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==Examples==

Examples of plug-in use for various categories of applications:

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* [[Digital audio workstation]]s and [[audio editing software]] use [[audio plug-in]]s to generate, process or analyze sound. [[Ardour (software)|Ardour]], [[Audacity (audio editor)|Audacity]], [[Cubase]], [[FL Studio]], [[Logic Pro|Logic Pro X]] and [[Pro Tools]] are examples of such systems.
* [[Email client]]s use plug-ins to decrypt and encrypt email. [[Pretty Good Privacy]] is an example of such plug-ins.
* [[Video game console emulator]]s often use plug-ins to modularize the separate subsystems of the devices they seek to emulate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pcsx2.net/download/category/41-win-plugins.html|title=PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 emulator - Plugins|website=pcsx2.net|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-06-10|archive-date=2018-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125215009/https://pcsx2.net/download/category/41-win-plugins.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbernert.com/html/gpu.htm|title=Pete's PSX GPU plugins|last=Bernert|first=Pete|website=www.pbernert.com|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://demul.emulation64.com/downloads/|title=DEMUL - Sega Dreamcast Emulator for Windows|last=Team|first=Demul|website=demul.emulation64.com|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Android+Emulator+Plugin|title=Android Emulator Plugin - Jenkins - Jenkins Wiki|website=wiki.jenkins.io|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/KDE/dolphin-plugins|title=KDE/dolphin-plugins|website=GitHub|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/OpenEmu/SNES9x-Core|title=OpenEmu/SNES9x-Core|website=GitHub|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://emulation-general.wikia.com/wiki/Recommended_N64_Plugins|title=Recommended N64 Plugins|work=Emulation General Wiki|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/psx/psxplugins-tools.html|title=Playstation plugins & utilities!|website=www.emulator-zone.com|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.psx-place.com/categories/ps3-homebrew-apps-plugins-emulators.50/|title=PS3 Homebrew Apps / Plugins / Emulators {{!}} PSX-Place|website=www.psx-place.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref>  For example, the [[PCSX2]] emulator makes use of video, audio, optical, etc. plug-ins for those respective components of the [[PlayStation 2]].
* [[Graphics software]] use plug-ins to support file formats and process images. A [[Photoshop plug-in]] may do this.
* Broadcasting and live-streaming software, like [[OBS Studio]], as an open source software utilizes plug-ins for user-specific needs.
* [[Media player (software)|Media players]] use plug-ins to support file formats and apply filters. [[foobar2000]], [[GStreamer]], [[Quintessential Media Player|Quintessential]], [[Virtual Studio Technology|VST]], [[Winamp]], [[XMMS]] are examples of such media players.
* [[Packet sniffer]]s use plug-ins to decode packet formats. [[OmniPeek]] is an example of such packet sniffers.
* [[Remote sensing application]]s use plug-ins to process data from different sensor types; e.g., [[Opticks (Software)|Opticks]].
* [[Text editors]] and [[Integrated development environment]]s use plug-ins to support [[programming languages]] or enhance the development process  ''e.g.'', [[Microsoft Visual Studio|Visual Studio]], [[RAD Studio]], [[Eclipse (computing)|Eclipse]], [[IntelliJ IDEA]], [[jEdit]] and [[MonoDevelop]] support plug-ins. Visual Studio itself can be plugged into other applications via [[Visual Studio Tools for Office]] and [[Visual Studio Tools for Applications]].
* [[Web browser]]s have historically used [[executable]]s as plug-ins, though they are now mostly [[deprecation|deprecated]]. Examples include the [[Adobe Flash Player]], a [[Java virtual machine]] (for [[Java applets]]), [[QuickTime]], [[Microsoft Silverlight]] and the [[Unity (game engine)#Supported platforms|Unity Web Player]]. ([[Browser extension]]s, which are a separate type of installable module, are still widely in use.)
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