Building a plugin#
Plugins allow developers to customize and extend napari. This includes
Adding custom widgets and user interface elements
Providing sample data
Changing the look of napari with a color theme
Your first plugin
If you’re just getting started with napari plugins, try our tutorial to build your first plugin!
Plugin functionality
New pieces of functionality are termed contributions. To understand what plugins can add to napari, see the plugin contributions guide.
Best practices
There are a few best practices to keep in mind when building a plugin. See the best practices guide for details.
Testing and publishing
Testing your plugin is an important step before publishing. Once your plugin is ready, you can publish it to PyPI, conda-forge and the napari-hub. See the testing and publishing guide for details.