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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" id="gedit-plugins-install" xml:lang="it">
  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-additional-plugins"/>
    <desc>How to install third-party plugins.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Additional gedit plugins</title>

  <p>Installing third-party plugins gives you extra functionality that isn't
  available in default <app>gedit</app> plugins, or even the extra plugins that
  are part of the <app>gedit-plugins</app> package. An online list of
  third-party plugins is
  <link href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/gedit/-/blob/master/plugins/third-party-plugins.md">kept here</link>.
  </p>

  <p>Installing a third-party plugin involves downloading the plugin, placing
  the plugin files in the right directory, and activating the plugin.</p>

  <steps>
    <item><p>You can usually download a plugin from the plugin's website, but
    may need to use a revision-control program like <app>git</app>, <app>
    bazaar</app>, or <app>subversion</app> to copy a plugin's software
    repository from the internet. Refer to the plugin's documentation for
    information on getting the plugin.</p></item>
    <item><p>Place the plugin files into the
    <file>/home/<var>username</var>/.local/share/gedit/plugins</file> directory.
    </p>
    <p>Of course, replace the word <var>username</var> with your own username.
    </p></item>
    <item><p>After you have placed the plugin files into the correct directory,
    the plugin will appear in the Preferences menu. Press the menu button in the
    top-right corner of the window and select <guiseq><gui style="menuitem">
    Preferences</gui><gui style="tab">Plugins</gui><gui>[Name of Plugin]</gui>
    </guiseq> to enable the plugin.</p></item>
  </steps>

  <p>After you have enabled the plugin, it should be available for you to use.
  </p>

  <note style="tip"><p>
    The <file>.local</file> directory is hidden by default. To view it and
    other hidden files, you can usually select
    <guiseq><gui>View Options</gui><gui>Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq> in a
    file manager.
  </p></note>

  <note style="tip">
    <p>If the directory <file>.local/share/gedit/plugins/</file> is not
    present on your system, you will need to create it.</p>
  </note>
</page>
