actualNoteContentPart: Amplenote plugins offer a way to extend the Amplenote editor to implement deeply customized functionality. As an example of what plugins can offer, Amplenote has implemented a fully functional integration with GPT4 via [an AI Plugin](https://www.amplenote.com/notes/ae9ba542-ceb0-11ed-99db-d2ab91c23399) .
  
  # How to install a plugin?
  There are a few different ways to install a plugin.
  Use the install button in the [Published Plugins Directory](https://www.amplenote.com/help/published_plugins_directory)  
  When visiting a published note that is a plugin, you can substitute the note token into https://www.amplenote.com/account/plugins?source-token=
  	For example, a plugin published at [https://public.amplenote.com/ShS4jpYLAAHGWqrDmFt4jXyb](https://public.amplenote.com/ShS4jpYLAAHGWqrDmFt4jXyb)  can be installed by visiting [https://www.amplenote.com/account/plugins?source-token=ShS4jpYLAAHGWqrDmFt4jXyb](https://www.amplenote.com/account/plugins?source-token=ShS4jpYLAAHGWqrDmFt4jXyb)  
  You can copy the content of a note, or have a note shared with you, and visit Account Settings -> Plugins and choose the note that you created/had shared
  Plugins are managed by [opening "Account Settings](https://images.amplenote.com/47377476-ceb0-11ed-898c-76979436bcb1/2f56ffdc-c276-452a-96dd-5550303cc5eb.png) ," choose the plugins tab, and click to enable the note as a plugin whose commands will become available to your Amplenote editor
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  This view of the plugins page will be outdated by April or May 2023, but still including it cuz a section without a screenshot is the pits
  
  
  # How to update a plugin? 
  After you install a plugin, you can choose to upgrade your plugin as new versions become available. To see which plugins have new releases since you last installed yours, return to Settings -> Plugins and look for the refresh icon:
  
  
  Click the yellow refresh icon to initiate an update
  
  
  After clicking the yellow icon, the final step is to click the button to confirm you want to update:
  
  
  
  
  
  If you made changed the code of the plugin after installing it, you will need to re-apply those changes after you update. 
  
  The settings you chose for your plugin will be preserved, unless the author changed the name of the settings (rare).
  
  # Frequently asked questions
  And yet, after all that has been said before, you may still have questions.
  
  [Why plugins?](#Why_plugins?)  
  [What can plugins do?](#What_can_plugins_do?)  
  [What are the potential dangers of installing Amplenote plugins?](#What_are_the_potential_dangers_of_installing_Amplenote_plugins?)  
  [How can plugins impact editor performance?](#How_can_plugins_impact_editor_performance?)  
  [If I wanted to build my own plugin, where best to start?](#If_I_wanted_to_build_my_own_plugin,_where_best_to_start?)  
  [What improvements are planned for plugins?](#What_improvements_are_planned_for_plugins?)  
  [Why should I build a plugin?](#Why_should_I_build_a_plugin?)
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  title: Installing & Using Amplenote Plugins
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  Amplenote plugins offer a way to extend the Amplenote editor to implement deeply customized functionality. As an example of what plugins can offer, Amplenote has implemented a fully functional integration with GPT4 via [an AI Plugin](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . 
  How to install a plugin?
  There are a few different ways to install a plugin.
  Use the install button in the [Published Plugins Directory](https://www.amplenote.com)`
  
  When visiting a published note that is a plugin, you can substitute the note token into [https://www.amplenote.com/account/plugins?source-token=](https://www.amplenote.com)`
  
  For example, a plugin published at [https://public.amplenote.com/ShS4jpYLAAHGWqrDmFt4jXyb](https://public.amplenote.com)`
    can be installed by visiting [https://www.amplenote.com/account/plugins?source-token=ShS4jpYLAAHGWqrDmFt4jXyb](https://www.amplenote.com)`
  
  You can copy the content of a note, or have a note shared with you, and visit Account Settings -> Plugins and choose the note that you created/had shared
  Plugins are managed by [opening "Account Settings](https://images.amplenote.com)`
   ," choose the plugins tab, and click to enable the note as a plugin whose commands will become available to your Amplenote editor 
  
  This view of the plugins page will be outdated by April or May 2023, but still including it cuz a section without a screenshot is the pits 
  How to update a plugin?
  After you install a plugin, you can choose to upgrade your plugin as new versions become available. To see which plugins have new releases since you last installed yours, return to Settings -> Plugins and look for the refresh icon: Click the yellow refresh icon to initiate an update After clicking the yellow icon, the final step is to click the button to confirm you want to update: If you made changed the code of the plugin after installing it, you will need to re-apply those changes after you update. The settings you chose for your plugin will be preserved, unless the author changed the name of the settings (rare). 
  Frequently asked questions
  And yet, after all that has been said before, you may still have questions. [Why plugins?](#Why_plugins?)
  
  [What can plugins do?](#What_can_plugins_do?)
  
  [What are the potential dangers of installing Amplenote plugins?](#What_are_the_potential_dangers_of_installing_Amplenote_plugins?)
  
  [How can plugins impact editor performance?](#How_can_plugins_impact_editor_performance?)
  
  [If I wanted to build my own plugin, where best to start?](#If_I_wanted_to_build_my_own_plugin,_where_best_to_start?)
  
  [What improvements are planned for plugins?](#What_improvements_are_planned_for_plugins?)
  
  [Why should I build a plugin?](#Why_should_I_build_a_plugin?)
noteTitle: Installing & Using Amplenote Plugins