Adobe_Flash_Player" title="Adobe Flash Player">Adobe Flash Player</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Java_virtual_machine" title="Java virtual machine">Java virtual machine</a> (for <a href="/wiki/Java_applets" class="mw-redirect" title="Java applets">Java applets</a>), <a href="/wiki/QuickTime" title="QuickTime">QuickTime</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Silverlight" title="Microsoft Silverlight">Microsoft Silverlight</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Unity_(game_engine)#Supported_platforms" title="Unity (game engine)">Unity Web Player</a>. (<a href="/wiki/Browser_extension" title="Browser extension">Browser extensions</a>, which are a separate type of installable module, are still widely in use.)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mechanism">Mechanism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plug-in_(computing)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Mechanism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plug-InExample_new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Plug-InExample_new.svg/325px-Plug-InExample_new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="325" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Plug-InExample_new.svg/488px-Plug-InExample_new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Plug-InExample_new.svg/650px-Plug-InExample_new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="352" /></a><figcaption>Example Plug-In Framework</figcaption></figure> <p>The host application provides services which the plug-in can use, including a way for plug-ins to register themselves with the host application and a <a href="/wiki/Protocol_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Protocol (computing)">protocol</a> for the exchange of data with plug-ins. Plug-ins depend on the services provided by the host application and do not usually work by themselves. Conversely, the host application operates independently of the plug-ins, making it possible for end-users to add and update plug-ins dynamically without needing to make changes to the host application.<sup id="cite_ref-amo-def_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amo-def-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wordpress-def_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wordpress-def-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Programmers typically implement plug-ins as <a href="/wiki/Shared_library" title="Shared library">shared libraries</a>, which get <a href="/wiki/Dynamic_loading" title="Dynamic loading">dynamically loaded</a> at run time. <a href="/wiki/HyperCard" title="HyperCard">HyperCard</a> supported a similar facility, but more commonly included the plug-in code in the HyperCard documents (called <i>stacks</i>) themselves. Thus the HyperCard stack became a self-contained application in its own right, distributable as a single entity that end-users could run without the need for additional installation-steps. Programs may also implement plug-ins by loading a directory of simple <a href="/wiki/Script_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Script (computing)">script</a> files written in a <a href="/wiki/Scripting_language" title="Scripting language">scripting language</a> like <a href="/wiki/Python_(programming_language)" title="Python (programming language)">Python</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lua_(programming_language)" title="Lua (programming language)">Lua</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mozilla_definition">Mozilla definition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plug-in_(computing)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Mozilla definition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Add-on_(Mozilla)" title="Add-on (Mozilla)">Add-on (Mozilla)</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Mozilla_Foundation" title="Mozilla Foundation">Mozilla Foundation</a> definitions, the words "add-on", "<a href="/wiki/Browser_extension" title="Browser extension">extension</a>" and "plug-in" are not synonyms. "Add-on" can refer to anything that extends the functions of a Mozilla application. Extensions comprise a subtype, albeit the most common and the most powerful one. Mozilla applications come with integrated add-on managers that, similar to <a href="/wiki/Package_manager" title="Package manager">package managers</a>, install, update and manage extensions. The term, "plug-in", however, strictly refers to <a href="/wiki/NPAPI" title="NPAPI">NPAPI</a>-based web content renderers.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mozilla deprecated plug-ins for its products.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But <a href="/wiki/Pale_Moon_(web_browser)#UXP" class="mw-redirect" title="Pale Moon (web browser)">UXP</a>-based applications, like web browsers <a href="/wiki/Pale_Moon_(web_browser)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pale Moon (web browser)">Pale Moon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Basilisk_(web_browser)" title="Basilisk (web browser)">Basilisk</a>, keep supporting (NPAPI) plug-ins.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Helper_application">Helper application</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plug-in_(computing)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Helper application"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A helper application is an external viewer program—like <a href="/wiki/IrfanView" title="IrfanView">IrfanView</a> or <a href="/wiki/Adobe_Reader" class="mw-redirect" title="Adobe Reader">Adobe Reader</a>—that displays content retrieved using a <a href="/wiki/Web_browser" title="Web browser">web browser</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike a plugin whose full code would be included in the browser's <a href="/wiki/Address_space" title="Address space">address space</a>, a helper application is a standalone application.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Web browsers choose an appropriate helper application based on a file's <a href="/wiki/Media_type" title="Media type">Media type</a> as indicated by the <a href="/wiki/Filename_extension" title="Filename extension">filename extension</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plug-in_(computing)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the mid-1970s, the <a href="/wiki/EDT_(Univac)" title="EDT (Univac)">EDT</a> <a href="/wiki/Text_editor" title="Text editor">text editor</a> ran on the <a href="/wiki/Unisys" title="Unisys">Unisys</a> <a href="/wiki/VS/9" title="VS/9">VS/9</a> <a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">operating system</a> for the <a href="/wiki/UNIVAC_Series_90" title="UNIVAC Series 90">UNIVAC Series 90</a> <a href="/wiki/Mainframe_computer" title="Mainframe computer">mainframe computer</a>. It allowed a program to be run from the editor which can access the in-memory edit buffer.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plug-in executable could call the editor to inspect and change the text. The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Waterloo" title="University of Waterloo">University of Waterloo</a> Fortran compiler used this to allow interactive compilation of <a href="/wiki/Fortran" title="Fortran">Fortran</a> programs. </p><p>Early personal computer software with plug-in capability included HyperCard and <a href="/wiki/QuarkXPress" title="QuarkXPress">QuarkXPress</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Apple_Macintosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Apple Macintosh">Apple Macintosh</a>, both released in 1987. In 1988, <a href="/wiki/Silicon_Beach_Software" title="Silicon Beach Software">Silicon Beach Software</a> included plug-in capability in <a href="/wiki/Digital_Darkroom" title="Digital Darkroom">Digital Darkroom</a> and <a href="/wiki/SuperPaint_(Macintosh)" title="SuperPaint (Macintosh)">SuperPaint</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plug-in_(computing)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Applet" title="Applet">Applet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browser_extension" title="Browser extension">Browser extension</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plug-in_(computing)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSterne" class="citation web cs1">Sterne, Jonathan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britannica.com/technology/plug-in">"Plug-in | software"</a>. <i>Encyclopedia Britannica</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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