Learn how to extend Obsidian with plugins built by the community. Use plugins to adapt Obsidian to fit your specific needs, such as support for additional file formats or integrating with a third-party service. > [!warning] > Community plugins run third-party code on your behalf that could potentially do harm. To learn more about what the Obsidian team does to prevent harmful plugins, refer to [[Plugin security]]. ## Browse community plugins 1. Open **Settings**. 2. Select **Turn on community plugins**. For more information, refer to [[Plugin security#Restricted mode|Restricted Mode]]. 3. Select **Browse** to list all available community plugins. Use the text box to filter plugins based on their name, author, and description. You can also browse available plugins in your browser, by heading to [obsidian.md/plugins](https://obsidian.md/plugins). ## Install a community plugin To install a community plugin, you must first turn off [[Plugin security#Restricted mode|Restricted Mode]]. 1. Open **Settings**. 2. In the side menu, select **Community plugins**. 3. Select **Browse** to explore available community plugins. 4. Select the plugin you want to install. 5. Select **Install**. To use an installed plugin, you need to enable it. ## Enable a community plugin Either select **Enable** directly after installing it, or enable it from the list of Community plugins under **Settings → Community plugins → Installed plugins**. ## Update plugins For security purposes, community plugins don't update automatically. You can either update all plugins at once, or update individual plugins. To update all your plugins: 1. Open **Settings**. 2. Under **Community plugins → Current plugins**, select **Check for updates**. 3. If updates are available, select **Update all**. To update an individual plugin: 1. Open **Settings**. 2. Under **Community plugins → Current plugins**, select **Check for updates**. 3. Under **Installed plugins**, select **Update** next to the plugin you want to update. ## Uninstall a community plugin 1. Open **Settings**. 2. In the side menu, select **Community plugins**. 3. Under **Installed plugins**, select **Uninstall** ( ![[lucide-trash-2.svg#icon]] ). 4. Select **Uninstall** again to confirm. ## Learn more Ready to build your own community plugin? Learn how to [Build a plugin](https://docs.obsidian.md/Plugins/Getting+started/Build+a+plugin).